TJM Knockoff snorkel fitment

[Cargo1234]

@cruzerDave @CreasyBear you could possibly but you would have to be super careful The material changes to a whitish finish and at least in my case felt fuzzy You might consider using a sharp chisel or something to reduce how much you have to sand
I chose to sand it all because the seams looked bad as well

 

[cruzerDave]

Solved the snorkel to airbox problem:

Buy (2) rubber couplings from home depot for 3" pipe (comes with clamps), and a 24" work piece of ABS 3" Pipe. Cut the pipe down to 12", give your kid the other half to play with, bingo bango waterproof for $20.

 

[Cargo1234]

Only two coats of Plastidip May need to sand the surface smoother. Will see what a few more coats looks like first

 

[Cargo1234]

Edit.. Going to hit it with 220 grit then repaint Shoukd be good after that

 

[Palmer]

So I'm guessing the appeal of this particular snorkel is the fact that it's somewhat low profile?

 

[Cargo1234]

That's it for me. I feel that the lines of the LX look better with this snorkel design Just my opinion

 

[Cargo1234]

Also it adds 100 hp

 

[Palmer]

Also it adds 100 hp

Well, s***. I'm doing it wrong then.

I just installed a safari knock-off, and I'm happy to spend $30 more and not have to do all the re-work that I'm seeing here.

Looks pretty good otherwise!

 

[Cargo1234]

I agree with you that the rework is bull****

 

[BillZ260]

Its less than $70! What do you all expect? The TJM one if you can find one is well over $300, closer to $400.

BTW, 100 hp = POWER FUL!

 

[bucfl]

I’m wondering if you use Rustoleum Bedliner rattle can spray if it will look and last way longer thank plasti dip.

I have use that on my bumpers and it’s pasted years of off-roading.

Just a thought.

 

[cruzerDave]

So I'm guessing the appeal of this particular snorkel is the fact that it's somewhat low profile?

For me it is about the low profile and the looks. I had a gooseneck style on my last cruiser and am on enough trails around here that are overgrown that it was annoying snagging stuff. This one is much much sleeker. Also, I think it matches the lines of the 100 far better whereas the others looked 'tacked on' to me anyway. I would've gone with a TJM but could not find them in stock, at any price, back when i was buying this knockoff. As for the 'work required' it's all light duty stuff, not like installing rear shocks or something crazy Nice to wrench on easy stuff, especially now that we've figured it all out in this thread for anyone else...

 

[Cargo1234]

220 grit finish
3 wet coats of Plastidip

 

[bucfl]

Is that with the logo sanded off? I can’t tell which is great.

 

[Cargo1234]

Yes sanded off, thanks
80 grit bulk of the work (goes down pretty fastf)
120 grit cleanup work
220 grit quick pass

 

[Cargo1234]

Quick mock up Planning on installing this weekend

 

[ponowizard]

Anyone still seeing these for sale in the $80 range? I'm only seeing one $210 one on ebay atm..... but maybe I'm searching wrong

 

[ElHefe]

Same here. Anybody else see the $70 versions?