Thread: Cheap snorkels on fleabay...

Agree with that, Nick's good for genuine stuff, he's parts manager at Yeovil Land Rover and I've had a pile of parts off him in the past.

Another one to ask is Duckworth Land Rover, I've also had a pile of gear off them recently whilst putting together my 'service pack' of parts that are packed into the car ready for its trip in a few weeks time.

Contacts for Duckworths can be found in this thread

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You must bear in mind that if you submerge the vehicle deep enough to bring the water level over the intake level, then you've gone very wrong... The D3 isn't designed to cope with water up to the windscreen like the older models can cope with. The snorkels are designed to stop splashes from the bow-wave getting in, and also to reduce the amount of dust sucked in too.

We sell a good, cheap, snorkel for the D3. It's very similar to the Safari snorkel and looks good. I wouldn't want to batter it off of too many trees, but if it does get damaged, but at £90 each, they are a lot more affordable than the Safari option. Carriage will unfortunately be another £90, but at AU$285 (ish) it's still pretty cheap.

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Originally Posted by Terrain Vehicles

You must bear in mind that if you submerge the vehicle deep enough to bring the water level over the intake level, then you've gone very wrong...

Well not quite so - if you have a radiator blind and are moving, the water level in the engine bay will be very low while it may be over the bonnet on the outside - come to a stop - well you will then be in trouble and I know how exposed the electronics are - certainly not waterproof which is odd for a full on 4wd. I had washed my engine and had sensor issues for a week until it all dried out.

These ebay snorkels are being sold by a major player in landie spare parts in Aust so I am sure they are up to the job and the company would not be prepared to risk their reputation on a dodgy product - as minimum I am sure they would honour any warranty.

Garry

Originally Posted by Terrain Vehicles

We sell a good, cheap, snorkel for the D3. It's very similar to the Safari snorkel and looks good.

That looks like the cheap snorkel on eBay, which comes from Malaysia.

For reference, I looked last night and the RAI is 260 UK Pounds and Safari is 210 UK Pounds (at Duckworths). Freight is the killer of the deal though.

One of the biggest issues with the cheap versions is their UV stability. They might look the same a Safari but they do not have the same guaranteed quality of a Safari that you can rely on. It is a bit late to find this out if the motor ingests a bit of water because the thing broke down.

I would not risk it.

Lou...

You spend how much on a D3/4 and worry about a few hundred dollars extra for a known quality brand snorkel?

Originally Posted by Desert Traveller

You spend how much on a D3/4 and worry about a few hundred dollars extra for a known quality brand snorkel?

I for one, have no issues spending a few hundred dollars on a Safari snorkel - like buyers in the UK get. I do have an issue with Safari shipping them around the world and selling them for half the price of what we have to pay for them!

Are we subsidising the sale of them in other parts of the world?

I don't know if these snorkels are made by the same people that make the Safari snorkel, but it wouldn't surprise me. We have a container of stuff on it's way to us from China now, and their sales catalogue showed a number of items with a well known brand name on them. The ones we will be getting are the same thing, without the brand name, but a lot cheaper.