Patrol scrap yard in Sharjah, UAE.

[vanhack]

I was feeling a little bored this morning, and not been able to get out offroading or camping due other brainless social crap. So a trip to Sharjah industrial areas always relaxes me. Sharjah is about 30-40 minutes from Dubai, and there are areas of sharjah industrial area which specialise in car/truck scap, which is used to re-export parts, or repair insurance write off vechicles from the US/canada. Luckily patrol's are not sold in US/Canada and a lot of auctioned off Japanese patrols end up in Sharjah for parts.

[iandvl]

I read about the spot in Sharjah.

To be honest, I was planning a trip there when I'm stuck in the emirates for two weeks later this year... :)

[Tinus lotz]

Thats very cool tp have that on your doorstep.....iam looking for the switch unit on my co driver seat do you think they will have?
Have they got a website or something? ?
I can see a lot of td42 motors in your pick

[Tinus lotz]

So sad to see so many patrols being chopped but than agian helping to others on the road....

[vanhack]

hey Ian let me know when you are down here, and we can have a look together if I am free.

The switch unit is for electric seats on a y61? They may have it, if possible. Sadly they do not have a website, the guys who run these places are nearly all from Afganistan/Pakistan especially the Toyota/Nissan scrap yards. There is another couple of smaller places in Abu Dhabi that I know that allowed me to get a catalytic converter for almost 1/6th price of a new one from Nissan.

Yes a lot of 4.2 diesels here, seems the diesel engine was more popular in Japan.

[Tinus lotz]

If you see a black one of those switches on a 4.8 grx y61 i will be very happy nissan sa wants 6k for it

[iandvl]

<snip>hey Ian let me know when you are down here, and we can have a look together if I am free. </snip>

Great. I will do so. Probably only be in early July though. Will keep you posted.

[Alex Roux]

That looks like Patrol heaven

The real shame is import duties on whole vehicles.

I gather those vehicles standing there are all left hand drive? - in which case it is almost impossible to import to SA.

[vanhack]

NO they are not Left hand drive, they are from Japan, and Japan is Right hand drive. Do you want one?

[vanhack]

If you see a black one of those switches on a 4.8 grx y61 i will be very happy nissan sa wants 6k for it

Still not sure about the switches....can you post a picture of you what you mean, or a part number please. I can ask Nissan here as well for the price of a new one. I can call the scrapyard and ask if they have the item, and a picture will help them understand over whatsapp.