Snorkel's

[D Chapman]

ARB (Safari) for $314.00

or

Mantec for $325.00

Any real differences in the two as far as performance. Only thing I'm worried about is hitting the ARB on a tree or something, has this been a problem?

 

[disco_fever]

ARB=fugly

 

[El_Cid_2000]

Safari

FWIW, I think the Mantec snorkel is ugly incarnate. That Safari one is nice and clean and would get my vote.

 

[LRWheelman]

ARB, Please. Thank You, LRW.

 

[rovercanus]

Hey Danny. The Safari snorkel is pretty damn tough.
I wouldn't worry about breaking it. Check mine out sometime when you're around.

 

[vabiro]

Slightly off topic, but related:

Safari Snorkels has a great video on their site that I always think of when someone talks about getting a snorkel.

Take a look:
http://www.safari4x4.com.au/docs/video.htm

Victor

 

[FIVESPDDISCO]

ARB is the one santa is getting me the mantec looks like a afterthough

 

[Panama Disco]

I have a friend that owns a mantec snorkel on a Disco II and the powder coating has "flaked" and it is rusting in just three years.

The Safari kit is much better and quicker to install, and although the body of the snorkel is external to the front wing it is low profile and if you were to pull it off rubbing against a tree, the chances are you would have smashed your front wing anyway.

Peter

 

[Peterb]

Mantec, smooth/clean/ almost hidden and looks the part, Mine is nearly 2 yrs old, lots of trees and eastern pa salty winters, NO rust or flaking
Just look at the pics, Do you want, Look how cool i am with my snorkel
or, quiet and strong looking!
Just my 5$ vote!
Peter.

 

[FIVESPDDISCO]

Do you want, Look how cool i am with my snorkel
or, quiet and strong looking!

quiet and strong? lol more like look what i got off of my john deer

 

[syoung]

Just don't go to Minnesota with it- they are banning snorkels on vehicles.
I scoffed at the looks of the Mantec, but once I got one I was sold on the sturdiness- no finish problems either. My Disco has a Roca Silva on it- most people don't even notice it has a snorkel.

 

[DiscoveryXD]

I just don't like the way the ARB runs all the way down the side of the truck. It just doesn't look right to me. The Mantec on the other hand looks cleaner, and is less noticable.

I guess if you want everyone to see that you have a snorkel, then get the ARB.

 

[koby]

I just don't like the way the ARB runs all the way down the side of the truck. It just doesn't look right to me.

Kinda like this?

 

[CTA586]

That is an usually large leech.

 

[koby]

Funny, I thought the same thing when I saw the ARB Safari Snorkel.

 

[cmondieyoung]

Well do you want the snorkel just to look hardcore? Or are you going to seriously prep your ECU and associated electronics to make the snorkel functional?

Too many snorkel poseurs driving around...

 

[DeanBrown3D]

cmondieyoung - its not like that. No need for scuba gear for it to be useful

 

[D Chapman]

Steve, Is Roca still making that snorkel? Last I heard he was not doing them anymore (could be hearsay). I kinda dig that look, and it's different. How does it work? Why did you ditch the one on your Freebie?

I really don't care much on the looks. I tend to put function over form, in most cases. I don't think either the ARB or Mantec snorkels look bad, but is one more functional than the other?

 

[JSQ]

"Well do you want the snorkel just to look hardcore? Or are you going to seriously prep your ECU and associated electronics to make the snorkel functional?"

snorkels aint just for water.
far more utlity gained in minimizing the dust your engine sucks in.

koby is dead on. The ARB looks like it's oozing up the side of your truck. plus it doesn't hold up too well if you're clever enough to put your truck on it's side or into some obstacle:

smashy smashy.

 

[FIVESPDDISCO]

After that pic santa is trading up to the john deer look. i still think the arb looks better , but function over form. Also does anyone have a pic of the mantec in the motor