Hi there

 

I am wondering if there is a large industry for after-market parts and accessories for Thai built cars/pickups/suvs etc.  The industry has really wrapped up in Australia and while there are some suppliers out there that are obviously running out of Thailand, I am hoping maybe to inquire a little bit deeper and get to the manufacturers themselves as I can buy in wholesale quantities.

 

Thanks

Huge source of auto bling is made in Thailand, most of it is rubbish though. Plenty locals seem to be making a living using eBay and other online markets but not sure how you could get to their sources. I would imagine this stuff is churned out in hole-in-the-wall shophouses in the likes of Ban Bueng and elsewhere on the eastern seaboard (closer proximity to auto factories). All they need is a cast-off injection molding machine, cheap, QC rejected LED's from China and a presence on FB.

After a dent was put in my Vigo rear bumper l shopped around a bit as it was expensive, found a bling shop that did a pattern chromed bumper for 2500bht fitted, so there is most certainly stuff being copied and made...Whether it is done in China and imported l don't know.

PS. This shop actually had a stainless steel one too, double the price..

7 minutes ago, transam said:

After a dent was put in my Vigo rear bumper l shopped around a bit as it was expensive, found a bling shop that did a pattern chromed bumper for 2500bht fitted, so there is most certainly stuff being copied and made...Whether it is done in China and imported l don't know.

PS. This shop actually had a stainless steel one too, double the price..

How has the chromed one held up?

2 minutes ago, giddyup said:

How has the chromed one held up?

After a couple of years you could see rust was trying to get-a- hold on the surface, so spent some time polishing it out with my "super"paint polish/wax, it came back near perfect. There is no chrome edge peeling, probably not enough chrome plate to peel...

PS. This one now has a dent in it......going to take it off and dress it out some time..

When my parts shop doesn't have what i enquire about and talk to their suppliers in Bangkok they speak Chinese so having that skill may help the OP crack the source of parts

If you hang out around Luang Road, perhaps you may find out.

This is a street that sell car parts, some shops are wholesalers. I see delivery trucks bring in bumpers and lights to shops, I mean they deliver pretty much daily.

 

Search 96 Luang Road on google maps.