Originally Posted by
Aquarian51
I made my own snorkel out of 90mm pvc storm water pipe. It cost me $27 for the pipe and fittings (2x 90 bends, 2 x 45 bends 1 x 22.5 bend and 1 x storm grate/grill). My GQ has the 2nd or pre-cleaner air filter in behind the left head light. The snorkel feeds into it and my mechanic mate suggested I leave the filter in, which I have. I'll chuck some photos up in a day or two.
I've had no problems with the pvc breaking, but even if it does it is cheap as cheaps to replace. The mounting brackets I made from flat aluminium bar which I bent in my vice. It is all painted matt black. You'll have to form your own opinion of how it looks when I post the pics, but I have had quite a few complimentary comments in car parks etc.
I pop-riveted and glued most joints, but used screws with star washers for the snorkel head as I have some fly screen wire in there as a fliter to stop bugs being rammed down to the precleaner filter. My local panelbeater let me borrow his 'nut serter tool' to insert 4 "captive" nuts into the guard. He didn't want anything for it and wouldn't take any money, but I dropped off a carton of crownies the next day.
So the total cost was about $75 with the crownies.