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Pat (the owner) is a great guy and straight shooter. I've brought him my truck for things here and there when I'm too busy to DIY.
Dynamic Tint did my clear bra on my M3, it came out great. Did you use them for your tint?
Can any of your 100 experts tell me what I am looking at here? Arcadia today. Is this foreign or just a us spec decorated in foreign garb?
So much on that truck screams GCC spec... except for the rear tailgate. That seems to be a North American tailgate (no spare swing out).
But man, in Abu Dhabi and Dubai that is EXACTLY how the 100 series look.
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I've probably seen 4 of these in the valley over the past couple years. I don't know the middle east 100s well enough to ever know if it's real or stickers, haha... But they never look like US spec vehicles, that's for sure.
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All 100 Series are under twenty five years old so unless they are gray market some other reason these are a few year from being able to import. The tailgate would make me think this was dolled up to look like a Middle East spec 100 series
The stipulation is that it can be imported before 25 years if that vehicle model is available in the United states
It’s more than the stickers... the hood ormanment, the swing out, the tire cover... so many GCC spec parts. Oh, and the dark tint; classic Arab 100-series.
The 100 series are on a list of vehicles allowed in. BUT it has to be done by a registered importer.
Because the 100 series was available new in the US
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I assume that also thet also have to have all the safety and emissions required in the US? If it just means a 100 series sign me up for a diesel 105 out of Australia.
As for the tint I know many states including Arizona have laws how dark a tint can be on the driver's and front passenger's windows. That may indicate a Middle East cruiser but also a reason to be pulled over.
Right - so were the ones I saw. Sorry for not expounding.
I used to go to a barber shop in Tempe (University and S Priest) and I'm pretty sure this is the same 100 i saw parked in the lot there numerous times. The barber shop itself was all middle eastern staff.
I've seen the 69 with no doors but didn't know about the other one next to it
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I would say the white one is actually a 70 or 71 model. That blue fender and apron look to be 68/69. Can't tell if that is a one piece or two piece hood..one piece it would be a 72-74.
The primer with black hood unless the lenses on the bib lights have been changed would be off a 68/69. Angle of or lack of an angle on the wipers would be 66/67. If it has a single wiper motor windshield would be 68-74. I run PTO winches and the power steering on both would be a pass for me. Rear wheel wells on the primer would have to be fixed. Without a top and those wheel wells can hear all the nice jeep comments it would get.
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Do these have to match the same power train? Engine, transmission and emissions? How about things like ambulance doors verses tailgate and hatch.
I'm unsure of what the requirements exactly are... but they can't just be brought in with a DOT and EPA form by someone like me or you. If it's over 25 years old anyone can import with the DOT and EPA form.
If it's less than 25 years old and NOT on the approved list... forget about it.
If it's less than 25 years old and IS on the approved list, a registered importer has to bring it in and certify it as meeting DOT and EPA requirements before it will be cleared by CBP. This means they do any mods required to ensure it meets DOT and EPA requirements it may not already meet. It would generally already meet DOT crash requirements, however it likely wouldn't meet EPA requirements.
My sense on this as I looked into it a bit is that these registered importers are grift companies... set up by the well connected to bilk people bringing in imported cars and put money in the pockets of these select companies. Shame on me for saying so though...
If it's less than 25 years old and NOT on the approved list... forget about it.
If it's less than 25 years old and IS on the approved list, a registered importer has to bring it in and certify it as meeting DOT and EPA requirements before it will be cleared by CBP. This means they do any mods required to ensure it meets DOT and EPA requirements it may not already meet. It would generally already meet DOT crash requirements, however it likely wouldn't meet EPA requirements.
My sense on this as I looked into it a bit is that these registered importers are grift companies... set up by the well connected to bilk people bringing in imported cars and put money in the pockets of these select companies. Shame on me for saying so though...
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