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    Stopping water getting through snorkel

    I'm getting a lot of water coming through the top of the 4" snorkel if the car is parked downhill in the rain.

    Looking for any ideas on how to stop this?

    I'm happy to go buy a proper pre filter device but not sure on what way to go...

    I don't like these...


    I like the look of the cone pre filter but I don't want to restrict air either?


    I really just need to make something to stop water coming in.

    One idea is to take the rubber elbow at the end off and put on a custom made outer pipe so air sucks from underneath....Not sure of issues with this????
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    A simple idea would just to make up a little shelter at the end of the elbow to stop water coming in...

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    Id rather just buy something thats properly made to suit a 4" pipe....LMAO....Either coming out on 45 following the A pillar at the end of the stainless pipe or something small to run horizontal after the end of the elbow.

    Any ideas and suggestions?
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    Dammit Andy, I questioned if rain would get in to that type of set up when I started making mine and was assured that it wouldn't...... BY YOU!!
    An idea I thought of would be to cut the end of the elbow at an angle so it ended up having a veranda. Hard to explain, I'll try to put up a pic soon

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    Ive never had water in it until I parked it on a severe down hill for 10 minutes and now im paranoid...lol

    Something like this would work but not as ugly....smaller little set up more cylindrical would look ok.


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    Quote Originally Posted by taslucas View Post
    Dammit Andy, I questioned if rain would get in to that type of set up when I started making mine and was assured that it wouldn't...... BY YOU!!
    An idea I thought of would be to cut the end of the elbow at an angle so it ended up having a veranda. Hard to explain, I'll try to put up a pic soon

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    I know exactly what you mean, I was going to build a veranda but cutting the rubber would be easier....

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    Yeah I thought to myself, it rains good here and I couldn't see how rain wouldn't get in.

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    Maybe that would be enough? It would certainly help

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    Good idea mate, my only concern by cutting the rubber on angle would be how close the cut is to the bottom of the rubber.

    If cut close to where the elbow bends then you have a down hill angle straight away asking for water to come down thats all.

    I dont have much horizontal rubber length on the elbow of mine.

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    What if you used a 90 - 130 deg elbow on the end of the pipe so that the opening would be more or less pointing down at the roof? No need to cut anything then.

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    Can you get 130's?.....That would be better too, so the opening is facing downwards more.

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    Mine would hit the roof with a 90 or more bend. And the stainless is already cut so I can't lengthen that.

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