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  • Will
    December 29, 2014 at 8:10 pm #31673

    Excellent! Thanks for the comments guys.

    Will
    October 27, 2014 at 1:46 pm #31218
    quote jabiad:

    quote WildWill:

    Hi Denis

    I’m picking up on your comment about BMW road. I was also told to go shop there for “genuine” Toyota parts for my FJ Cruiser at a fraction of the normal price. I have never believed that finding the real thing at a fraction of the price is possible, and suspected that the BMW road option may be nothing but good imitations of the real parts. So this is the case then according to you?

    Hi Will,

    You can definitely find Genuine parts for your Toyota in bmw Street. There is a shop called Dubai international. I used to buy parts for my 350z there at half the price of the dealership who usually have very high mark ups. One way to check how genuine they are is to scan the barcode and Check if the search results match the exact part number. Their number is 065324793.

    Hi John

    Do I need any special technology to scan and confirm the bar code to the part number?

    Will
    October 27, 2014 at 1:31 pm #31217

    Thanks Denis!

    Will
    October 26, 2014 at 3:30 pm #31215

    Looks like a good deal Denis – do you know (1) who the owner is, and (2) why they are selling it? The one reservation that I have on the Toyota rack is its relatively small load capacity (20kg?), the fact that they have such a reduced size/shape. It does however seem to be a trade-off between that and putting (e.g.) a full sized ARB rack on the FJ that can carry a huge amount of stuff…and ultimately overloading/destabilizing the FJ? Comments?

    Side question – where could I get the fittings to hold a shovel and a Hi-Lift Jack onto the standard roofrack – any ideas?

    Will
    October 25, 2014 at 7:09 pm #31204

    Thanks Denis & John – much appreciated. I’m looking for the FJ Cruiser roof rack and its going price at Toyota itself is about 4000 AED. Never been one to consider fake stuff, so not interested in that option at all. However, if there are genuine Toyota parts going cheap(er)…I’m there!

    Will
    October 25, 2014 at 7:03 pm #31203

    Thanks All – problem sorted. Jihad, have dropped you a PM.

    Will
    October 21, 2014 at 5:27 pm #31155

    Hi Zarir

    I have tried to contact the Masarat owner both by mail and phone, but he has not responded. I have a similar issue with the maps – can you assist me in getting hold of him?

    Will
    October 21, 2014 at 5:23 pm #31154

    Hi Denis

    I’m picking up on your comment about BMW road. I was also told to go shop there for “genuine” Toyota parts for my FJ Cruiser at a fraction of the normal price. I have never believed that finding the real thing at a fraction of the price is possible, and suspected that the BMW road option may be nothing but good imitations of the real parts. So this is the case then according to you?

    Will
    October 11, 2014 at 1:04 pm #31065

    Thanks Zeeno – will go check it out!

    Will
    October 10, 2014 at 10:22 am #31058

    Thanks Everyone for the responses – I will follow the advice given.

    Will
    October 8, 2014 at 4:15 pm #31036

    Hello All

    My name is Willem Rudolph or just “Will”. I am a Newbie to Dubai, and while I have basically grown up with MX/Enduro Bikes/Quads and Adventure Bikes, I am a complete novice to 4×4 offroading. I am from South Africa and have recently moved here with my family. My objective with getting into the Dubai 4×4 offroad scene is to explore, as much as possible, this great country with my family, while staying in touch with the outdoors and our love for camping. I have purchased a new 2014 FJ Cruiser Extreme (have always been a Toyota fan) – and I have been driving it for about 3 weeks now. I am completely impressed with my ride and cant wait to take my family out on our first “offroad” experience. I am not one for the highly commercialised clubs and in a way prefer the more personal and smaller circles of people who are just out there to enjoy the experience and to share it with other like-minded individuals. Right now, I am using every available moment to research options/techniques/routes and to gain as much theoretical experience as I can about 4×4 offroading…while also making contact with people like you, to get a view of the options/mindsets out there. I will post a separate item with my initial list of 100 questions 🙂 and look forward to hearing from the members of Dubai Offroaders.

    Thanks,
    Will.

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