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Here is the easiest, fastest and safest way to fix a tyre pop out in less than 5 minutes: Tools required: Wooden plank/Jack board/plate Hydraulic Scissors Jack Air Compressor Shovel Water Steps involved: Move the vehicle "VERY SLOWLY" to flat ground. If you do it fast, then the inner (behind the tire) seam will also come out and make the pop out repair more difficult and sometimes impossible. Find a good jacking point and place a big wooden plank just under it - on perfectly flat ground. You can move the board a few times to flatten the sand so that jack sits on the flat ground. Place the jack on the board safely and lift the jack, just enough to regain the tire shape and then dig little under the tire. If you lift too much, then chances of tipping the jack are higher. Clean the open seam properly with water, run the fingers inside to make sure no sand is sticking inside the tire as that will leak the air while inflating. Inflate the tire with the air compressor and hold the open seam outward with little strength. Don't shake or use too much strength as jack might tip. When seam starts sitting in place, you will hear a loud/soft pop that means tire seam has been properly seated in its place and you can drive back normal. SAFETY WARNINGS: If you have a jack stand, use it under the axle. If you have a spare jack use it under the axle for safety. While the vehicle is lifted with jack, avoid any jittery move like slamming the door, closing the hood, getting in or out the car, this might cause jack to tip and cause serious injuries. While the vehicle is lifted with jack, NEVER EVER put your head, hand, legs or any body part under the car or under the tire. You can fix the tire from the side as shown in the picture above.

Fixing pop out is very easy if you do it properly if the tyre had not come out of the rim. The difficult part is sometimes to level the vehicle to flat surface to jack it up. Required Tools: Strong Wooden plank, Jack, Some water to clean the sand from side of the rim and air compressor.

Yes, same shared today morning by @VishalJC in a link above, without embedding

The 16-inch tire is better for offroading, but 17 inch is also not too bad. You can upgrade to an inch height more to get more rubber and a bigger footprint in 17 inches. I had 17 on my LC and with Michelin if perform really well. Yokohama Geolander and Michelin are my two favorite brands. Geolander gives you best for offroading for rocks and sand with minimal road noise. Michelin will give you best in the sand (not much on rocks) with no road noise. Instead of wasting money on downsizing rim, you can look into lifting the car by 2 inches either by offroad suspension or by a spacer (separate topic to discuss).

Fantastic write-up @Gaurav From Fewbie level and up this should be practiced. Maybe Carnity can setup a category called "HOW TO..." where all these write-ups are gathered ? It could become an essential knowledgebase for newbies and people who are interested in joining the club. A few examples: * HOW TO repair a pop-out * HOW TO deflate properly * HOW TO deactivate your ASC * HOW TO follow convoy rules

I think it comes down to these factors: 1) Road tyres vs Offroad tyres: Most road tyres are not meant to be deflated to 14psi as their wall strength is to weak. 2) Offroad driving behaviour: taking quick sharp turns definitely causes pop-outs to happen faster. 3) Type/model of rim. 4) Weight of the vehicle.

This seems very smart, @shadow79 please build one AC diverter to intake for me, please

@Fuad this doesn't seem so bad. Did the tyre pop out from the back side of the rim as well? Then you might have had a bigger issue

Congratulations @Fuad for reaching the fewbie level with Carnity Offroad club. Within last few newbies offroad drives you have shown tremendous progress and well deserve this new offroad rank. Looking forward to seeing you grow further and helping others to learn the art of offroading in a safe environment. Fewbie: Number of drives 10 (16 regular drives) Level of drives Willingness to learn + Enthusiasm + Basic dune reading Off-road gear Flag, deflator, tire gauge, shovel, fire extinguisher, medical kit, radio, compressor (recommended) Drive teamwork Observe recovery from a safe distance and offer help when needed Drive posting/joining Join newbie and fewbie level of drives only Forum participation Active participation on forum. Share drive experience + feedback on forum and pictures in gallery Social media sharing & inviting friends & family to join an offroad club is highly recommended for faster upgrades at all levels.

Dodge Challenger Demon Must watch with "full volume" - one exceptionally nice top gear video

