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I feel for a manual car to be in 4Lo 1st gear is too much of a stress on the vehicle. For me, 4Lo 3rd gear is equivalent to a 4Hi 1st gear

Not yet. But i just run out of momentum while i'm at 6000rpm in 1st gear. Tried with central difflock on the last time and was slightly better, but very marginal. Rear difflock can only be engaged in low gear and is too tricky for climbing a hill as you can seriously damage your diff if you go to fast or if there's too much friction inbetween the rear wheels.

Yes that’s a good remark. Also check if the unit accepts MP3 only or not. You might have other audio formats on that cards like M4a, AAC, Wmv, etc... that the unit is having difficulty with.

thanks to you, here's another hour gone googling around

I haven't tried in the desert but I used to engage diff lock going uphill it made a huge difference

I know... it all depends on the mood of my car, myself, and the amount of anti matter in the atmosphere at that time 🤪

We actually have another guy who lives on green tea as well.

I actually got it done in Deira Naif area and unfortunately have not had the time to visit the area yet. But in the meanwhile, I was able to isolate the issue to my SD card only and I was reading somewhere (cant recollect where now) that if in the SD card there are more than 99 songs in a single folder this error can happen. So would be segregating the songs in the folders and giving it a try.

Me standing in front of Faya:

Looks like he bought it from Dragon Mart without a receipt or even a business card. When he went back to complaint all the shops and faces look same. That's why he is not replying here

Take it back and throw it at the guy and say, hey you sold me shit

You may start more early to avoid rush at border and also in case you waste time at border still be able to cover that second leg during daylight. Plan break at every 150-200 kms as all fuel station are positioned that way, with 300 km you might not be in sync. Dig some old salalah thread here and quote those people who have visited last year for latest update on fuel station, road, places etc.

* Check your visa requirements and Oman insurance coverage. * Omani drivers can be pretty wild. Be careful, keep distance, and do not provoke. * Keep an eye out for petrol stations and refuel in time.

First of all have lot of fun, as its brilliant drive and I'm waiting since few years to repeat again without any luck. Road and car safety tips for long road trip to Salalah: Check all fluids level constantly for few days prior to your trip, both before driving and after. Get all bushes, belts and hoses check from proper mechanic with expected remaining life. Carry the good size tool box, gloves, duct tape, mseal, cable ties, tie-down straps for safety. Inflate all tires at 35 when fully warmed up, means start with 32 and check after an hour to top up. Stop every 150-200 kms at every fuel station for 15 mins to check and rest yourself and car. Refuel at every gas station spaced roughly 200 kms away to avoid no-show in next station. Avoid high speed for long hours, keep it at 120-140 is good for engine and fuel efficiency. Take 8-10 hours sleep in advance for 3 consecutive day prior if you are planning to drive in one shot. Don't eat full stomach meal, you will fall sleep, no matter how much you were rested before. If you feel sleepy, pull over far away in barren land (either side) and take a nap, than pushing. Start at night so that you can reach Salalah before it get dark, as driving in night is bit risky as incoming traffic blinds you very much on one-way road. Starting from Dubai at night till Muscat is good well lit road, so you will hit that one-way road during daytime.

Hi I recently installed a Digital Music Changer in my 8th gen Honda Civic. This is mainly to connect a USB / AUX / Memory Card to the existing head unit. I have been using it a little over a month with the AUX connection. Yesterday I inserted a memory card for the first time. While it was working fine in the morning, by evening it stopped working and even the AUX connection was not working. I tried restarting the car, disconnecting the Digital Music Changer from the head unit. But to no use. Even this morning when I started the car it was not working, and suddenly after an hour it started working. In the afternoon it again stopped working. Though it's a minor issue, but i spent AED 200 for the unit and incase i have to replace it was wondering what i need to check to avoid this the next time. Any suggestions?

A little too early to be drinking grandpa's cough medicine

This is actually not advisable. Atleast 2 ppl should be there. The journey is really really long and at times especially during summer, boring. In those 30mins break which you will take make sure do some light exercise to free up your muscles. Make sure atleast one of your friend keeps talking to you, like constantly! . Dont let everyone sleep and you are the only one driving. Especially the passenger next to you should not sleep. There are speed cameras randomly placed so as Gaurav said please dont exceed 140 its not going to make any difference in reaching early. Once you reach that place all your stress will just disappear in thin air. So enjoy the ride and drive safe. True that. Omani drivers are the most hospitable people. No matter which expensive car they are driving they will always stop and ask if your stuck in the mountains or wadis.They will always offer tea if they are camping next to you in the wadis. I have traveled across mountains and wadis in Oman and have really experienced their hospitality first hand.

