Gaurav

This sagging roof liner is VERY common in German cars and second common in US cars, I rarely seen this in Japanese cars. I had same issue with my Cayenne and took it to Sara Auto Care for proper job (1600 dhs) for alcantra replacement. You are lucky that its fabric and it will be lot be cheaper. I tried few DIY stunts of cutting open and spraying 3M glue, than using liquid paste fabric adhesive but none of them actually worked because the foam used inside has gone so bad that with touch of adhesive it simply crumble and fall inside the liner. If I put too much glue, big spots were visible from underneath and after 1 day it will sag again. It was a terrible idea for DIY and I wasted lot of time and money for experiment. Root problem is the foam used inside is not strong enough to hold GCC heat and that's why it decomposes after few summers. It was very very common in Porsche, VW, Merc, BMW as sara auto guys showed me several images of the similar job they have done.

Well done Obaid, please make sure you remove those plastic cover before the drive as sometimes they are easy to remove and sometimes they need few tools and patience. Appreciate if you can come to meeting point little early by 6:30, so that I can spend sometime in checking your car before the drive without delaying the whole convoy. You can call me once you reach the meeting point: 050 5258706

Well done, you can set it up to 462887 frequency with below step by step article. Anyone has a radio (walkie talkie) please set it up too, if not we will provide the spare radio for tomorrow's drive. You are most welcome Joe, what a nice coincidence that we also have another newbie with H3 for tomo drive. So now we will see who is a better driver as H3 will be the common denominator, lol.

@Shareef Al Romaithi, @Kavindu Avanka, @alifaruqi, @Vic, @Tbone Welcome to Carnity offroad club. Please RSVP the drive calendar if you guys are joining for tomorrow's Qudra drive.

If you keep Sahara center on your right, go straight and the whole tire, rim and accessories market will start on right hand side. I think I have posted a link with map here before, search or else I'll do tomo from desktop.

Yeah I forgot, races aren't meant to play safe and survive, as all racers have 9 lives. Press enter to reset.

Usually all rally and race drivers follow the tracks very precisely as they are well aware that many photographer and their own team support guys are standing at each post. This seems he approached way too fast to have such a huge jump, he would have still taken off if he would have crossed from left or right in place of photographers IMO. What I feel that when he realized in a split second that airborne is inevitable he steer left to have sideways roll (higher chances of survival and keeping vehicle intact) than nose dive which could be fatal.

Maybe @Xaf can teach him, how to land safely.

I love the younger Pajero's part, lol.

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1. Do you have any previous offroading experience? 2. Ensure that your front and rear recovery points are in good condition

@Xaf you are most welcome to join us a passenger. We have plenty of cars that you can use for different angles. @Obaid.Sultan.1987 you are right on Low gear option, just make sure it engages well and move the car little bit, few meters in parking without any blinking light. Just dont dont drive on low gear on tarmac. Welcome @Incognitoes to carnity offroad club.

@Obaid.Sultan.1987 Low gear is different than the manual mode. Share the pics of driver side right hand side all knobs and buttons on center console. For tow hook, check the owners manual and I guess you need to remove small plastic piece to reveal the back hook, if it has hitch hole then you need a hitch receiver too.

I agree with desertdude, but some companies are good too like Toyota and Nissan to offer fox offroad suspensions, skid plates, built in compressors, wider tires, fenders like FJC Xtreme, LC Xtreme, Patrol Falcon edition etc. Of course such mod shoot up the price by double the cost of actual mod price, but if it's done based on research and good workmanship at dealer approved facility, it make sense to prefer such used vehicle (not abused).

Sure worth digging in more with Habtoor and see what's underneath specs and protection it has (if any). Also ask your friend or habtoor what was the selling price when new, so that you can get fair depreciation value to decide than just emotional or sentimental figure. SWB + 3.8 is always rare and pricey, but my major turn off is the black color (unless you really love it). Black is difficult to keep it clean, minor scratches shout out loud, stay hot in summer and have worst resale value in UAE.

Just like Fred, I also have never heard of this edition before other quick look on google of same Mitsubishi branded Adventure edition doing a road and farm run with roof rack and snorkel. What are the specs: 3.5/3.8? Any power mods/upgrades, diff lock, under body protection etc.? I can see metal bumper and off-road tires only from your picture. If you can share more info on price, kms, service history we can advise if its a good buy / not.

Well if H3 loaded with 5 people did ok for desert safari, then with 1 person it should rock.

I think GCC only had 5 cyl model in H3. 2005 -2005 - 3.5 liter - 220 hp 2007 -2010 - 3.7 liter - 240 hp Both are capable offroaders with good offroad stance, clearance and reasonable power/weight ratio. If he has offroad package then he will also have underbody protection with front and rear diff even.

Hi @Tbone welcome aboard and thanks for sharing your vehicle details and experience. Please make sure that your H3 is well serviced and front and rear tow hooks are in good shape. Hummer H3 is very good for offroading, once you learn the basics then you will enjoy more in pushing to its limits.

I have driven RR for two years and Cayenne for similar time and never really like the brightness of stock xenon tbh, but to me I like the white light more than yellow. If you are after off road use, then adding LED bar is much better solution to brighten up the night landscape. Also you can put a small cover on it while passing and voila. Max 300 - 700 AED depending on size and quality you choose.

If you are really after white light (only), look and research about proper upgrade with projector headlamps. As replacing the bulb simply 9 out of 10 times will blind the other side driver. You have to remove for passing. You might get fine if you are blinding a cops vehicle. I agree white light looks cool, but after using them in few cars I feel halogen are more brighter and spot on than white light. In my RR, it has low beam xenon from factory and high beam halogen.

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Please raise the height and check precisely how many inches of ground clearance you have under the front and rear bumper. Also I hope UK spec does come with low gearing option and not full time AWD. If you have the manual read it through for offroad section and carry it along too.

Water wading depth of 4x4 is not the good enough number to justify anyone's desire to splash the rain water puddle. Secondly water wading through wadi or river is totally different than through the big rain puddles, that has tons of contamination from road and debris. You really cannot see what's under that rain water and you might step on broken car part or a log of wood. Water entering the air intake is not the only danger to your vehicle. A vehicle's rated water wading depth takes into account electrical, mechanical and electronic components that might be damaged in a water crossing, as well as how well sealed the car cabin is from water intrusion. However, all these numbers are great when your car was brand new, but taking those water wading big numbers on 5-10-20 years of used vehicle is not a sensible idea. Every 4x4 manual has a list of things to check and change after the serious water wading. And yes @Per A I think your choice of 300-400 mm (at max) is plenty. Going beyond that you might need to check following things. All differential oil might get water through the breather pipe. Brake disc might get crack if they were too hot before entering the water. Airbag might pop as their sensors are usually placed under the bumper. If radiator fan hit the water it will splash everywhere in the engine bay. All electronics might fail if battery goes down while car is still moving. If you can't avoid driving during the heavy rain, take these precautions: Avoid heavily flooded roads. Slow down through rain puddles. Check with your insurance if flood damage is covered. Park your car on high ground as much as possible during the heavy rain. 4x4 and SUV are better than sedan or sports car, as their air filter intake is fairly down. If more than 1 cup of water goes inside the engine through air intake it can instantly seize your car engine due to hydrostatic lock. A Hydrostatic Lock is basically a condition when the engine of your vehicle gets locked due to water seeping in. This results in your car not starting or stalling when you are moving. A hydrostatic lock happens when your vehicle is moving through a flooded area or is parked in any area prone to floods. What to do with flooded cars?

Enjoy your office picnic buddy, we will miss you. See you next week.