Atif

1 hour ago, Gaurav said:

Im not an expert of these watts, amp and current drawn formulas.

But Im using 300W LED with my car battery for over 5-6 hours at times and it never drained my car battery.

Exactly. As a lot of people are used to looking at wattage instead of lumens as a measure of lighting, the manufacturer of such lights mention a comparative figure to an incandescent or halogen light rather than the actual wattage power consumption. This sometimes makes people think that their car battery will run out.
 

Khatam area is also frequented during holidays for picnics/bbqs as it has the path next to the high voltage transmission poles for those who cannot venture into the dunes too far from an exit and is next to fossil rock. 

Khatam Desert Exit 1
E102 - Sharjah
https://goo.gl/maps/DYFFBt6tY38bEnM66

My content here is not really about cars but as most off-roaders love to camp overnight, I thought it may interest them. 

The issue is this:

The wattage rating of LED lights, e.g. camping lights seems quite misleading on some claims on the net and even printed on the LED itself.  Here I am referring to the rod mounted LEDs. If you go on to the net for LED camp lights it advertises ones of 800W and 2,000 watts for those shown in attached pics. 

As I was curious how long a 12V battery could sustain this LED light,  things were not making sense . For some time now, I wanted to calculate how many hours my 12V , 7AH battery would sustain my camp light. My LED states it is a 100W light so it implied 8.3 Amps current . (using Current= Power/Voltage) . This means my battery would not sustain it even for an hour at the max 7 AH. However, it almost always lasts a very long time ( over 2 hours ) as I have never drained the battery during any of my late night picnics/bbqs.

I could be wrong but I feel that these lights in specific are being rated as per comparable wattage not actual. The reasoning that led me to this is that if you buy an LED bulb for your home it would normally have a lighting level comparison stating its light output equivalence if you had an incandescent or an energy saving bulb that you were replacing with it. So a 13W LED bulb gives equivalent lumens of light as a 75W regular incandescent bulb and a 18-19W CFL. 

I request those into Electronics know-how to reconfirm my understanding.

1 hour ago, Zed said:

Thanks @Srikumar for the always helpful tips. Regarding #2, I suddenly remembered I did turn my steering wheel to the left cos I remember @Rahimdad briefings kept on saying "don't fight Gravity!". I preferred my nose to go down first so I immediately turned left when I lost momentum, however I felt that my Patrol rolled over immediately as soon as the steering went left 😢

As for the drive level, this was with a couple of friends, not an "official club". We went to Nagra Hill in Sweihan. The drive was very similar to my last Qudra 15 May Drive led by Mr @Srikumar , with a lot of side walling and I think we did a few ridge riding too? I remembered cos this is where I broke my bumpers and started the thread "Should I fix my Y62 bumpers or buy second-hand Jeep?" 😂

So I guess, I dunno, between Newbie to Fewbie? 😬

@Zed sorry for your rollover. Is the vehicle damaged badly? Alhumdulillah that you didn’t get injured.

I too felt that the speed was quite reduced before the fish-tailing started. If you did turn your stearing downwards it was already too late as there was no momentum to carry the front in the downward direction. 
Your point of concentration is quite valid, it only takes a few milliseconds of lapse in it for things to change. 
However, you are doing the right thing to evaluate what happened. 
The above is my point of view only so please rely on the Carnity senior member advice. 

13 minutes ago, Nithin Vaidir said:

@AtifNice to see some nostalgia in the forum. I am sure all of you had good fun on the sand and post the drives at cafes or restaurants . Hoping tO join for such sessions hopefully once Covid is no More. Just a small question on the baseplate. I drive a land cruiser 4.0 2014. I repaired my front bumper grill once, and now I have removed it completely. Requesting your recommendation on the bashplate  material and also any garage name they will do it for a reasonable price. 
looking forward to many drives with the Carnity family .

Nithin the garage I went to stocked FJ bashplates that fit in exactly on my Prado. I believe they were 8 mm steel ones but frankly I cant recall the specs now. 
Also I understand that we cannot share names of garages on Carnity but you may contact me on [email protected] . 

18 minutes ago, Gaurav said:

It is an absolute pleasure to have you back @Atif, not only for karak (as much as Sri want it) but for your infectious smile, humble and supportive attitude that we all are in love with and always look forward to drive with you. Thank you for coming back to your second family.

Hope and pray your life struggle settle down soon, so we can see you more often in sand and look forward to share more stories of your beautiful last designation of - Students Affair oops Student Affairs.

Carrying all secrets with me😂

Thank you so much  @Frederic . Hope to meet you soon too. Downside of the expanded Carnity is not having all you Leaders together on one drive 😀. I will need to be more regular.

