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| JAY BOY Member Since: 04 May 2010 Location: Not here Posts: 1706  
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Evening Chaps
Which is the best snorkel to get for my 90. I don't want to be able see a lot of it when driving (if thats possible) not ever being in a Defender that has one. Your help would be greatly appreciated Jay |
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17th Oct 2014 7:06pm |
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| Venomator Member Since: 25 Aug 2014 Location: Peterborough Posts: 2087 
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I have a Safari and really do not 'see' it noticeably when driving...
It does add to the wind noises at higher speeds though, so my ears 'see' it rather large then...  Rog...
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17th Oct 2014 7:08pm |
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| JAY BOY Member Since: 04 May 2010 Location: Not here Posts: 1706
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Thanks Rog
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17th Oct 2014 8:28pm |
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| Terryt Member Since: 28 Jun 2012 Location: Lerryn. Cornwall. Posts: 750
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I've the mantec plastic job ...unobtrusive and no extra noise either....
Terry |
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18th Oct 2014 9:33am |
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| gilarion Member Since: 05 Dec 2013 Location: Wales Posts: 5110 
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Safari for me
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18th Oct 2014 10:32am |
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| captain slow Member Since: 22 Jun 2011 Location: Herts Posts: 355 
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+1 for the safari.
The good thing is that you can face the air intake at the top either way depending on conditions. In the Sahara we turned ours around so it faced backwards which had the benefit of considerably reducing the amount of sand and dust that made its way to the air filter. We turned it to face forward again when back in Europe. Also it's a proper snorkel not just a RAI, but don't forget to fit or extend your axle breathers too f you're going to be doing a lot of deep wading. 2.2 Tdci 110 XS CSW Corris Grey Prince Harry's D3 (gone but not forgotten) 300 Tdi 110 CSW (gone but not forgotten) |
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18th Oct 2014 10:58am |
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| Duffs Member Since: 19 Apr 2014 Location: Northumbria/ Cumbria/ Borders Posts: 48
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18th Oct 2014 10:59am |
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| ibexman Member Since: 13 Dec 2008 Location: Essex Posts: 2945
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Safari
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18th Oct 2014 11:03am |
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| gilarion Member Since: 05 Dec 2013 Location: Wales Posts: 5110
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The reason I opted for a safari snorkel is they look modern are streamlined you can reverse the top as mentioned and the quality is fantastic and they are made to fit. You can also buy a smart aftermarket grill in stainless steel for the air intake at the top, which makes it look even more modern
Other Snorkels look like chimney flues for a wood burning stove or something you have cobbled together from a hillbilly still  and have what in my opinion looks like a daft metal mushroom on top.  Last edited by gilarion on 18th Oct 2014 11:19am. Edited 1 time in total |
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18th Oct 2014 11:18am |
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| g-mack Member Since: 07 Jan 2014 Location: northumberland Posts: 1967
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i much prefer the look of the plastic mantec jobby, but know its just a RAI. but with this
https://www.devon4x4.com/d44-snorkel-adapt...wards.html it would could be possible to make the mantec water tight too! My 109 thread my youtube channel Last edited by g-mack on 13th Jan 2016 2:04pm. Edited 1 time in total |
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18th Oct 2014 11:19am |
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| g-mack Member Since: 07 Jan 2014 Location: northumberland Posts: 1967
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18th Oct 2014 11:20am |
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| Chris86 Member Since: 15 Jul 2014 Location: South Yorks Posts: 788 
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Imitation Safari for me! Looks like a safari, largely behaves like a safari but sadly the gaskets supplied to give a neat fit to the wing are a bit crap- so will be using making up some better ones. They do not effect how water tight it is- they just leave a bit of an unsightly gap (about 2mm) to the wing that REALLY annoys me! However for approximately half the price of a 'real' safari I'll tolerate a bit of fettling to get it absolutely right.
Barely noticeable when driving in terms of vision, however I would second the comment about wind noise- was a definite increase once fitted. Looking for a solution to seal up all the pipework properly still- I currently have some silicon dong the job but looking for a better solution. Chris |
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18th Oct 2014 6:10pm |
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| SailingTom Member Since: 19 Nov 2013 Location: ESSEX Posts: 1720
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Hi Jay, what about the genuine land rover part one?
Looks good and is basically a mantec plastic jobby Click image to enlarge Defender puma dormobile camper |
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18th Oct 2014 6:18pm |
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| g-mack Member Since: 07 Jan 2014 Location: northumberland Posts: 1967
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hmmm after a little research, it doesn't look like d44's steel intake adapter would work with the mantec RAI, as the RAI requires the wing edge to clip onto! My 109 thread
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18th Oct 2014 6:45pm |
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