Wanting to fit a Snorkel
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Crowajingalong
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Hi
Had a recent quote from Trakka for a Seikel snorkel. They seemed to think it doable. Why not attach it as if a LHD or am I missing something g here?
Crowajingalong
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It shouldn’t. I had a Safari snorkel on a Defender RHD on the right side and not a problem. By the way, Safari make a snorkel for the Amarok - with a few requests they may adapt it for the T6!
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Hey mate. There are two options that I know of. I came across a mob called bravo in Spain who can supply a kit delivered to australia for $650. Here is the link. BRAVO SNORKEL VOLKSWAGEN T5 / T6 (2003 - )
There is a diagram here to show how they fit it too.
They seem to have great reviews and the Spaniards are mad transporter vans so maybe this is an option. 5 year warranty too.
Hope this helps.
Happy travels.
For Aussie T6 owners, try this for a Snorkel:
Seikel T6.1 - Snorkel - 110kW Single Turbo TDI340 Euro 6 Engine
VW T6.1 Snorkel for Transporter / Multivan / California TDI340 4MOTION and 2WD
kombilife.com.au
It's expensive! Note: Apparently this snorkel faces backwards.
Hey guys. We just got delivery of a bravo snorkel we sourced from Spain direct. Apparently it’s been modified for the biturbo engine. Hope this helps.
Hi, do you have any photos of it installed and a kit price ?
I have the Bravo snorkel, happy to take more photos if people want to see the install.
I have now realised that if I go through water that is deep enough to need the snorkel, I would right off my camper conversion in the back!
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I do like the look of that, and I sometimes have to ford a river, a job for John Deere! (The heron wasn't impressed!)
I do like the look of that, and I sometimes have to ford a river, a job for John Deere! (The heron wasn't impressed!)
No photos yet. Picking up today and will add a photo. We got it from Spain delivered to Australia for $535 AUS. Freight was more than the snorkel. !!
Love it. We only installed one snorkel as a back up in case we come series a crossing that is a little deeper than the 300mil recommended. For us, dust is more of an issue here in OZ. Also with crossings if it’s too deep we risk the van floating so again it’s only a safety precaution for some of the creeks and rivers we come across on our travels.
Tractor porn!
That was always my thoughts on these snorkels at roof level. Say the van cabin is 4m x 2m approximately, then the water will float a 3.2 tonne van when it is only 400mm up the doors. So if you want to go deeper, you’ll need to open the doors to sink it! Or maybe it’s so high just so you can drive really fast with an enormous bow wave up the screen?
Watch the Rufford ford vids on youtube. Bow wave over the bonnet kills lots of cars and a few transits!
Snorkel should prevent that happening.
Snorkel should prevent that happening.
Here is a pic of our van with the snorkel fitted. We also have a YouTube channel here in Oz called 4motion adventures. We also run 4motion driver training courses to Help people learn more about the limits of their van and how to drive safely off road. And yes. A snorkel does not mean you can drive through a water crossing with water over your bonnet. Anyways. Happy travels and thanks for your feedback. Have a good one. Cheers. Alex.
Love your Youtube channel and what you've done to mount your Maxtrax!
Your videos were what convinced me to get a VW 4Motion over a Sprinter 4x4.
I too bought my first ever VW and 4motion instead of the sprinter 4x4, not for anything else but the way my 2016 sprinter with 26000 miles on it was rusting from the inside out !
