Gaurav

Sorry for late replies.

RTA testing center WILL FAIL renewal/new registration passing test for even a smallest stickers (K&N, Borla, Club stickers etc.). As per rule book, they supposed to do that. Now some centers and some inspectors are bit lenient and leave the small stickers with a close eye, but for big one like this star on the door it will surely fail.

Stickers that come stock with cars are only acceptable. Period.

Usually small inconspicuous sticker like some club stickers will get border line ignored or call owner to remove while passing.

If your friend has gone through with some big stickers and passed the test that does not guarantee that you will also pass. If they fail, you will loose 170 dh for re-test.

Different Topic

Adding another color to registration card can be done while registering the car with a form to add additional color on your mulkia. My stock car has two colors but it showed Silver on mulkia and up until 2 years back registration guy made me fill that form to add brown too. That paper is for CID (i guess) as it was in arabic and I had no clue on what I signed but in mulkia now it shows Silver + Brown.

Different Topic

Dubai police repainting procedure is totally different subject to talk and seek approval, even when you need to repaint full car with same color.

On 8/9/2020 at 8:02 PM, Ilya Golubinsky said:

Hi Gaurav, can you please add me to the waiting list please! Thanks

@Ilya Golubinsky you are added to the drive now.

On 8/9/2020 at 8:58 PM, Aayan Iqbal said:

Add me in waiting list please

@Aayan Iqbal as you have been added to evening newbie drive. Can I skip you from this drive? Please confirm so I can add others in the wait list.

On 8/9/2020 at 8:56 PM, Aayan Iqbal said:

Add my name in waiting list please

@Aayan Iqbal you are added to the drive now.

On 8/12/2020 at 10:39 AM, Wael Mounier said:

Same here, please add my name to the waiting list

@Wael Mounier you are added to the drive now.

14 hours ago, siddharth maheshwari said:

Hello @Gaurav please add me in the waiting list . Thank you.

@siddharth maheshwari you are added to the drive now.

2 minutes ago, Wael Mounier said:

@Srikumar do you usually have a morning Newbie drive in Qudra or it is only evening.

Meanwhile i drove once in the absolute newbie level as last drive my friend @Khaled Abdalla was the one that drove so i think it is better to drive absolute one more time before moving to newbie or what do u think?

Absolute newbie drives are strictly reserved for the first timer in sand, so that they can learn and progress with very basic level of driving and shorter drive time for a safer introduction to sand offroading.

Once you and your friend @Khaled Abdalla has attended the absolute newbie drive, you should be joining the newbie drives to enjoy more and progress faster.

If all newbie drives are full, leave your and your friend (whoever wants to drive) name in the drive topic as we have plenty of drop outs usually on Wednesday and Thursday.

Just to be fair with everyone, wait list is prepared based on first come first serve, so sooner you post your name in the waitlist, better are your chances to get on the Friday drive.

15 hours ago, Aayan Iqbal said:

Add my name in waiting list please

Added your name in the wait list now:

• Aayan Iqbal - Sunday, 8:56 PM

This drive is organized in full compliance with the COVID19 guidelines. We expect every member that joins this drive to go through below information and and strictly follow these guidelines in order not to jeopardize someone's health, and to ensure we can keep organizing these drives safely.

MUST READ AND TOTALLY AGREE: COVID19 Precautions

MUST READ AND TOTALLY AGREE: BAN POST

Two Way Radio Guidelines

• Every Offroader brings his own radio, programmed to the frequencies described in below advice topic.
• We will not share spare radios or program your radio on the drive. If you need assistance in programming the radio, post a topic on the Carnity website with your questions and we will help you out. 
• Make sure your radio is fully charged. It will be your only way of communication while driving.
• Before buying, please carefully read below advice so you are informed properly on which model / cost / shops...
• No radio = No drive. It is an essential tool and you should make sure you bring it on every drive and learn/practice how to use it.

MUST WATCH: NEWBIE VIDEO BRIEFING

Drive Details

Level:  Newbie, Absolute Newbie and Above (All Levels)

When:  14 Aug 2020, Friday.

Meeting time: 5:00 PM (SHARP - Without any exceptions)

Meeting Point: Al Qudra - https://goo.gl/maps/ZgS2Gqam9PcsxWR48

Type of Car: Any proper 4x4 with front and back tow hooks and 8-10 inches of ground clearance.