Hi @ALI ALMOUMAR , 

I think you have video of on of my side sloping? Can you post it in the gallery? 

Also if anyone else has a pic or video with @Rahimdad, me and @Ken Hüüdma on the last tall dune we managed to reach, please do post it. 

Good to have choice in EV trucks and cars . Otherwise we will see only Tesla on the roads . Frankly I like Tesla but its truck shape doesn’t fit well with me. I know some will hate me for this😀.

2 hours ago, Emmanuel said:

 

@asifk you're right, I should have highlighted this point from the beginning, apologies. To be honest, I thought it was obvious. When you will reach Moreeb area in Liwa (as I'm almost sure that you will find a place in another drive, more fitted for your family), you will understand why I am so reluctant to allow young children as passengers.

@Tero Vallas removing the fuses might be your only option. I'm not sure about Prado. @Atif, @Nizam Deen, and other proud Prado owners, any idea?

@Craig Finlayson as you know, all affordable hotels are full. I will probably just sleep in my car, somewhere around.        

   

I have limited info on deactivating the airbags on the Prado. On one website the airbags fuse is common with the ignition fuse no. 36 that is present in the fuse box inside the cabin:

https://fuse-box.info/toyota/toyota-land-cruiser-prado-150-j150-2010-2018-fuses

I personally only switch off the TRC and VSC through the switches. 

Kindly put me in the waiting list.

517 Mile Range EV with more efficient motors and a higher voltage battery solution. Let’s see how Tesla will counter the competition.

https://fb.watch/1Q-3bxyLum/

For those of us with slower response time, automatic is better suited.

I felt this when I decided not to play around with even the steptronic as the brief attention diversion to decide and switchover to the lower gear was impacting my drive quality. Just using the gas pedal to switch gears automatically improved my driving. 
However, the above does not affect those with sharper concentration and want more control in their hands. 

No need to test as it possibly activates in a very unstable situation while braking. If you didn’t experience it that is good.

22 minutes ago, Tero Vallas said:

I was able to try this today in our drive. By pressing few seconds it switches off both traction control and ABS and it does not limit the rpm of engine anymore.

 

Very useful and good advice, @Rahimdad and @Atif!

Thank you ! Now it was pleasure to drive.

@Tero Vallas, by the way, I somehow feel that ABS doesn’t fully cut off as I occasionally hear the sound but no doubt switching the TRC and the Stability Control makes an immediate difference. I had the same issue on the first drive and not till @Rahimdad Bhai conveyed the 10 second trick did I know about the two functions from the same button. Will read up a bit more about the way ABS is affected by the two functions. In the  meanwhile if any on Carnity have the knowledge to share, please  do.

A year into hibernation from Carnity drives, I decided to enjoy the desert with my friend @Srikumar and the Carnity brother/sisterhood. A very enjoyable drive with people having a common interest of an outdoor activity to liven up their weekends.

The most amazing part is to see how Carnity has grown from when I joined it a couple of years ago. Its even more amazing how the Carnity leadership offers their weekends on a consistent basis, without monetary rewards, just to make others happy.
Keep it up Carnity and thanks once again! 

55 minutes ago, Luca Bregni said:

Hi  @Srikumar , I am about to buy a compressor and I would like to ask for  your advice. Do you think that the one in the attached photos is enough powerful? I have a jeep wrangler JK. 

I suggest if you can buy the camel brand double compressor that is around 300-350 Aed it is better. It should be available in Dragon Mall. Smaller compressors take much longer to inflate and will heat up quicker. 

6 hours ago, Rahimdad said:

Not sure about the Prado, but some vehicles require you to keep the button pressed for 10 seconds or more to completely switch off traction control and ABS when 2 lights come on. Check by keeping it pressed for a few seconds and let us know if that works. If not you'll have to figure out the fuse to remove during desert drives or install the kill switch. Be careful while removing or installing the fuse your car should be switched off and your car keys should be removed.

My 2014 Prado requires the traction control switch to be pressed a few seconds to switch off both the traction control and stability control.

Does anyone have any info on the airbag fuse location for Prado 2014? 
Is there any issues with removing the fuse in terms of engine management software if one removes the fuse temporarily?

Congratulations @Frederic! 

Rahim Bhai, I agree to your points  but pls advise if a straighter tugging line be better . I do get that it will require the prado to be on an incline but the incline is not looking too high. What about tugging from the rear?
Also I think the you mean the xterra tire direction towards towards the prado, right?

Happy Birthday Emmanuel! Hope you have many more in good health.

I believe Best Line Garage provided a solution for my Prado that allows me to connect the flag next to the roof rack rail. Its been a few years so please call them up and check.