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Congratulations @Haitham Khattab on your promotion. well done.

Congratulations @salah2u on your promotion. Well done.

first 3 were stock bumpers - I foolishly thought I will drive better next time and not break them - but alas. I have a short wheel based JL, and desert is death knell for the stock bumpers with or without lift. Even with lift and metal bumper my rear number plate holder keeps dislodging once in a while. For long wheelbase JLUs on stock suspension however the bumpers last a bit longer and you can make work with some zip ties for sometime but at the end of the day you don't want some ugly zip-ties holding on your rear bumper. from the looks of it you have a JL Sport. not sure if it is 2D or JLU. if it is 2D

You have 3 options: 1. Mopar Steel bumper done outside agency, so that you get the protection as well as retain the rear parking sensors for the factory fit and finish. You can go to agency as well, but they might not Install the parking sensors and it costs a lot more there. 2. AOR rear bumper that looks almost like the factory steel bumper will cost less. 3. Go for a completely aggressive look with third party rear bumpers, they provide differentiated functionality as well as look. PS: Ahem...replaced 3 of them.

Part one of the 2 part series is out today.👍 if you like if, 👎 if you dislike it.

Congratulations @Simon Dawood on your promotion.

First of all thank you very much @varunmehndiratta for an excellent drive. It was slightly foggy morning on that Sunday and after a few long range dunes we ventured into an extremely technical area and obviously it quickly followed by a stuck situation. We recovered from it and played a little more in the long range dunes of Faqa again and ventured towards Little Sweihan in the Sabkha, briefly touching triple digit speeds. We saw some military training being done. They came to us to advise us not to venture into their target range - of course we were not going to. This is something I love here in UAE - you can be free of worry when you see the uniform, and they treat you with respect and humility. After a quick break we started to play in the main play area of the drive. There were many changes to the convoy everyone getting a taste of all the places. At one time when the 2nd lead and the 3rd position were both mighty Patrols - the track behind them was churned to be powered. Good when you have to ride the ridges but a nightmare when doing side slops. Few more stucks and refusals and another long Sabhkha run to end the drive. I would call it an Fewbie ++ if not an Intermediate level drive. Its just the terrain - the general area of Little Sweihan - irrespective how you look at it, it is always going to be challenging. It was nice to see @Niki after a long time. As is your motto is to shovel, I was definitely not going to do any shovelling on the day. I did bring my shovel out few times - but more for show than to actually shovel to be frank. Great support by you @Imteeaz, it is becoming incrementally helpful to be you around the drive to see you guide on the refusals and seek support for the convoy members. @MMansoor when you are around, you are rostered to all the recoveries, and it was no different. Great to drive with you. @salah2u you take full advantage of your Patrol, in the desert. The sheer power of the beast means that you just bulldoze over obstacles. It was nice to see you in the back and in the front of me. @Mahmoud Taha you were obviously thought it was Fewbie Plus drive, didn't you. I trust you had good learning experience. It is going to be a constant planning on each and every meter how you going to approach the line and what angle you are going to attack the track. Till we see each other next time.