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Vehicle & Technical => Range Rover => Topic started by: Range Rover Ron on October 17, 2006, 11:14:35

Title: RR Snorkle
Post by: Range Rover Ron on October 17, 2006, 11:14:35: Hi people,
Does any one have or know where I can get a snorkle for my 300 Tid classic.

Ta,

Ron.
Title: Re: RR Snorkle
Post by: chris9119 on October 17, 2006, 12:40:52: Quote from: "range rover ron"
Hi people,
Does any one have or know where I can get a snorkle for my 300 Tid classic.

Ta,

Ron.

Yes, within the wanted section of the forum :wink: :wink:
Title: hmmmmm
Post by: nakedbarra on October 17, 2006, 15:17:15: I made mine.
(http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e321/nakedbarra/DSC02478.jpg)
Title: Re: hmmmmm
Post by: Brains on October 17, 2006, 15:47:10: Quote from: "nakedbarra"
I made mine.
(http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e321/nakedbarra/DSC02478.jpg)

Smart lookin Snorkel there mate :D :D 8)
Title: RR Snorkle
Post by: Range Rover Ron on October 17, 2006, 20:49:20: Thanks guys, I'll look on the wanted/for sale pages and think about making my own, I have a mate who can get stainless steel piping, just need the other bits.
Cheers.
Ron.
Title: Re: hmmmmm
Post by: hairyasswelder on October 17, 2006, 21:08:45: Quote from: "nakedbarra"
I made mine.
(http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e321/nakedbarra/DSC02478.jpg)

Want one 8) 8)
Title: RR Snorkle
Post by: Range Rover Blues on October 27, 2006, 16:51:35: Well if I could sell 40 or so of these tops then I could get them made for a lot less than Safari charge.
Title: Re: hmmmmm
Post by: spy on November 06, 2006, 00:03:00: Quote from: "nakedbarra"
I made mine.
(http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e321/nakedbarra/DSC02478.jpg)

Dont suppose you took some pics along the way did you? I already have DIY snorkels for series 3 and discovery on www.landyworld.co.uk but would like a decent range rover one 2. That has to be the tidiest I have seen!

Nice job.

Mike
Title: RR Snorkle
Post by: Range Rover Blues on November 10, 2006, 16:37:44: That bis a very good job, looks neater than mine.
Title: RR Snorkle
Post by: L90OOK on December 01, 2006, 09:20:43: I'd buy a top if you got some made 8) [/list][/quote]
Title: RR Snorkle
Post by: baileys_1984 on December 01, 2006, 22:52:44: very nice i want one :lol:
Title: RR Snorkle
Post by: Range Rover Blues on December 02, 2006, 03:19:41: Right, get another 38 people into the queue and I'll see about getting the tooling made up.
Title: RR Snorkle
Post by: bullfrog on December 02, 2006, 13:52:06: How much would they be and what sort of grill would they have ?
For the right money I will have 10 or more. :)
Title: RR Snorkle
Post by: L90OOK on December 02, 2006, 16:50:43: I'd have 4 for the right price
Title: RR Snorkle
Post by: Guardian. on December 02, 2006, 18:17:28: looks like youve started somit here!
Title: RR Snorkle
Post by: Range Rover Blues on December 03, 2006, 01:56:03: Well I used to work as a project leader in rotationl moulding, so I have a few contacts and I have a rough idea what the tooling and peice part costs should be. The grille would probably be the one Paddocks sell in Stainless for about Ã‚Â£7.50. You'd be disgusted at what I could have made the moulding for when I worked in the industry myself.

I'll make a couple of calls over Christmas.
Title: snorkle
Post by: Range Rover Ron on December 05, 2006, 11:18:42: Keep me posted.

Ron.
Title: That RRC Snorkel...want one too
Post by: kjj0506 on December 06, 2006, 19:55:03: Ken Jeffers
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Title: RR Snorkle
Post by: Smego on December 09, 2006, 10:11:26: Quote from: "L90OOK"
I'd have 4 for the right price

what sort of price??
Title: RR Snorkle
Post by: oakeedokee on December 09, 2006, 16:19:03: I'll join the queue too.
Title: RR Snorkle
Post by: Smego on December 10, 2006, 12:26:11: I wanna buy one......
Title: RR Snorkle
Post by: DAVE39V8 on December 14, 2006, 04:00:06: :) count me in i want one tooooooooo :lol:
Title: RR Snorkle
Post by: Range Rover Blues on December 15, 2006, 15:25:01: Ok Ok, patience guys.

Give me an idea how much you'd be prepared to pay for one and would you be prepared to trim it yourself, given that's a big chunk of the cost.
Title: RR Snorkle
Post by: DAVE39V8 on December 15, 2006, 19:45:34: can you give me a price for the whole thing and/or just the fittings..i might be able to get external pipe made up from s/s..many thanx
Title: RR Snorkle
Post by: Range Rover Ron on December 15, 2006, 20:59:36: Hey there's a lot of interest here RRblues,
what sort of price would they cost if you were able to do 40.
It looks pretty close to 40 wanted right now and there's more and more showing interest.

My mate bought a Safari Snorkle at Billing this year for his Disco and paid Ã‚Â£160, Mantec do one for a RRC that they sell at Ã‚Â£140, so if the trimming was done by the customer and you could do them for under Ã‚Â£100 I reckon they'd go like hot cakey thingies!

I claim my % for the idea!

Maybe you could do 100 and make them cheaper, looks like they'd sell so long as the price was decent.

Ron.
Title: RR Snorkle
Post by: Range Rover Blues on December 16, 2006, 01:39:31: Quote from: "DAVE_RRV8"
can you give me a price for the whole thing and/or just the fittings..i might be able to get external pipe made up from s/s..many thanx

We're only talking about the top part anyway, when the pipe can be made from steel or in your case S/S it's not worth the cost of tooling up in plastic. The tops I saw selling for about Ã‚Â£80 IIRC, that's a rip-off but the cost of a complete snorkel in plastic is nearer what they cost to make, well it's not robbery anyway.
Title: RR Snorkle
Post by: DAVE39V8 on December 17, 2006, 19:58:49: if i got the main pipe made from s/s where would i get the top and the pipe that connects to the air intake?? :)
Title: Snorkle
Post by: Range Rover Ron on December 17, 2006, 22:25:25: When you say "top" you are meaning the piece above the bonnet?
Once out of site and harm I think it can be done in flexible rubber tubing.

Cheers,

Ron.
Title: RR Snorkle
Post by: Range Rover Blues on December 18, 2006, 01:08:25: I'm looking at tooling for the very top, the upright alongside the screen is best made from steel tube.

just that top part though is damned expensive from Safari.
Title: Top
Post by: Range Rover Ron on December 30, 2006, 13:06:22: I bought a top from Southdown at Billing in July, it cost me Ã‚Â£25.
I can get the pipe in plastic or S/S,
The fittings need some working out though.
I've had a look at a Safari snorkle for a Disco, if a cheap second hand one could be found it may be possible for it to be adapted to a RRC, entering the side of the Scuttle panel where it should go through the wing on the Disco.

Happy new year to you all...............

Ron.