Owld Feller wrote: ↑

May 17, 2018, 2:24 pm

My g/f took the car to Toyota in Udon this morning and was told two things,after they accepted the very obvious damage.

1) It will take three days to order - I'm assuming that they meant three days to arrive, rather than someone sitting on their backside for three days before the order is placed.

2) This though is the interesting one, it will then take them two days to fit it!!

Who do they employ to do this? It sounds to me as though they use people who have NEVER worked on a car before!



Do Toyota sell carts for horses? - I don't think so!

Par for the course.

Browsed a few links and it's the same in Hua Hin and other more provincial places.

Sorry it's not same same the west... well, maybe in Bangkok it is.

Cash has always been individual in Thailand.

And one always calls the insurance company first instead of listening to the farang.

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Udon Auto Glass do all vehicle glass including window tint.
Had my new car dealer provided car dark tinting taken off and replaced with the real stuff that provides UV and heat protection.


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Owld Feller wrote: ↑

May 17, 2018, 2:24 pm

My g/f took the car to Toyota in Udon this morning and was told two things,after they accepted the very obvious damage.

1) It will take three days to order - I'm assuming that they meant three days to arrive, rather than someone sitting on their backside for three days before the order is placed.

2) This though is the interesting one, it will then take them two days to fit it!!

Who do they employ to do this? It sounds to me as though they use people who have NEVER worked on a car before!



Do Toyota only employ people used to looking after buffaloes? - I don't think so!

There are some more expensive glues, but normal one component glue dries in 8-12 hours. Before that old windscreen must be removed and old glue cleaned from body. It is 10-14 hours together and means two working days, even most of the time will be just glue drying.

Authorized bodyshop must follow instructions given by factory and also use glue that factory asks to use. That is the only way to be sure that windscreen does not uncork after collision and air bags working.

Yes, it is possible to use Sikaflex and belts to fit windscreen to body during installation. Of course not use tools to keep windscreen in correct distance from vehicle body. During this heat it is a must. It is dry after one hours and of course it is not a must to remove old glue totally. That way vehicle is ready to drive after 1-2 hours. And one can do it by himself. DIY uncorking windscreen I call it... Ready to drive really does not mean same as safe to drive in this case.

Long time ago windscreen was just fitted to body. Now it is part of the body.

eagle wrote: ↑

May 17, 2018, 7:07 pm

Owld Feller wrote: ↑

May 17, 2018, 2:24 pm

My g/f took the car to Toyota in Udon this morning and was told two things,after they accepted the very obvious damage.

1) It will take three days to order - I'm assuming that they meant three days to arrive, rather than someone sitting on their backside for three days before the order is placed.

2) This though is the interesting one, ocess than I thopught.it will then take them two days to fit it!!

Who do they employ to do this? It sounds to me as though they use people who have NEVER worked on a car before!



Do Toyota only employ people used to looking after buffaloes? - I don't think so!

There are some more expensive glues, but normal one component glue dries in 8-12 hours. Before that old windscreen must be removed and old glue cleaned from body. It is 10-14 hours together and means two working days, even most of the time will be just glue drying.

Authorized bodyshop must follow instructions given by factory and also use glue that factory asks to use. That is the only way to be sure that windscreen does not uncork after collision and air bags working.

Yes, it is possible to use Sikaflex and belts to fit windscreen to body during installation. Of course not use tools to keep windscreen in correct distance from vehicle body. During this heat it is a must. It is dry after one hours and of course it is not a must to remove old glue totally. That way vehicle is ready to drive after 1-2 hours. And one can do it by himself. DIY uncorking windscreen I call it... Ready to drive really does not mean same as safe to drive in this case.

Long time ago windscreen was just fitted to body. Now it is part of the body.

Thank you Eagle, it is clearly a longer process than I thought to do it properly.

Sorry just checking if I'm blocked

Do make sure that they fit the correct laminated glass replacement, if it's Toyota probably not a problem,

A few years ago we had a windscreen replacement under our insurance, then sometime later I was driving, there was a bang and the replacement screen broke, luckily it was still in place but extremely dangerous as the replacement was a plane glass one (someone from the insurance company had made a couple of thousand Baht) we again contacted the insurance who wanted to put in the cheaper one again, we pointed out that it was thier fault that a plane glass one had been installed and they agreed on a laminated glass replacement at no extra cost.

I was present during the replacement process the second time.

eagle wrote: ↑

May 17, 2018, 7:07 pm

There are some more expensive glues, but normal one component glue dries in 8-12 hours. Before that old windscreen must be removed and old glue cleaned from body. It is 10-14 hours together and means two working days, even most of the time will be just glue drying.

My experience of having a professional windscreen replacement company fit my current windscreen.
Is that, although you could be correct on the glue cure time, that doesn't mean that you cannot drive the vehicle for 2 days. For us the time was more like 2~3 hours before we drove of in our vehicle.