Firstly, apologies for the delayed trip report, as was away from my laptop for many days.So here it goes: After the newbie drive in the morning, some of us joined for the afternoon fewbie drive as well.. We all reached on time and after a quick brief, we headed out in the attempt to make it to the long range dunes at the other end by sunset. @Rahimdad was in second lead with @Gaurav in center forward position, and @Emmanuel covering the sweep duties. The entry point had some technical dunes that resulted in a few stucks in the beginning of the drive. As we had repeated stucks within a short span, it was decided to reshuffle the convoy numbering and that helped in a much smoother drive thereafter. We encountered some nice challenging dunes along the way, but it still was not the playable long range dunes for which Faqa was famous. On one such dune, @Frederic discovered the perfect way to get crested, right down the middle with all 4 tyres being free. I have never seen such a beautiful crest in the past 2 years of offroading. Recovering him from this position safely was a challenge, but @Gaurav ensured that Frederic was recovered with minimum amount of fuss. By then we had about one hour before sunset and we increased the pace, but unfortunately had a couple of pop-outs and one misaligned steering wheel for @Melvin Martin. Since, we were close to the road Gaurav helped Melvin till the road and bid him farewell. By then the sun had set and we settled down in a nice area for some hard earned meal and drinks. We didn't make it to the long range dunes yet again. This is the fourth time, that I have drive in Faqa had have not made it. Really hope to make it the next time Thank you to everyone who attended the drive @WiLfY, @Jocreative, @Brette, @G.huz, @Frederic, @amir.rophail, @Melvin Martin and offcourse to the Marshals @Rahimdad, @Gaurav, and @Emmanuel

congrats @Fuad !

Which area have you done before and which 4x4 you drive?

For the tire and alignment issue, you can go to Future tyres with my highest recommendation. For steering being tight, explain to them and see if it's related due to some mechanical issue, if not you need to show your steering to a mechanic who can inspect the steering pump and advise accordingly.

Congratulation 🏁🏁

Wow. 👍🏻 Yokohama Geolander At3 G012 or G015 ?

If anyone watched the first episode of the current season of The Grand Tour will know its not that simple. You have to changes tyres, air intake and even a separate supplied ECU to be able to drag race it. Unlike lets say the Veyron. Where you jist use the second key to unlock all the 1001 horses and flip a switch and the car goes into top speed mode.

Welcome @Fuad to the Fewbie level. Quick Learning. Keep it up.

Of course not for 5 mins, but I can live w/o AC for 1 min for the sake of hill climb😁

Isn't the cold air intake better, so let's make them little more colder and give more dense air straight into intake. If it helps in drag, we can test it too in the hill climb.

Unless you have a supercharged or turbocharged engine where will the cold air go. Directly into the air intake? And knowing you, you will rather give up some performance gain than have to do without AC for 5 mins! Lol 😁

In my opinion of tire brands, Dunlop Grandtrek is the worst of tire for offroading and I had plenty of pop out in first my first year of offforading on LC + Grandtrek. Changed to Michelin and pop out was a history. Dunlop Grandtrek AT20 and AT22 both are bad when deflated to 12 PSI, and you can't enjoy dune bashing much at 14 and above

A drag race oriented car!! 😎 this is from the latest grand tour series!!

This Dodge demon is crazy f*&*&(*

Any clue what's the price of Dodge demon in UAE?

Wow. 😍😍😍 thanks @Emmanuel @Srikumar @Asif Hussain @Gaurav @Rahimdad.

My car is finally ready.. I will see you guys there!

100 Carnity points awarded to @Frederic as a bonus for "FULL DRIVE VIDEO"

Hi all, I'm trying to list the right things to do after a drive in the sand in order to maintain the car. More experienced driver what would you add ? What I have so far: Inflate the tires Turn all electronics back on Put back all fuses that were removed for the drive Clean the air filter

No problem, safety first! but @Gaurav bhai may i know how many drives i have to done to qualify for fewbie ? Just to gain my knowledge🙏🏻 I have done two beginner + 5 level drives with another group. i have done only 1 drive with carnity with @Rahimdad bhai, right afte that I went for vacation that’s why couldn’t join for more drives

If you know more than others, you have no right to call it a bum advice, even if you have all 5 stars. Imbecile.

Talk about total stabs in the dark. The Hyundai MDPS system does not have a steering pump nor does it have any fluid. It's an ECU that receives signals from a steering sensor that hen controls a motor which turns the wheels. Seems like you bought your self a lemon since you had the problem from new and it was never really solved. While it was in warranty you should have stood your ground to fix this issue for once and for all. Could be anything from the ecu needing a recalibration, bad steering sensor to a wonky motor. Find yourself a Hyundai specialist who knows this system well and have him look at it. .As you can see majority of the people haven't even heard of this system and giving you all sort of bum advice about steering fluids and pumps. First thing would be to get someone with a Hyundai specific diagnostic tool, none of that standard OBD crap and see what errors the system is giving you and then check the readings to see of everything is in spec.

Sorry @Faiz khan if you are still at newbie level, then this drive would be a big and unsafe jump for you and your car. Anyone who has driven at least 1 fewbie drive with Carnity without any difficulties will qualify for this fewbie+ level.

Hi Benny. I know this response is too late (just logged in back to carnity after couple of years). The grand cherokee WK2 is an underdog in terms of offroading but it’s a capable 4x4. I owned a WK2 as well and been using it on my outdoor trips almost every weekend. If you really use it in the dunes, it is important to get a steel skid plate that protects your sump and radiator, it’s the weakest part of this grand cherokee model. Check the guys in instagram @WK2_UAE some of them had upgrades and custom jobs available in UAE.

