Benje_Junior

Car mode: Jeep wrangler 2018 sport kill switch button : no airbags turn off button : no other comment: in my jeep and like many others the owners manual suggests not to turn off airbags when off-roading because we don’t have side airbags (2023-2024 models might have to turn them off tho)

Congrats @Issam Atra enjoy FB! Well deserved

Congrats @Faraz94 looking forward to seeing you on some more challenging drives enjoy the new pace

Congrats @Srilakshman Karthikeyan enjoy the new pace

Congrats @Ben Williams looking forward to seeing you on some faster paced drives enjoy FB

Congrats @Stumpy Paj well deserved mate hope to see you out on the trail soon

Fantastic drive (smooth operator) @Davie Chase I really like this area. It’s close to home and surprisingly has some of the best range of different offroad techniques and options with the heat increasing the number of soft patches. Your leading skills are top notch mate hope to see you soon. @Islam Soliman thank you for all the advice and great support as usual. Always keeping a cool head and giving me a hand when I need it during decision making. Thank you @Davie Chase and @Islam Soliman for taking this drive to allow me to learn and improve on some new skills I really appreciate it (I’m definitely after that popout champion title) @Haneef Thayyil you did well today mate. After each refusal I saw you improved and became more confident each time well done. @Cristian you have very good control over your jeep keep up with the good work mate really enjoyed watching your driving style @Gary F great second lead anyone I missed out on just know that means you did very well!

Enjoy your new car

Congrats on the promotion @Rk ram enjoy the pace and the new rank

Congrats @Abhilash Kottakkal well deserved. Enjoy the new pace

According to RTA I’m silver, red, yellow 😂 we will sort out tomorrow morning I can always go by my family name “furphy” or if your into your 90s toys “Furby” works too! As long as I know your talking to me 😂

@Gaurav when you get all the Ben’s together we form a super form. Kinda like the power rangers better watch out 😂

@Frederic I have added myself to your waitlist I’m happy to give any support needed looking forward to potentially seeing the meteor shower

Congrats @FERNANDO SYRIO enjoy the pace and new rank

Congrats @Mark B well deserved! Enjoy the new rank! More importantly the new pace and challenge that awaits!

Great drive @M.Seidam it was amazing how fluid we got as a convoy; once in the technical terrain, the dunes matched perfectly entering into long range dunes. Easily one of the better night drives I’ve been on and I’ll look forward to the next great to catch up with everyone @Joji varghese@Sunil Mathew @Senthil Kumar and @Rajiv Sam

Seems to be much easier when your only adding one colour for sure! But nice design choice!

@M.Seidam thanks! Yeah I had some worries too with the black on my car, I heard nightmare stories of jeeps failing without stickers because of the black rooftops that come OEM from the factory as the black isn’t stated on the Mulkia. Hopefully stickers will stay in good condition for a good amount of time

Totally agree @Islam Soliman I tried securing CID approval before putting stickers first visited an RTA HQ located beside the airport, who then pointed me to a nearby police station HQ for CID approval, they ended up being closed, this leading to the police station in Warsan 2 though it might be a good idea to get a signature from the officer there but they told me the approval will come through with the Dubai police app, even when I voiced the concerns of causing any confusion with my current condition and colour status of my car at the time. Been chasing it up for around a month. Talk about time consuming 😂

Thank you @Gaurav! means a lot, just hoping these more updated details will help someone to get through this process or help them decide if the process is worth the struggle to go through in the first place

