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2 hours ago, Rahimdad said:

You can try cheaper second hand tires from the second-hand tire market in Sharjah and get a feel before investing in more expensive options.

Do you know if there is any ues rimm place in Sharja too? need to go to 17 when i get new tyres....

and i need to find out where its located on my 2016 3.8.... cause it was not the same.....

8 minutes ago, Frederic said:

On the Pajero it can be completely switched off like this:

1) Switch off the engine, remove the key, open the engine bay, and locate the ABS relay, not the fuse because the fuse is very hard to pull out. The Relay is labeled below as B-17X (B).

2) Start the car, and push a few seconds on the ASC-button to disengage the Traction Control.

3) Go for a spin.

You will likely see your ABS light flickering as crazy, but it won't engage or cut the power. I do this on my wife's 2008 Pajero and it works fine. Maybe on the younger pajeros this method is not necessary but i am not sure of that.

 

This i will try, i can just pull it and plant one tyre on sand and hit the cas. If the crunching is there its not the abs....

i have been getting curious about the traction control on the pajero as i have a few times heard a "crunching" sound from the rear when accelerating and one tyre is slipping but i wrote it of as the abs working for the traction controls.

Today i know i would have the issue as i was exiting a gas station and it was wet stone so i pressed the button to turn it off.

The crunching in the back still there but atleast the engine did not cut power.

Can someone confirm to me that the "crunching" sound is the abs working for the traction controls.

And as far as i know the button dont turn it off completely as you have to pull the fuze when in the desert so some parts of it should be working, right?

Dont really care about looks, i want better headlights but having to change back to pass and the risk of fines and probably points if fines then no ill live with the once i got....

Im thinking of changing headlights to Led but not sure if its Legal here in the UAE.

Its an easy replacement regular H4 bulb.....

45 minutes ago, Shamil said:

from your profile pic it looks like your thumb is already out of ....

you cant see the other one  

Not much but getting the undercarriage protector done so i can finally get my thumb out of my *** and join you guys in the desert.

And some rims and tyres hopefully.... 

In sweden we also have A LOT of taxes on fuel so witout the tax we would have a similar price to here but.....

95 - 15.30Sek = 5.93Aed

Diesel - 15.90sek = 6.16 AED

If/When i move back i will again have a diesel cas as the consumption is less than petrol.

27 minutes ago, desertdude said:

My first car was almost a Volvo. Was getting one for 2k

Whats "almost a Volvo" A Saab????  

2 minutes ago, Frederic said:

Aaah the good old Swedish tanks !!! Love them. They were indistructable !

What do you mean "where", many still out there and the old B20 engine will run forever, oil and coolant optional  

What wading depth do you have on your cars and do you risk it going through them?

The manual of my pajero says 700mm (27Inches) but i would not try that, after about 300-400mm go scardycat and drive around....

A Volvo of course! A crappy old blue volvo 740 GL free but needed a service.

had it for 2 years, sold it for 5000aed when it had run more than 250000km

Always started and ran great!

Is anyone using GoProes to video the drives? 

If that is the case what mounts are you using and where have you attached the cameras?

Im trying to set my camera forward facing on the inside of the windscreen but cant find any good mounts?

Just now, Frederic said:

Well done ! I will be doing the same with my 2008 Pajero soon !

Just double check what filter you need as it will not be the same i think, when i was looking for filter there where some difference between models...

If someone is interested i mounted a compartment filter yesterday as the pajero dont come with one here. It is mounted in european models so its easy to retrofit.

I used filter that has part nr: MR500057

First start by emptying your glove compartment and locate the cylinder on the left side, it can easily be popped of.

After that press the sides of the glove compartment to lower it and get access to the panel behind.

Cut out the marked rectangle that is blocked, done simply with a knife.

Insert air filter.

add 2 screws, they dont come with the filter or is there so you have to supply your own.

After that push glove compartment up again to get tabs to catch and put back the little cylinder and all done!

Simple and easy!

If Hypercars can why not offroad.....

https://www.koenigsegg.com/car/regera/

4 minutes ago, desertdude said:

It gets real boring real fast. Specially when you have 50c heat and feels like the sun is just a meter above your head and breathing down your neck

 

Been here 2 years and still love it like the day i first came here as a Tourist... but yes the summer heat is brutal.....

1 hour ago, Barry said:

I don't know what GM Onstar is like now but when I first saw it on the Vectra Cs it was unreliable.

This is a good idea and a bad idea at the same time. It's a good idea if you're upside down bleeding to death ad can't call for help. it's a bad idea if the system is faulty and keeps calling the cops to your house or calls an ambulance if you clip a wall in the parking lot.

How long before the system is used to track your every movement? Or automatically issue fines for traffic violations?

First part is very good like this have had friends who have used it and survived due to it, hit a moose....

But everything that can monitor where you are and listen of course it can be used for bad things, Just read the book Nineteen Eighty-Four: A Novel by George Orwell..... That book can make anyone scared.....

19 minutes ago, Gaurav said:

Imagine doing an off-road drive till 10 PM with daylight, all off-roaders will go crazy here.

oooh nice! and nice temperature

Any thoughts about this?

https://www.amazon.ae/dp/B07NYZCHJ8?ref_=pfb_97a5l5a3d4acgb3dmc22g1b92k4i&tag=fbcmapper-ae-21&ascsubtag=pfb-P01-V01-O3-T1-HI-WUZ8ZI&fbclid=IwAR38t0_srMuVmCnIUptq3trv13hxZOiuTSkF0Ew7YFsgW6upMZp76cLvRwk

And getting it permanent installed it wont be hanging cables and crap....

@Barry Well in the summer sun sets closer to midnight. That is part of my problem cause in the summer its always light and in the winter its always dark and my brain melts.... That's why i love UAE Weather, sun all the time and light days and dark nights all year around!

Picture i took the day i moved down here from Sweden. 21jan 2018

I miss winter days like that but they are few and far between.

Its also 2pm and the sun is almost setting and i DONT miss the darkness.....

looks good but im thinking about something that has both front and rear.

Do you have your camera permanently mounted? Do you have to turn it on or off or is it automatic? 

1 hour ago, Shamil said:

i use the xiaomi 70mai dashcam which is quite reasonably priced and it works on a capacitor as opposed to lithium batteries (which is what most action cams such as gopro use). The advantage of capacitor powered dashcams is that they only work when the car is switched on and they can withstand higher temperatures as opposed to lithium battery powered action cams. 

aaah ok thanks this was good info!