Thread: New purchase..... advise.....

Originally Posted by turbo6i

Sorry forgot to mention... tow ball is part of the deal... reason for not mentioning it is that i believe every landrover should have one as a stock feature. the 2" lift isn't necessary. what is necessary is that is part of my finance deal, i talked them into 5K of mods. I chose Ritter as my finance option, and 5K went their way. I can spend it on what ever is required............ Sorry for sounding like i'm bragging...... :-) If you had 5K to spend on a new 110 what would you do? I proposed, ARB bar, Munro Winch, Roof rack and a lift.... . ....

I went with Ritters too, all recovery and protection gear supplied and fitted by them. Great service and they know their landrovers.
Don't worry about lifting, it is more than adequate.
You will need to replace your front springs due to extra weight. Got my done by LR to avoid warranty issues.
Now waiting for my tradesman roof rack.

You may consider reversing camera, it is not the easiest car to park. Bought one with HD ccd sony camera for $44 and fitted myself.

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Originally Posted by KarlB

You really do need to go through seriously deep water to need a snorkel. The bottom of the air-intake is 900 mm off the ground. At that depth you have water on the floor of the vehicle (600 mm) and in the back (750 mm). At 900 mm you are getting water in the driver's seat box which is full of sensitive electronic gizmos. At depths greater than 600 mm flotation starts to be an issue (until the vehicle fills up with water). You will get water surging over the bonnet at even moderate speeds at even moderate water depths.

You need to be very mindful that if your vehicle is under warranty, then any damage from water crossings greater than 500 mm depth (official maximum wading depth) will likely not be covered, snorkel fitted or not.

I might add that I have an OEM raised air intake (they are made by Mantec), one of Nugget's connection kits, and have moved the electronics from under the drivers seat to a Mulgo X-box. Did I really need these mods? Probably not.

Cheers
KarlB

While you are right, keep in mind also that even driving through a river that is 500mm deep you get a bow wave, and up river is on the right, you are bouncing a little on rocks you will be getting splashes into the intake.

..and it only takes one person to dig a wheel hole that you drop your front wheel in and *gulp* water.

Originally Posted by turbo6i

No discredit to Nugget, however, ... would a trip to Clark Rubber and a few Clamps would do the trick?

(While I don't have a puma) From what I've seen, sadly no. The air box itself doesn't seal - so even if you fit a snorkle you can drown it. Nugget's mod actually seals the airbox itself properly. You could do this yourself of course, but you may as well pick one up when you get your diff breather block

His website is nugget stuff home.

As a rule, I don't like driving in water (it makes a mess and wrecks everything) but i've ended up having to drive through very deep water without much notice. I've had water half way up the windscreen (up to the bottom of the windows without the bow wave) and I wasn't floating. (with a 2" lift).

.. I took the kayak home