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Vehicle & Technical => Freelander => Topic started by: spyke_boi on January 26, 2007, 02:38:14

Title: Snorkel for Freelander
Post by: spyke_boi on January 26, 2007, 02:38:14

Can you get one? Is it easy to install?

Maybe a DIY job?

Answers on a postcard please.....  :lol:  :lol:  :lol:

Title: Snorkel for Freelander
Post by: Jim-Willy on January 26, 2007, 03:38:53

Mantec are bound to make one but it will cost a fortune.............

Title: Snorkel for Freelander
Post by: Jim-Willy on January 26, 2007, 03:43:41

or maybe NOT....... (http://www.mantec.co.uk/index.cfm?param=Products/detail.cfm&id=981) yours is a 1.8 innit?

Title: Snorkel for Freelander
Post by: spyke_boi on January 26, 2007, 06:39:06

Hey JW, yeah, its a 1.8 i got

Looks like its gonna be a DIY job i think...

Title: Snorkel for Freelander
Post by: G30RGE on January 26, 2007, 12:29:16

There is a company in Spain (I think) who also do quite a neat one (not cheap tho!)

(http://almeria.paginasdeoro.com/rocasilva/images/freelander.jpg)

You can find them at: http://www.rocasilva.com/

Title: Snorkel for Freelander
Post by: n22aps on May 06, 2007, 23:50:04

Mantec one is good and easy to fit but you will have to modify it to make it water tight.The other one showen is from spain.Good looking snorkel but i worked it out from the euro price and it would cost in the reion of four hundred and thirty pounds. ouch !!! :shock:

Title: Snorkel for Freelander
Post by: CJ on June 08, 2007, 12:00:58

Bearmach are doing a freelander raised intake, seems round about £230 quid though  :oops:

It doesnt look too hard to make though, its only 2.5 inch tube, id be tempted to go to a stainless exhaust centre, we have a longlife stainless center, and get them to make it up for you....


I had one made for a toyota, very simular shape to the freelander, in stainless for 120 inc VAT ....

Cheers Chris


ps the Bearmach part number is BFA 6004, in the brand new silver catalogue...

Title: Snorkel for Freelander
Post by: Jens on June 08, 2007, 16:54:32

Quote from: "n22aps"

Mantec one is good and easy to fit but you will have to modify it to make it water tight.

how did you do it?  Do you have a Xedi or a Td4?

Title: Freelander Snorkles
Post by: n22aps on June 13, 2007, 20:37:11

Hi Jens i see you also post on the Mad Freelanders forum.Fitting wasn`t to bad .To make it as water tight as possible you have to silicon the holes up in the os inner wing.My technician who fitted the snorkle did so  by leaving the wing in position and removing the arch liner which made the job easier for him.Used an air saw to cut the hole in the inner wing.Have attached a photo of the finished job.Oh and before i get to carried away its a TD4....... :roll: (http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z240/n22aps/wales1009.jpg)

Title: Snorkel for Freelander
Post by: Jens on June 13, 2007, 20:54:49

thanks!  

did you do something with your ECU?  Is this waterproof too?  
(and is this a 40 or a 50mm lift?)

Title: Freelander Snorkles
Post by: n22aps on June 13, 2007, 22:37:37

Hi this is a 40mm lift and to be frank doesn`t really alter the handling much to be fair.Snorkle was fitted as a precaution to prevent water entering the engine via the air intake.Beacause of Freelander electrics and ECU`S  i haven`t fitted it to go deep wading and probably wouldn`t advise that anybody did.Was told at Wales wanderer one weekend that it will probably float in water that deep.......... :?