[esszook]

Hi all, found this post when surfing the other night, and seems to be very promising!

http://suzuki-grandvitara.info/cms/content/view/76/66/

"A member of the North Brisbane Suzuki 4x4 Club (Robert) came up with (a cheaper solution for a snorkel)

The Airtec Toyota Hilux (V6) Snorkel fits the Grand Vitara. It's a bolt-on fit. It has the same contures of the body and the A-pillar. It looks great! You have to replace the inlet tube in the inner guard with a flex pipe. It's a perfect fit."

A cheap copy of this exact snorkel can be shipped to your door for $100 here: http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/290957057240?_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT and all you need is a hole saw, of course, and some flexi pipe.

Hope this helps, and isn't already on here, thought I'd share as I've heard people asking for cheaper alternatives.

Cheers, Sam!

[Bruce]

And it look crap sorry. JMO. Snorkel does not line up very well with the window frame. When I had my GV I got the correct one a few months later. Gee that was back around 2005

[ZUZUKI]

This option was around years ago, like Bruce said, at least 2005.
I bought a 'kit' from a crowd in SA that used this Hilux body, but they didn't know at the time (& I didn't know either) that it wouldn't fit an ABS equipped car, as the valve body is where the entry into the engine bay wanted to be.
I made my own out of 3" exhaust tube & mandrel bends - was a bitch & I still don't quite like the shape of it, but that is one tricky guard to pillar angle & step out to deal with.
Michael

[oldschool]

That version in the article does fit the ABS cars though. I bought one for $85 and didn't have to buy any other parts except RV sealant, looks very factory IMO. Inlet goes straight in the same hole as the original airbox intake. Just bigger

[esszook]

As I don't have airbags, that's not a problem for me.. But I just thought I'd post it here and see what you all thought.

Oldschool, did you use the hilux snorkel?

[oldschool]

Yep. Hilux v6. It came with a 300mm rubber elbow that went straight onto the existing air box intake. Just abit larger in diameter

[esszook]

Have you got this snorkel fitted to your current GV?

[ZUZUKI]

Ok, that does look different to the one I tried.
Good post Sam.
Ta, Michael

[oldschool]

https://www.flickr.com/photos/136135443@N02/21097480260/in/datetaken/

Did this photo work for others?

[Reubs]

^^^worked for me...

[fordem]

I can see the snorkel, and I can see that it doesn't quite match the angle of the a pillar - minor matter, possibly the way it was fitted - but what I would like to see and cannot, is how the lower part conforms to the body work.

[toopy]

I have a brand new one someone can have for $60pp if anyones interested, sold the car before I got around to fitting it

[fordem]

A brand new Hilux snorkel or a brand new GV snorkel? If it weren't for the shipping costs I might be interested.

[toopy]

hilux ebay, checked e-go couriers?

[fordem]

lol - postage to here would run around AUD$150.

[toopy]

yep looked at your location after I posted, I assume your still there then

[fordem]

I did some searching - based on your "hilux ebay" - would it be the correct item?

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Snorkel-Kit-Toyota-HiLux165-167-172-176-series-Petrol-97-to-05-Petrol-models-RHS-/290957057240?hash=item43be645cd8

If it is, I should be able to pick up something similar in the US from a company (which I assume is in China), called Wotefusi - shipping out of the US is much easier for me, and if I time it right, I can sometimes get space in a friend's container at no cost.

[toopy]

That's the one