Mantec snorkle, where from?

[dullbird]

Hey Guys

Just wondering anyone know where I can get a reasonably priced Mantec "plastic jobby" snorkle???

I had one on the 110 but when I bought mine I imported it from the UK as no one sold them here at the time...

I have seen them on a number of cars now so wondering where people bought theirs from and if they can give me an idea on cost...

would rather buy locally ifI can so I dont have the hassle of buyikng from the UK but if it is a significant cost difference I may have no choice.

Thanks

[Willow4]

Hi Dullbird,

I got mine from Ritters here in Melbourne. After calling a few places, they offered the best price.

From memory it was $350.

cheers,

Wayne

[Bazzle218]

I got mine through ebay for less than 200 dollars delivered to Nth QLD. Nil issues with fitment, looks ok aswell

[dullbird]

yeah Bazzle I have had one before so I know they fit and look good thats why I want another...

can you remember the sellers name as I checked ebay and there was only one available form the UK that I could see and that was $320 before postage

[Leroy_Riding]

Rovercraft are the Australian distributor for Mantec I belive.
Rovacraft (http://www.rovacraft.com.au/)

I got a quote from them about 12 months ago, $380 i think it was. best to call and check with them.

Mantec wont sell direct to you in Australia (I know, I asked and tried as shipping included most of the parts from them would come in at less than half the price to buy here!)

Leroy.

[Bazzle218]

1stop4x4 . I deleted my eBay messages but this guy is in Newcastle and currently on E bay for less than $200.

[Leroy_Riding]

1stop4x4 . I deleted my eBay messages but this guy is in Newcastle and currently on E bay for less than $200.

seems to be a fair few around the $200 mark on ebay. . .I cant find a mantec one buy 1stop4x4 though.

wonder what the quality is like on the $150-$200 ones on ebay compared to a Saafari or Airflow though. .

Leroy

[dullbird]

seems to be a fair few around the $200 mark on ebay. . .I cant find a mantec one buy 1stop4x4 though.

wonder what the quality is like on the $150-$200 ones on ebay compared to a Saafari or Airflow though. .

Leroy
I don't need Mantec to sell direct to me in Oz

I have family in the Uk :)

[Leroy_Riding]

damn you!
order a few ;) haha

[Rick Fischer]

Why woodya???

I got one on my SVX. I'll swap you for an ARB or TJM :) Swap it out, honest, no bull!

Cheers

RF

[dullbird]

No thanks, I like the look of the mantec, best looking RAI on the market

and I would like to say I was really happy with the amount of dust that didnt get in to the air filter when we were up at the cape....so its not horrific in that department either....

what am I comparing it to? the D4 that was with us with a safari on...massive difference in dust in the filter and we were in the dust wake of the D4 for the whole journey, the car was full of it!!.

while I know you can put a Donaldson on the safari's I dont want to drive around with a fish bowl on the top of my car either :p

[OLD]

Rovercraft are the Australian distributor for Mantec I belive.
Rovacraft (http://www.rovacraft.com.au/)

I got a quote from them about 12 months ago, $380 i think it was. best to call and check with them.

Mantec wont sell direct to you in Australia (I know, I asked and tried as shipping included most of the parts from them would come in at less than half the price to buy here!)

Leroy.

I must have been really lucky Leroy cause I ordered a steel snorkel late 2011, and got it early 2012. Cost including delivery was only $485 from memory. Couldn't be happier - that steel snorkel isn't going anywhere - it regularly gets slapped with close vegetation when down south and apart from looking great, it's doing a top job with reducing dust ingestion (for the engine anyway) :D

[Devans]

No thanks, I like the look of the mantec, best looking RAI on the market

and I would like to say I was really happy with the amount of dust that didnt get in to the air filter when we were up at the cape....so its not horrific in that department either....

what am I comparing it to? the D4 that was with us with a safari on...massive difference in dust in the filter and we were in the dust wake of the D4 for the whole journey, the car was full of it!!.

while I know you can put a Donaldson on the safari's I dont want to drive around with a fish bowl on the top of my car either :p

Just turn the head on the Safari Snorkel around for the dusty parts of the journey. Only thing I'm not sure about with that is how the air flow into the snorkel head varies… :eek:

[AndyG]

Did I see a thread about Chinese copies a while back? If it's to cheap to be true ......

[dullbird]

Just turn the head on the Safari Snorkel around for the dusty parts of the journey. Only thing I'm not sure about with that is how the air flow into the snorkel head varies… :eek:

Why would I do that when I can have a mantec, that doesnt appear to let that much in, in the first place :D:p