Safari or Southdown snorkel?

jase750 · Feb 12, 2014

Thinking of fitting a snorkel to the 300 tdi but not sure which one to go for they are both around the same sort of money £80 for safari(ish) and £130 for the southdown.
so was wondering is there any pro's cons to either and which one performed the best.
Thanks

Dr_evil · Feb 12, 2014

southdown are tougher

godzilla84 · Feb 12, 2014

I have a safari one that has taken a beating and still looks fine BUT if I was looking for one now id go with south down and do one on each side and run extended axle and gearbox breathers into the dummy one

wiltshire landyman · Feb 12, 2014

blonde or brunuette?

StuRox · Feb 12, 2014

I personally prefer the southdown as is more discreet hidden in the wing, hence why i went for the southdown type.

Both do the same job, so down to your own preference really, and wallet as a true safari is probably twice as much as the sothdown, but safari copies will be a lot less....

Paul D · Feb 12, 2014

The Safari copies (Safari are about 2 or 3 times what you say) are crap. Initially they look good, but they're not as flexible or durable and will break pretty quickly.

Mind, some people I know break 'proper' Safari's too ...

RKServicing · Feb 12, 2014

There's a safari one on this disco(chap Works with me) Still in one piece To.

pontyslapper · Feb 13, 2014

I happened upon a genuine brand noo safari one for £39.99 - yep, just under 40 quid.

OK its for the V8 and not the 300tdi I have, but I can do a fair bit fettling with the 3-400 quid I saved.

jase750 · Feb 14, 2014

doesn't look like there is a clear winner so I'll just go with the cheapest then

Safari or Southdown snorkel?

jase750

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wiltshire landyman

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Paul D

Old, nackered 'n broke, but the Landy is fine . :)

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Brought a Landy to LZ11. Yay!!

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