What to bring along: Loads of water, snacks (for yourself), smiles, face mask, rubber gloves, enthusiasm and willingness to learn.

Approximate finish time: 08:00 PM

End Point: Qudra Parking - Last Exit - ADNOC

LIMITED SPOTS AVAILABLE:

• Limited to 15 cars only. RSVP will close on Thursday - 9 AM.
  • 1 Lead Marshal + 1-2 Senior Members + 13 Members.
  • If the RSVP is full and you wish to join, please mention your name on the drive thread to add on the waiting list. 
• Latecomers will be returned back - without ANY EXCEPTIONS.
• Members without RSVP will be returned back - without ANY EXCEPTIONS.
• Please withdraw your RSVP, if you aren't joining, so your spot can be taken by others.
• Repeated no-show members after RSVP will have their account suspended for a month.

PLEASE RSVP THE BELOW CALENDAR EVENT

This drive is organized in full compliance with the COVID19 guidelines. We expect every member that joins this drive to go through below information and and strictly follow these guidelines in order not to jeopardize someone's health, and to ensure we can keep organizing these drives safely.

MUST READ AND TOTALLY AGREE: COVID19 Precautions

MUST READ AND TOTALLY AGREE: BAN POST

Two Way Radio Guidelines

• Every Offroader brings his own radio, programmed to the frequencies described in below advice topic.
• We will not share spare radios or program your radio on the drive. If you need assistance in programming the radio, post a topic on the Carnity website with your questions and we will help you out. 
• Make sure your radio is fully charged. It will be your only way of communication while driving.
• Before buying, please carefully read below advice so you are informed properly on which model / cost / shops...
• No radio = No drive. It is an essential tool and you should make sure you bring it on every drive and learn/practice how to use it.

MUST WATCH: NEWBIE VIDEO BRIEFING

Drive Details

Level:  Newbie, Absolute Newbie and Above (All Levels)

When:  14 Aug 2020, Friday.

Meeting time: 5:00 AM (SHARP - Without any exceptions)

Meeting Point: Tawi Nizwa Farm - https://goo.gl/maps/aBJPsoSX6JqrRGGy8

Type of Car: Any proper 4x4 with front and back tow hooks and 8-10 inches of ground clearance.

What to bring along: Loads of water, snacks (for yourself), smiles, face mask, rubber gloves, enthusiasm and willingness to learn.

Approximate finish time: 09:00 AM

End Point: 2nd Dec Cafeteria

P.S. Only join if you have a compressor to inflate your tires after the drive.

LIMITED SPOTS AVAILABLE:

• Limited to 15 cars only. RSVP will close on Thursday - 9 AM.
  • 1 Lead Marshal + 1-2 Senior Members + 13 Members.
  • If the RSVP is full and you wish to join, please mention your name on the drive thread to add on the waiting list. 
• Latecomers will be returned back - without ANY EXCEPTIONS.
• Members without RSVP will be returned back - without ANY EXCEPTIONS.
• Please withdraw your RSVP, if you aren't joining, so your spot can be taken by others.
• Repeated no-show members after RSVP will have their account suspended for a month.

PLEASE RSVP THE BELOW CALENDAR EVENT

Dragon Mart - 5 Dhs. Pick as many as you like. We use to use this from DM as a quick deflator too in the past.

Go to hardware section to shop that sells compressor, tool kit, deflator, valve etc.

Congratulations @Frederik Bisbjerg for reaching the Fewbie Level with Carnity Offroad Club. 

Based on your previous advanced off-road experience with Qatar 4Wheelers and today's 1:1 desert driving course with @Frederic you have demonstrated skills required deserving this new offroad rank.

Looking forward to seeing you growing further and helping others to learn the art of offroading in a safe environment.

Once you have all the required off-road gear, you are most welcome to join the Fewbie Level Drives with Carnity Off-road Club.

P.S. Trip lead might deny your participation if you don't have required off-road gear.

Fewbie:

Forum participation and helping with community spirit is recommended for faster upgrades at all levels.

Please make sure your Carnity user profile is always updated with all the Emergency contact details.

Congratulations @Mukundan Nair for reaching the Fewbie Level with Carnity Offroad Club. 

Based on your last newbie drive you have demonstrated skills required deserving this new offroad rank.

Looking forward to seeing you growing further and helping others to learn the art of offroading in a safe environment.