Thanks @Looper and @Mark B means a lot

Good evening, all. Many who have driven with me knows that my car carries 3 different colours (primary silver, secondary red, and thirdly yellow). In relation to this I have been meaning to write a post to help anyone looking to add a new colour or colour's to their car. To begin with I originally thought I could just slap any colour I wanted onto the car (even if it was only tiny little stripes; this is not the case). Recently I had to get a new Mulkia for my car this meant I had to visit a Tajeel center which failed due to incorrect colour information. So how would someone avoid the process of taking off stickers or potentially gain a large fine for driving a car that is seen as a UFO in the eyes of RTA. This is a long process which should not be overlooked ensure you do everything legally before changing the colour of your car. To begin with the first thing your going to want to do is visit the Dubai Police Vehicle impound Yard in Warsan 2 located here https://goo.gl/maps/ZK1mWcJt7Kotb6k27, Then you will want to meet the receptionist there and say your visiting to get a colour change request who will likely point you to a CID officer ensure they know its for non-commercial purposes. Now in my case after speaking to the CID officer and expressing concerns over having two new colours added onto the car he pointed me towards using the Dubai police app, he also told me to get the stickers put on before requesting onto the app which seemed to be taking a expensive risk. Get the stickers or paint job done to your car. Once your happy with your new colours and preferably your car is still under studio lighting within a workshop I recommend heading to the Dubai police app which is available on IOS and android devices Once within the app navigate to 'services' and scroll all the way down until you reach 'traffic services' from here click into 'vehicle change colour request' You will then be greeted with this request page, fill out all the credentials, photos and videos, then submit it to Dubai police this will in turn cost a fee which I think it was 140 dhs. NOTE: Be very careful submitting this form, ensure the current colour matches the Mulkia, if you're adding onto your primary colour make sure 'colour 1' is the same as what you have put in current colour. Also if you're going to add two new colours like myself ensure you put the largest amount of 'new colour' first before worrying about the second, in my request it was Silver and Red leaving out yellow. Shortly after you will receive a letter much like this one stating your car meets their requirements and the colour change is all done. You may think your finished however the fun is only beginning! 5. This step is optional, but I recommend anyway: Now if you have a third colour the app wouldn't let you submit head back to Dubai Impound in Warsan make sure you bring a printed copy or get desk 1 print you out your approval letter go back to the building with the CID officers and ask them to correct your form and explain you have another colour; in this case mine was yellow, be prepared to let them inspect your vehicle or show a photo just to illustrate what colour you mean; in my case the Officer wrote the word 'yellow' in Arabic followed by a signature and a Dubai Police Stamp (signature and stamp will show RTA guys that the form is legit) now that you're half way through the process remember you only have 30 days to sort out the rest of the legal paperwork on the new colours 6. Make sure you're up bright and early to tackle the task of heading to an RTA customer happiness center, I'm sure any RTA center is perfectly fine to go to however I recommend heading to this one in Al Barsha https://goo.gl/maps/CSWjyTbhGfxPrwYS6 7. You could attempt to head into the main office to ask for a colour inspection much like myself however they will point you towards a Tajeel testing center which is located right behind the buidling. 8. Upon reaching the tajeel booth ask the person at the gate your there for a colour inspection, they will most likely shuffle you into the 'special services' testing bay, after waiting for your turn tell them your only there for a colour inspection and give them your printed approval from Dubai police (even if you tell them this they will still do a full inspection of the car charging you 170 dhs which is frustrating so best go when your Mulkia is about to expire. 9. Talk to the receptionist within the Tajeel side of the RTA center and explain your there for a colour inspection, she will give you a ticket and now you wait! everything should be smooth if you only added one colour and you should receive your passed note from RTA which will allow you to talk to the receptionist to get your new Mulkia printed. Congrats! BUT if you also added more than one colour your day is going to get a lot longer within RTA, much like myself you will probably be located by the RTA guys and they will tell you the colour doesn't match what you have on the Dubai police report (potentially this was my experience) point out the stamp and the colour that has been approved by the Dubai police impound. This next experience can also vary so be prepared for the unknown, when you finally pass inspection and your directed to a new line for your new Mulkia you may be told a new card cannot be submitted to you because the colours don't match from the report and your car, explain the confusion or speak to the manager showing them your RTA printed document with the print and signature Ensure you scan this police document onto your phone in case it is lost within all the RTA confusion 10. Everything should be cleared up and you should have a new Mulkia and should have all remained colours onto your car! Congrats! 11. Enjoy your stripes or new paintjob until you realize that stickers may need to be fixed every 2 years due to the hotter climate of Dubai Thanks for reading and I hope this helped someone in the long run.

From the screenshot alone that @Gaurav posted I totally agree with him. this car hasn’t been well looked after in a while, the inspection report states that the engine oil is dark, this is very vague however it could mean it was exposed to dust or dirt; either that or it hasn’t been changed in a long period of time that alone will be a very costly job especially if any of the inner parts of the car happened to be contaminated leading to a much shorter lifetime. Worn engine mounts aren’t entirely a massive issue however it is another costly job that requires an engine hoist to reinstall new mounts in. (I wouldn’t risk taking a car into the desert with worn mounts alone) however it’s completely up to you. From the inspection you could change these things listed above and everything will be fine, although it’s a risk for the longevity of the car