Jimbo4x4
Well-Known Member
Well am I glad I finally got this fitted, I've only had it over 6 months! 
Gav came over last week to make sure I didn't run away from cutting holes in my wing (again), and provided some much appreciated hole saws, labour and camerawork too.
The first step was to move the PAS reservoir and the screenwash tank as they are piled up against the inner wing I want to work on. The airbox itself also needed moving so I had space to work.
The badge and side repeater were bang in the way so they came off in the practice of conservation
If it wasn't for all the vehicles that carry this badge, the world would be a completely different place
Enough stalling, the supplied template went on and lined up for where the snorkel needs to sit...
...then came the point of no return
Fine tuning..:
That's the worst part over with:
Time for a test fit:
A little bit of jiggling and poking and it's sitting exactly where it wants to be
Now for the inner wing:
The hose Gavin has supplied does the job of connecting the wonky snorkel outlet to the airbox intake admirably.
I pre-heat the metal before painting it, mainly so I'm not waiting around for it to dry before I can fit the snorkel.
I wave farewell to Gav and his camera at this point but 3 coats of paint inside and out and half an hour later I put the whole assembly together to finish up with this:
And a big grin on my face
I need to fit a new side repeater somewhere before the next MOT, and the old badge will go on the side of the snorkel body
Now I just need to test it out
Jim.
p.s - Gav, I owe you one, thanks mate
Gav came over last week to make sure I didn't run away from cutting holes in my wing (again), and provided some much appreciated hole saws, labour and camerawork too.
The first step was to move the PAS reservoir and the screenwash tank as they are piled up against the inner wing I want to work on. The airbox itself also needed moving so I had space to work.
The badge and side repeater were bang in the way so they came off in the practice of conservation
If it wasn't for all the vehicles that carry this badge, the world would be a completely different place
Enough stalling, the supplied template went on and lined up for where the snorkel needs to sit...
...then came the point of no return
Fine tuning..:
That's the worst part over with:
Time for a test fit:
A little bit of jiggling and poking and it's sitting exactly where it wants to be
Now for the inner wing:
The hose Gavin has supplied does the job of connecting the wonky snorkel outlet to the airbox intake admirably.
I pre-heat the metal before painting it, mainly so I'm not waiting around for it to dry before I can fit the snorkel.
I wave farewell to Gav and his camera at this point but 3 coats of paint inside and out and half an hour later I put the whole assembly together to finish up with this:
And a big grin on my face
I need to fit a new side repeater somewhere before the next MOT, and the old badge will go on the side of the snorkel body
Now I just need to test it out
Jim.
p.s - Gav, I owe you one, thanks mate
