Atomic6
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I found this on Tacoma World a few weeks ago and haven't seen anyone on here post about it yet. It’s a knockoff of the ARB Safari snorkel and the price is right! I picked this up in December for only $98. I believe they’re increasing the price a bit more now, but the quality and fitment are what I’d expect from the $400 original. IMO it looks so much better than the Hilux 167 snorkel most people are running too.
Here’s the eBay link, but it’s on Amazon too.
Install went fairly well. It’s pretty self-explanatory and the template is usable. I had an extra fender that I tested the snorkel on and it worked, but I couldn’t determine a-pillar fitment without mounting it to the truck (which I didn’t do).
The a-pillar mount is aluminum or stainless so you don’t have to paint it if you don’t want.
The plastic is high quality and the thickness is really consistent. From the other thread on TW, it seems like others are finding the same:
I used the template to determine the location of the 3.5” hole, but didn’t drill the mounting holes yet:
The snorkel contacts a metal lip inside the fender. I forgot to take a picture before persuading the metal out of the way, but it’s right below the square cutout. I just used a mallet and it worked perfectly:
I’m happy I didn’t drill the mounting holes from the template because when I lined it up with the a-pillar, it wasn’t perfect. By using a carbide bit on a Dremel, I elongated the hole lower and further back. This aligned the body line and pillar mount better:
Here’s a shot of the elongated hole. As you can see, it’s mounted further back than the template shows:
From there, I loosely mounted the stock intake tube to the included coupling. I found it easier to unbolt the intake tube from the truck and mount the assembly (snorkel, fender, intake tube) to the truck. I bolted the snorkel down at this point:
Then it was as easy as remounting the fender, aligning the intake tube to the elbow, and drilling/riveting the mount to the a-pillar:
I’ll take some better photos later, but here’s some of the finished product:
I didn't put the dumb sticker on. I'm planning to 3D printing something cooler later:
Here’s the eBay link, but it’s on Amazon too.
Install went fairly well. It’s pretty self-explanatory and the template is usable. I had an extra fender that I tested the snorkel on and it worked, but I couldn’t determine a-pillar fitment without mounting it to the truck (which I didn’t do).
The a-pillar mount is aluminum or stainless so you don’t have to paint it if you don’t want.
The plastic is high quality and the thickness is really consistent. From the other thread on TW, it seems like others are finding the same:
I used the template to determine the location of the 3.5” hole, but didn’t drill the mounting holes yet:
The snorkel contacts a metal lip inside the fender. I forgot to take a picture before persuading the metal out of the way, but it’s right below the square cutout. I just used a mallet and it worked perfectly:
I’m happy I didn’t drill the mounting holes from the template because when I lined it up with the a-pillar, it wasn’t perfect. By using a carbide bit on a Dremel, I elongated the hole lower and further back. This aligned the body line and pillar mount better:
Here’s a shot of the elongated hole. As you can see, it’s mounted further back than the template shows:
From there, I loosely mounted the stock intake tube to the included coupling. I found it easier to unbolt the intake tube from the truck and mount the assembly (snorkel, fender, intake tube) to the truck. I bolted the snorkel down at this point:
Then it was as easy as remounting the fender, aligning the intake tube to the elbow, and drilling/riveting the mount to the a-pillar:
I’ll take some better photos later, but here’s some of the finished product:
I didn't put the dumb sticker on. I'm planning to 3D printing something cooler later:
