ebay snorkel??? whats your thoughts??

[Dest]

I'm definitely with Begster on this one.

 

[Mighty.Mighty_XJ]

I'm definitely with Begster on this one.

x2. Function aside, the home made one looks like ... well ... shit pipe on the side of the Jeep. I choose very carefully the items I cheap out on. Have considered a snokle might be cool, but for the price I'd rather avoid deep water than put toilet pipe on my Jeep. And yes ... I can alway avoid deep water: never lead, gauge the depth by the rig in front of you, take the by-pass, and if all else fail, turn around & go back. No house plumbing for me!

 

[RoyalXJ]

like i already said im not worried about looks. it functions the same as i 300+ dollar snorkel so im fine with that. im not trying to win car shows with it. im trying to have fun and not break down in the middle of the pines

 

[Mighty.Mighty_XJ]

Seems we tend to not agree in threads, huh? But there's one thing we can both agree on: your XJ looks bad-ass, snorkel or not.
As for me? Well mine looks great, and I want to keep it that way. The eye of the beholder & all that ... it's a personal thing. When it's time for a snorkel, Airflow for me.

 

[kruntch]

http://www.dpgoff-road.com/site/airflow_xj_snorkels.htm
Great snorkel if you don't have ABS.
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Sounds to me like the best deal Im prob going to go with that! thanx!!

 

[crimsondragon]

http://www.dpgoff-road.com/site/airflow_xj_snorkels.htm
Great snorkel if you don't have ABS.
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Sounds to me like the best deal Im prob going to go with that! thanx!!

Did you just completely copied and pasted post #6?

 

[RoyalXJ]

Seems we tend to not agree in threads, huh? But there's one thing we can both agree on: your XJ looks bad-ass, snorkel or not.
As for me? Well mine looks great, and I want to keep it that way. The eye of the beholder & all that ... it's a personal thing. When it's time for a snorkel, Airflow for me.

lol definitely. its ok though. not everyone has to agree with everyone. thanks for the compliment. air flow is the way to go if you wanna spend the money. you can actually trim your fenders and use flares with the air flow.

 

[OverlandZJ]

Ask anyone who has hydrolocked an engine whether the price for a snorkel was "wasted". I bought mine (200) just after replacing an engine (1400), it's cheap insurance.

 

[RoyalXJ]

Ask anyone who has hydrolocked an engine whether the price for a snorkel was "wasted". I bought mine (200) just after replacing an engine (1400), it's cheap insurance.

been there, done that. but like i said i built an air tight snorkel for around 40 bux. i didnt feel the need to spend alot of extra money when i can put that into other things. i may eventually buy a snorkel kit after i get everything else done that i want but for now mine is doing me just fine.

 

[OverlandZJ]

I'm not arguing the point that you accomplished what you wanted for $40.

However my point was that people dont consider a slightly larger investment wasteful when compared to an engine replacement.

Then again you have the appearance aspect when considering the options... some would prefer to go without vs the route you took.

 

[Boghog1]

Pipe isn't too bad if done right,

as for a source for hose look into camping trailer sewer line IIRC the line is 3" that you need and that is the size of the trailer hose you can get 15ft for under $20 it is water tight and easy to work with

 

[kastein]

if I was going to do a self made I think I'd use black ABS but use a ring heater / hot air plastic conduit bender to do the bends so at least it wouldn't have the elbows and cement showing. I stay away from deep water though so it's pretty irrelevant.

 

[tiantian1224]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/JEEP...r_Truck_Parts_Accessories&hash=item3a618f2849

 

[ARB-XJ]

MAKE ONE!!! Snorkels are outrageously priced, just take your time and do it right, it can look just as good.

 

[greenjeep23]

I was thinking of putting a hummer style snorkle, they look pretty good for a diy job. The only trouble I'm having is finding the top for it.

 

[OverlandZJ]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/JEEP...r_Truck_Parts_Accessories&hash=item3a618f2849

It's pretty well known in America that the quality of materials used in the production of this snorkel are far inferior of the Australian original product.

These tend to crack. Even at $150 US thats not much of a bargain when you can buy a used ARB unit for 200-250

 

[Begster]

And to add to what John said, if you think you will never come close to hitting your snorkel, or that it won't matter if it is brittle, I can tell you I've seen it happen a few times.

You can actually see where my snorkel deflected in this picture, as I ended up resting pretty hard against the tree. The snorkel did not crack, and just came right back out to its original shape after. This is an airflow.

 

[1 tuff mj]

a good top is a cap for 500 gallon take.look at tracktor supply at there tanks out side

 

[Mighty.Mighty_XJ]

if I was going to do a self made I think I'd use black ABS but use a ring heater / hot air plastic conduit bender to do the bends so at least it wouldn't have the elbows and cement showing ...

no, no, no stein! That is NOT the approved "redneck" way!

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(Private joke folks ... not intended to offend anyone but a certain er - part-time redneck ... :gag