Once you have all the required off-road gear, you are most welcome to join the Fewbie Level Drives with Carnity Off-road Club.

P.S. Trip lead might deny your participation if you don't have required off-road gear.

Fewbie:

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Congratulations @Tero Vallas for reaching the Fewbie Level with Carnity Offroad Club. 

Based on your last newbie drive you have demonstrated skills required deserving this new offroad rank.

Looking forward to seeing you growing further and helping others to learn the art of offroading in a safe environment.

Once you have all the required off-road gear, you are most welcome to join the Fewbie Level Drives with Carnity Off-road Club.

P.S. Trip lead might deny your participation if you don't have required off-road gear.

Fewbie:

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Congratulations @Edgar for reaching the Fewbie Level with Carnity Offroad Club. 

Based on your last newbie drive you have demonstrated skills required deserving this new offroad rank.

Looking forward to seeing you growing further and helping others to learn the art of offroading in a safe environment.

Once you have all the required off-road gear, you are most welcome to join the Fewbie Level Drives with Carnity Off-road Club.

P.S. Trip lead might deny your participation if you don't have required off-road gear.

Fewbie:

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Congratulations @Jeandre Bezuidenhout for reaching the Fewbie Level with Carnity Offroad Club. 

Based on your last newbie drive you have demonstrated skills required deserving this new offroad rank.

Looking forward to seeing you growing further and helping others to learn the art of offroading in a safe environment.

Once you have all the required off-road gear, you are most welcome to join the Fewbie Level Drives with Carnity Off-road Club.

P.S. Trip lead might deny your participation if you don't have required off-road gear.

Fewbie:

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Congratulations @Neale Faulkner for reaching the Fewbie Level with Carnity Offroad Club. 

Based on your last newbie drive you have demonstrated skills required deserving this new offroad rank.

Looking forward to seeing you growing further and helping others to learn the art of offroading in a safe environment.

Once you have all the required off-road gear, you are most welcome to join the Fewbie Level Drives with Carnity Off-road Club.

P.S. Trip lead might deny your participation if you don't have required off-road gear.

Fewbie:

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Congratulations @h1fny for reaching the Fewbie Level with Carnity Offroad Club. 

Based on your last newbie drive you have demonstrated skills required deserving this new offroad rank.

Looking forward to seeing you growing further and helping others to learn the art of offroading in a safe environment.

Once you have all the required off-road gear, you are most welcome to join the Fewbie Level Drives with Carnity Off-road Club.

P.S. Trip lead might deny your participation if you don't have required off-road gear.

Fewbie:

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Congratulations @Taha Elghuel for reaching the Fewbie Level with Carnity Offroad Club. 

Based on your last newbie drive you have demonstrated skills required deserving this new offroad rank.

Looking forward to seeing you growing further and helping others to learn the art of offroading in a safe environment.

Once you have all the required off-road gear, you are most welcome to join the Fewbie Level Drives with Carnity Off-road Club.

P.S. Trip lead might deny your participation if you don't have required off-road gear.

Fewbie:

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Congratulations @Sreejith Sreenivasan for reaching the Fewbie Level with Carnity Offroad Club. 

Based on your last newbie drive you have demonstrated skills required deserving this new offroad rank.

Looking forward to seeing you growing further and helping others to learn the art of offroading in a safe environment.

Once you have all the required off-road gear, you are most welcome to join the Fewbie Level Drives with Carnity Off-road Club.

P.S. Trip lead might deny your participation if you don't have required off-road gear.

Fewbie:

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Congratulations @topgear for reaching the Fewbie Level with Carnity Offroad Club. 

Based on your last newbie drive you have demonstrated skills required deserving this new offroad rank.

Looking forward to seeing you growing further and helping others to learn the art of offroading in a safe environment.

Once you have all the required off-road gear, you are most welcome to join the Fewbie Level Drives with Carnity Off-road Club.

P.S. Trip lead might deny your participation if you don't have required off-road gear.

Fewbie:

Forum participation and helping with community spirit is recommended for faster upgrades at all levels.

Please make sure your Carnity user profile is always updated with all the Emergency contact details.

Guys due to low response from 2 fewbie drives, we have merged both the drives.

Now there will be 1 fewbie drive at Big Red.

