Snorkel/RAI 300 Tdi

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Anyone have any experience with these snorkels?

Snorkel KIT Land Rover Defender 300 TDI TD5 | eBay (http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Snorkel-Kit-Land-Rover-Defender-300-TDI-TD5-/200881152767)

They seem very sensibly priced, but what's the quality like? I have a Safari on the Disco and only ever had only Safari snorkels to date.

Cheers
Mike

[Loubrey]

Hi Mike,

My last 90 in the UK (300Tdi) had the Safari copy snorkel fitted and by all accounts it's the same thing except for the Safari badge. It sealed so well that I could actually stop the engine by blocking the intake (without the head obviously).

I lived in Worcestershire and we did a lot of volunteer flood relief work when the Severn and Avon Rivers flooded and water over the bonnet wasn't an uncommon occurrence and I never had any issues.

Impossible to tell if its the exact same product we bought over there, but I would imagine it can't be too far off.

Cheers,

Lou

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Thanks Lou!
That's what I was after :), it looks for all intents and purposes like a Safari, and the exploded view seems to have all the right bits 'n' pieces, but I did read somewhere about some cheap snorkels that were exactly that and not worth a damn. Hard to see in the pics but these seem to have "Defender" moulded in where "Safari" would be.
...and I would buy possibly the only 300Tdi in captivity without a snorkel :p
Cheers
Mike