Yes originally, but im in UAE since few year now. Not really, Omani are very cool and welcoming but yes you are right for young drivers. That's same everywhere.

you know how search goes man, you start with recovery point, you end up with bumpers and skid plates and LEDs and tents and camping, and travel destinations... it's painful but i saw all sort of weird shapes, i don't even know if they fit in my car, the best thing to do is just search around in shops, do "window shopping" see what they do, what they have, get an idea of the cost.

For sure Does any one knw where to find those paints protection spray

Sad fact but true.

Looks like you are already few cans down for such fact sharing.

We can make rocket fuel from green tea no problem. Just add some sugar and yeast. Hack a pressure cooker to build a distillation chamber. Fun fact - The Nazi V2 rockets ran on homemade alcohol. More people died making the rockets than the rockets actually killed. The people making the rockets used to steal the alcohol to get drunk. It was a 70% pure alcohol mix. More people got drunk and died from alcohol poisoning than the rockets ever killed. Most of the employees got fired for stealing alcohol. This is why the V2 program ended Fun fact 2 - the nasa engineers who sent the first people to the moon were kidnapped German engineers fun fact 3 - the people who developed the atom bombs that were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki were kidnapped German engineers

Thank you @Gaurav i will be there at 10:30pm. I am sure , I will enjoy the ride)

If you can climb Iftar Bowl (you did it many times I guess), you can climb Faya

I seriously doubt that. Possibly the sand is very soft due to no traffic in that area. Give it a bit time till winter and most likely you should have the power to do it. 😁

All checked

@Adel Muradov please come 30 minutes early by 10:30 PM so that we can do newbie briefing.

Lol yes I remember the I hate you look from the tire guy when they were cleaning the tire, some shops charge extra because of the mess

Oh we have you always to perfectly fitting that criteria, lololol.

@Carnity let’s build one and put him to shame. Couple of pulse jet engines, easy to build, just need someone crazy/drunk enough to ride it

Most of the new cars in Europe don’t come with a spare tyre. You get a can of this stuff and a compressor instead, unless you pay extra and spec a spare wheel. Fine if you drive over a nail but totally useless if you have a blowout. Your tyre fitter will also hate you. This stuff takes forever to clean up so you can do a proper repair. I used to use slime in my motorcycle tyres. It does work. I used to get punctures regularly but the slime did what it was supposed to do, but again, when it comes time for a tyre change, your tyre guy will hate you.

WD40 is a lubricant, it’s not a penetrating oil. If you’re looking for penetrating oil in a can, Plus Gas is the best but I’ve never seen it for sale in uae. WD40 is good for squeaky hinges and making plastics shine temporarily but as a penetrating oil it’s useless.

Thanks a lot for detailed advice @Gaurav bhai, I will be starting @03:00 Am midnight and planning to drive from from hatta - Ibri - Salalah with break for 30 Mins after every 300 Kms.

True that @desertdude. I will be taking it back to @shadow79 this evening and leaving my Pathy in his capable hands. Hope he can save me the cost this time around as I am short of cash.

Hi @desertdude have a look on following link: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/g85g7wd3lvll7zk/AABCCjmXX2L4SsE7rptCC1MFa?dl=0

Did I hear monster dunes?

They even sell them with the bridle for the path finders. https://www.the4wdshed.com/recovery-tow-points-shackles-equaliser-strap-kit-nissan-navara-d40-roadsafe4wd?preview=y I am sure there are shops that can fabricate something like that

If you recently bought this, which I think you must have after your recent civic purchase, just go to the shop and complain. If it's old then DIY debugging is a good idea. Which brand is that, share some model info so we can dig into it.

Can you share some details on the unit itself ? Was the wiring done properly ? I mean soldered and not just twisted into each other ? Or is this a plug and play thingy ? Maybe the unit is sending out a distorted signal (too loud) for the headunit and this input goes into safety.

L O L the f&f one...