Lead by Srikumar

Sweep by Frederic

@Srikumar @Frederic @Chaitanya D @Jolly Abraham @Shiju Manuel @Mels Wolf @Pancho

I have moved your RSVP to big red. 

PLEASE CONFIRM.

4 minutes ago, Xaf said:

I see you are driving a FJ Cruiser. I know it is tempting to change the looks of your car, but in my opinion your car is stock already very capable and good looking.

Try to resist the mods etc, drive it for at least a summer and winter season. Then you'll know more which direction you want to go.

+100

I'm glad you ask this question and everyone above has helped you enough with the best of the knowledge.

Air filter alone is enough to make your throttle more responsive (which you will feel) but wont add any or much hp without tune up and other power mods like headers, exhaust, straight pipes, high performance plugs and wires etc.

I love what Fredy mentioned as many times, used car or 4x4 owner run behind big names and big mods and often miss the basics that can actually add lost hp just by fixing those basics.

On 8/4/2020 at 8:14 AM, Heisem said:

@Kieran McKeown my friend got some used coils and wider tires in Sharjah for pennies , increased his ground clearance and made a huge difference in his 2006 trail blazer. I think it would be a good upgrade for your car 😁 

Trail blazer stock ground clearance is a concern, but not for Renault Duster.

Although Renault Duster is 4WD but still it's not a proper 4x4 as it's not having a low range gearing, so you cannot really make duster a weekend desert toy, unless he is only joining the newbie drives.

Secondly I feel in Duster it's  gear upshifting is a major concern than anything else.

16 minutes ago, desertdude said:

Well then it's your own fault for doing that! Lol

Well that's the same fault, I meant to share and highlight here before people go happy with gas peddle on low gear with brakes on, as GM didnt bother to put a cap on how much rev is needed.

8 minutes ago, desertdude said:

Not really this is popularly know as the poor man's difflock. I myself have tried it a couple of times with mixed results.

This is no different than doing a standing burnout and less stressful on the drive train.

I know this poor man's difflock technique very well because I have blown my Land Cruiser front differential during one of the desert challenge in 2006 while trying the same stunt. It costed me 4500 diff and labor extra.

If you give hi rev in low range gear with brakes on, you will have the same result "UNLESS OTHERWISE" specified that rev up to 2,000 RPM or so.

15 minutes ago, syed salman raza said:

Brake and Throttle Modulation for Enhanced Mobility The use of this technique will give the driver the ability to traverse challenging obstacles with more confidence, safety and care to both the vehicle and the terrain. It allows the driver to gain control of the vehicle systems and place power and wheel torque where it is needed most. This is how it works: For logs, walls, rocks, severe ditches, etc. 1. Bring the vehicle to a complete stop. Do not overspeed the engine. 2. Select the proper transmission and transfer case gear range, usually FIRST (1) gear, 4LO Lock for such obstacles. 3. If wheel spin is experienced, let up on the throttle to slow the wheel spin. 4. Slowly, press the brake pedal with your left foot so all wheel spin is halted. 5. With the brake still applied, start pressing the throttle. As the engine gains power, gradually reduce the pressure applied to the brake. You can “feel” torque being distributed to the wheel that has the most traction as the vehicle starts to move. Once the vehicle is moving, hold the brake steady until all four wheels have cleared the obstacle. 6. After the first wheel crosses the obstacle, be prepared to modulate the brake and throttle for the other wheels. 4-23 For mounds, washouts, loose up-hill slopes, ditches, etc. When wheel spin occurs as the vehicle is moving, the driver may notice a slight shaking or shuddering of the vehicle. This is the indication that a loss of traction is occurring on this terrain. The operator should: 1. Reduce throttle. 2. Assess the terrain properly and adjust vehicle speed and gear ranges accordingly, 4HI or 4HI Lock position for higher speed, 4LO Lock for more torque and lower speeds. 3. Apply slight pressure to the brake when the shaking or shuddering sensation is felt, keeping the vehicle moving at a constant and controlled speed. 4. Be prepared to modulate the brake and throttle through the adverse terrain.

#Copied from Hummer H2 Owner's manual

This without any precise description will break your front or rear differential in seconds.

LO gear torque + Brake = Recipe for 5,000 - 10,000 dhs instant damage.

Very surprised to see Hummer putting this in owner's manual without any indicative rev band. With H2 torque I guess anything above 1.5-2.0K RPM will result in instant grinding noise of differential pinion gear.