Thread: Cheap snorkels on fleabay...

It is not so much the the worry of getting sufficient air it is the quality of the material that they are made of and the fit.

The LR unit is only a high rise air intake and not a snorkel, Safari is the only one that I would trust.

You have a quality vehicle that you have outlaid a lot of money to purchase so why try and save a few bob on a dodgy product that could cost you a lot of money in the long run.

Lou

Bought one 20,000k ago on Ebay mostly because we have a dust problem on roads.(I think it was about $180, have lost paperwork, but it came from Tasmanian supplier)
It appears to work well, and mileage seems not to have been affected. I do a lot of high speed long distances, I dont do much deep water so I don't expect to have to test it out to the limit. Dimensions as far as ability to allow the required volume of air to engine seems adequate. Whatever it is made of might not seems as robust as I would think it should be, but it does appear to be saving aircleaner elements from road dust.
I paid $700 for an Australian made snorkel that came with a hole in the moulding, so getting this for under $200 without flaws is good value.
I would probably buy from same supplier if I needed to.
vbrab

Thanks, didn't know the land rover one was just a raised air intake. Safari seems like my choice. $780 fitted ain't bad. That's opposite locks pricing I got yesterday at sandown.

The genuine unit is a raised air intake due to the wading height of the vehicle being so low as listed in the vehicle's manual. I would however go with the safari option better value for money in my opinion.

Originally Posted by adzee

So I have been looking at snorkels online, and whilst I know a genuine LR or safari snorkel is considered the norm, has anyone bought one of the cheap ones off eBay? Is there anything different in terms of making sure the engine get sufficient air and also quality to go through high water... Seems there is a large "brand" tax from what I can tell, however if it is at all dodgy I know an engine is very exy!

Thanks

I think you have answered your own question. If you value the investment you have in the vehicle, why put it at risk, with an unknown, untried product ?

Back to the original post - there is a brand tax and also Australian buyer gouging as well. For instance, you can buy the Safari snorkel in UK for about $300. Yet the same thing here is $565!

That's why I bought my RAI from the UK - even with freight it cost about half of what it would have cost here !!
cheers

I take it you weren't after the sealed (for water crossing) features of an actual snorkel?