Bravoecho

Thank you @DP1011 and team for a great drive. Great to see the other side of the UAE and I hope everyone got home safely. See you on the next trip

It certainly has mate. You’ll have to show me how to deflate my tyres again 😜

@Alphin Aloor, I went with the Dobinson's steering damper and it has performed very well

Hi @Looper, no chance of getting the car fixed in time so I shall remove myself from the drive. Give it everything and unless the fuel reserve light is on you haven't gone hard enough 😁

Hi @Looper, on the way back from AD yesterday it looks like I lost my water pump. Thankfully it happened on the E11 and not the desert The garage in Dubai are looking at it as we speak right now so I will be a 50/50 chance for tomorrow. Will provide an update my midday.

Looking forward to it mate

@Stumpyand I are good to go

Thanks Doc. Was a great night with an interesting end (police road block at Al Qudra). Looking forward to more of these.

Thanks @Ale Vallecchi for a great drive. Just loading up some photos but this one caught my attention 😁

Thank you @Gaurav Thanks @Davie Chase Cheers @Frederic Thanks @JeromeFJ Thanks Luke Cheers @Gertjan Appreciate it @Looper @Stumpy cheers mate

I actually bought these ones and used Shop and Ship to get it here but as @Frederic mentioned above you can now buy a similar version locally from Miles A Part. I prefer the Australian design better as it has the front pocket whereas the local version trades that off so you can retain and keep the access to the ashtray.

Thanks @Ale Vallecchi. Looking forward to getting back out into the dunes

Bonus points for someone to tell me how to wire the centre dome light (for short wheel base) with the front two dome lights so that when I open the door they all come on together. Its my biggest gripe (I don’t have many 😁) with the SWB Y61 is that when you open either the drivers or passengers door that only the centre dome light comes on which means the front is very dark. Also need to fit a light to the rear as well as when I open up the rear doors there is no light meaning it’s like playing Marco Polo without a torch when trying to find stuff

Hi @Gary F all well thanks mate and will actually be back in the sand on Friday with @Stumpy and his new toy. Been busy getting the car back on the road and putting the toys back on. After reviewing hours of footage I have come to the conclusion that the cause was the writing was on the wrong side 😜

If you find the cabin light let’s me know as that has been on my list. Darkest cabin I’ve ever driven and makes finding stuff at night difficult

Completely agree @munkybizness. It was one of the first upgrades I did to my car

Thank you. I look forward to further updates. What brand of tie rod did you end up selecting and did you consider any other brands?

@Vladimir BMS great write up. Thank you. As I too am keen to improve the steering performance of my Y61 SWB I am interested to learn whether you upgraded the steering damper as well or just the rod?

Would have loved to do this @Looper but will have to put this on the 2024 list