Thread: Cheap snorkels on fleabay...

Originally Posted by vnx205

An explanation given to me by a place that sells Safari snorkels was that the entire output from Safari is shipped to the UK where they sell 6,000 units a month.

The tiny number needed for Australia are then sent back from the UK.

Sounds a bit odd. I have no idea whether there is any truth to the story.

I doubt they would re-ship back to Oz, but with small volumes a batch is sitting in warehouses for a long time costing money in rent. (But prices are usually set at what the market will bear, and when the cost of imported chemicals went down because the Aussie $ rose 30%, none of the manufacturers seemed to drop their prices in the shop.)

As for the explanation between the safari vs the others, I would rather doubt that the laboratory results have been fudged, but that doesn't say that the Chinese can't change their process and dry mix their ingredients to change the results.

I finally got to fit my cheap snorkel. Whilst I had noticed its concave back where it sits against the mudguard, I expected the bolts to pull the surface flat once fitted. It needed a longer stud as it was too dished, even after using a heat gun to allow it to be reshaped a little. What it really needed was jamming with sand then jamming more as it was heated to reshape the whole back, but I didn't have any sand. It could do with removing and flattening but that job is unlikely to get done.

My tungsten-tipped drill bit required more force than I could apply once the holes were full width so not a suitable bit to use. There was enough gap between the outer metal and the high tensile steel on 1 hole to allow a short rivet to be used, so only 1 rivet plus adhesive/sealant holds the top bracket but its more than solid enough.

any updates on these cheap snokels?