After much (maybe too much) deliberation, we finally settled on our fourth Toyota truck. Before buying, I visited our old dealer near Wing 23 (we've bought 3 from them), the dealer near Big C, and the dealer near Tool Pro. At each one, I flung questions about their vehicles.........got good responses from some, good service from some, but only good service and good responses from the dealer near Tool Pro. Today, my wife and I went to make the purchase.....our salesman, Jet, was extremely helpful and able to answer all our questions. We walked in at 11, settled on a vehicle and price by 12, went to the bank and grilled shrimp, to return for the finishing touch and departed at 5. No surprises....except one. Jet said we wouldn't get our bedliner until next week because they were backed up....but when we returned the bedliner (Toyota brand) was installed.
50,000 baht worth of insurance and accessories and discounts to boot.
The Toolpro dealer seems to have a very good inventory...as compared to what we saw at the old dealer near Wing 23 in the past. And all their vehicles (with the exception of a few out front) are parked in the shade.

A few follow-up comments on our truck purchase from Toyota (across from Toolpro):
Went back to have window film installed......choice of about 5 levels of tint, we choose the dark 'legal version'. (The film was part of the purchase package). It took about 3 hours, but wifi and coffee and snacks and comfortable sitting.

In town today for lunch, got a call from Jet (our salesman)......our white plates arrived, along with our insurance papers from Viriyah. By my finger calculations, that's less than 2 weeks since we purchased the truck. That'd be the fastest we got white plates in the four vehicles we've bought.

Finally, the asst manager went to school in Boston and speaks excellent English. He's not a salesman, but can probably assist if anyone has a question. His name......Beer.

While having our new truck serviced for 1000km, Jet, our salesman, handed me the English owner's manual. Kao Dee, as they say in Thai

You were very lucky when I bought mine from them in 2014 I only got the Thai version which not even my wife could understand.

She was also led to believe that there was free service for 100000 k 555 she took it in for the 10 k service and they got her for the lot she was not happy about about having to pay it the only thing they forgot was the Blinker Fluid.

This was SN Toyota.

parrot wrote: ↑

June 11, 2018, 11:33 am

While having our new truck serviced for 1000km, Jet, our salesman, handed me the English owner's manual. Kao Dee, as they say in Thai

I got the same great service -- top to bottom -- from Ford in Nong Khai.

The Ford dealership in UTH on Hwy 2 didn't seem like they cared whether they sold a vehicle or not.

Ford Nong Khai treated us very well -- and we also received an English version of the owner's manual. Excellent service all the way around at Ford Nong Khai.

macca46 wrote: ↑

June 11, 2018, 12:50 pm

She was also led to believe that there was free service for 100000 k 555 she took it in for the 10 k service and they got her for the lot she was not happy about about having to pay it the only thing they forgot was the Blinker Fluid.

This was SN Toyota.

Before buying our Prerunner, I salivated over the new CHR, the price was okay, the tech was what I wanted, and there were a few bonus offers advertised at the dealer that further sweetened the pot:
1 ทุกรุ่นฟรีค่าแรง 11 ระยะ 1,000 – 100,000 กิโลเมตร

2 ทุกรุ่นขยายประกันรถใหม่ 5 ปี 150,000 กิโลเมตร

3 HYBRID รับประกันระบบ HYBRID 5 ปี ไม่จำกัดระยะทาง

4 HYBRID รับประกันแบตเตอรี่ HYBRID 10 ปี ไม่จำกัดระยะทาง. One was
ค่าแรง

The first caught my attention......free service for 1,000-100,000 km checks. Except, that's not what it says. It's 'free labor' for those checks.......still an okay additional plus, but not what I first thought I read.
In the end, I didn't buy the CHR because of some reviews that were less than approving. But still....the added items were a good deal.

Do they still had you the keys to a new car/truck with an empty tank?

yes, unless you negotiate better.

They give enough fuel for about 130km........10 liters. I suppose it'd be a negotiating point if one wanted to expend the energy

I always get a full tank.

For years car Manufactures have been cutting back
First it was the Space Saver tire
Then it was the Lighter became an option
Here in Thailand and other hot countries no Heat from the air system (not all models)
Then the spare key became an option in some countries
Some 8 years ago I bought a vehicle in Qatar and the same as here a splash of fuel in the tanks enough to get you to the gas station
More plastic verses steel in the body

I understand it's human nature to brag how much one likes their new vehicle.....so, I'm human, I have a new vehicle, I brag.
Toyota Revo, Spacecab, 2.4l engine, Prerunner, 36 miles per gallon on a trip to Khonkaen that included two other lesser trips to Udon from K. 18. Conservative driving, 90-100kph to KK. 15.58km per liter. My calculations could be off. Happy camper.

I used to work at a Ford dealer in the States, the new vehicles came with next to nothing in the tanks. If it was a customer order we filled it up for them, if it was going to sit on the lot we left it empty.
I bought a new TukTuk a few years back (bigger one) and they told me not to try to go past the first gas station because that's all it had.