Damn... This is the stuff boys dream about. I love the ideas like the crate they brought with the Demon for 1USD, they did it just "because they can". 84,000 American Schmeckels for an +800hp drag car. That's the best bang for the buck a man can have....

Congrats !!

From 21K to change the CVT to 8.5K for repairing seems big relief, but it still looks quite pricey for gear rebuild. Have you got the quote from Hoorani guys in shj? I think I paid around 2K for Accord gear rebuild long ago

Hi Everyone, I would like to thank you all for the sound advise you gave @Gaurav, @Rahimdad @Srikumar. I had my transmission fixed in Dexol as advised by @Barry. The main culprit was the broken chain in the transmission. Now my car is back to normal condition. I want to keep it for few years at least. I want to know what's the normal life span of a fix transmission with proper maintenance?

Now that's what sounds like a MEGA acquisition and real win-win game changer for both Careem and UBER in the Middle East market. Uber agreed to acquire Careem for $ 3.1 billion, consisting of $ 1.7 billion in convertible notes and rest $ 1.4 billion in cash. This transaction is expected to close within a year's time. Source: https://www.khaleejtimes.com/business/uber-acquires-dubai-based-careem-for-31-billion

you should've seen the popup we had the other day, it was the 2nd time for me to witness a pop out, both were nasty, they looked worst than this one, and both fixed, challenge was what @Asif Hussain said my question is, why do they happen? i mean the both cases i witnessed were with good tyres, and the low pressure wasn't that low to cause a pop out, i mean i was told these tyres should be fine at that level. i've been driving with my bad tyres with as low pressure but didn't face a pop out, and i started to believe maybe chinese tyres are not so bad, until i saw them the other night hehe, i need to upgrade now.

Congrats @Fuad

I have said this before and I will say it again. If your cooling system has a problem, find it and fix it. Removing the thermostat is a bodge that uae mechanics do when they can’t find the cause of the problem. No offence intended @desertdude but it’s a hack job done by people who don’t understand how a cooling system works. Same as people bypassing the interior heater matrix pipes. Why? Other than being a cheap ass? I don’t know about other people but I like to have all the systems on my car working. The manufacturer designed it that way for a reason. If you want to trust some shitty rashidiya or Sharjah mechanic then go ahead.

Congrats @Fuad

Thanks Guys for sharing all the different ways for salik recharge. Let me try with my RAK bank credit card and see if I get cash back on salik recharge or not I really like @Brette idea of linking my ENBD account for auto pay, much tension free option

Congrats @Fuad

Dont worry buddy. Anyone in fewbie level and above qualify for this drive, it's just that it is going to be few notches above regular fewbie level and that's why its called fewbie+. There is no hard and fast rule or numbers of fewbie drive participant should have, if you have driven any fewbie drive with Carnity Offroad Club and you managed very well in that and wish to notch up your level, then this drive is perfect for such offroaders.

@luwaimn sorry this is for Fewbie driver level and above. If I'm not mistaken you've completed only one newbie drive. Please do share with us if you have previous experience so that we might consider your joining this drive. @Brette very good question also. Anyone who has done at least a couple of Fewbie drives and has confidence to take it to the next level may join this drive. However these are fast paced drives and minimum stoppage time for recoveries is highly appreciated.

I have it linked to my credit card from Emirates NBD. When the balance drops below AED 20, it automatically tops up for another AED 50. If you do run out of currency on your salik, you will get an SMS the next time you pass a toll gate and have 48 hours to top up before you are fined. This happenned to me once before I set it up with the bank.

Every offroad convoy has to follow these rules to keep moving the whole convoy safely at all times: Follow the car in front of you all the time. And also follow the path taken by that car (STRICTLY), until you learn to lead. As an occasional exception, if you see the car in front of you struggled or churn up the path, it is advisable to drive little left or right and then follow the same path again. Keep 5-10 cars distance all the time. Keeping it too close you will risk an accident and keeping it too long, you will lose the path. If you cannot see the car behind you, please stop and notify on the radio so that the leader can stop until they all catch up. Stick to your convoy numbering at all times, if changed due to some situation fall back to the same order as soon as you can but safely. If convoy is not moving due to some stuck / refusal, please be patient and stay safe at your designated position. No playing, side sloping or any breaking the convoy activities will not be tolerated. Radio communication is PRIME, listen and respond to it promptly all the time. Convoy positions Leader: The first car who leads the drive and everyone has to follow the leader instructions precisely with respect. Second lead: The second car in a convoy, who drives behind the leader and avoid or fix any unforeseen situation as it may happen. Everyone in the convoy needs to follow the "second lead" path like a magnet - at all times. Sweep: One or two cars at end of the convoy to help and recover stuck vehicles or advise the correct path after the refusal. Flying Sweep: This car can be anywhere to do the sweep duties of recovering stuck vehicle or coordinating the convoy movement.

All of it.