Safari snorkel on a 5th gen?

I am going to have to see this thing in person to determine if it will fit with the VisionX Cannons on ditch brackets.

Unless [MENTION=124732]LawnDart[/MENTION] you can provide me with multiple angles around were the hood hinge is.
 
I am going to have to see this thing in person to determine if it will fit with the VisionX Cannons on ditch brackets.

Unless [MENTION=124732]LawnDart[/MENTION] you can provide me with multiple angles around were the hood hinge is.

I'll see what I can do, but I'd say it's 50/50 if ditch lights will be as effective. I'll stand on my sliders and try to get you some photos looking down.
 
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I am going to have to see this thing in person to determine if it will fit with the VisionX Cannons on ditch brackets.

Unless [MENTION=124732]LawnDart[/MENTION] you can provide me with multiple angles around were the hood hinge is.

Resolved, you're keeping the Runner. Cool, let's go wheeling
 
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I am going to have to see this thing in person to determine if it will fit with the VisionX Cannons on ditch brackets.

Unless [MENTION=124732]LawnDart[/MENTION] you can provide me with multiple angles around were the hood hinge is.

I'll see what I can do, but I'd say it's 50/50 if ditch lights will be as effective. I'll stand on my sliders and try to get you some photos looking down.

Based on the photos looked like plenty of clearance, but I only have a CB antennae on one bracket.
 
Looks great brother! Looking at pics is there going to be any fitment issues with the 10-13 body style? Our fender has the antenna on the passenger side and looks like it could be a tight fit.
 
Looks great brother! Looking at pics is there going to be any fitment issues with the 10-13 body style? Our fender has the antenna on the passenger side and looks like it could be a tight fit.


Dang it I forgot about our antenna. Looks like it might be a no go.

But seeing below. Maybe ok. Now to see about the spits on the ditch bracket.
 
Looks great brother! Looking at pics is there going to be any fitment issues with the 10-13 body style? Our fender has the antenna on the passenger side and looks like it could be a tight fit.

Looks like you'll be fine:

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I'd say it's tight but should not interfere.
 
Dang it I forgot about our antenna. Looks like it might be a no go.

But seeing below. Maybe ok. Now to see about the spits on the ditch bracket.

I'd say likely ditch lights may be either really tight or a no go. I don't see a lot of ditch lights in Australian builds so likely they weren't a concern for Safari.

If anything on the antenna you may have to mark and notch/bevel just a tiny bit, but I have a feeling it won't be an issue.
 
Thanks Lawndart. Think it will clear just fine. Mikey I'm running ditch light brackets but have rigides. Worse case I move the lights elsewhere.
 
The biggest issue I have is that the wife saw the hole in the fender lmfao! She looked terrified hahaha!

Roofie her, install snorkel, done.

"Did you...did you ROOFIE ME! WHAT DID YOU DO TO ME?"

"So...it's not so much what I did to you...it's what I did to our truck...yeah"
 
[MENTION=124732]LawnDart[/MENTION] did Arb give any indication on how far away the production models are? I've sent them I don't know how many emails asking to buy a preproduction model that I can test on the east coast and they never reply.
 
[MENTION=124732]LawnDart[/MENTION] did Arb give any indication on how far away the production models are? I've sent them I don't know how many emails asking to buy a preproduction model that I can test on the east coast and they never reply.

So unfortunately you're not going to get much luck out of ARB/SAFARI. What allowed me to get one was trading in photo/video work, as my truck will be getting used in a commercial or two. The other thing is that I'm relatively local to ARB, about 2.5-3 hours away, and they were pretty rigid on wanting to do the install themselves.

Also they've only produced two prototypes, the one I have, and the one posted earlier. At this point the design is locked, and they just need to find time to make them. Now here's the rub, there's a few designs/models ahead of the 4Runner 5th Gen, specifically the Gen 3 Taco.

They said they were hoping for 5-6 months from now, but that could be sooner, or later. No guarantees, but they know there's demand, it's just not as high as the Tacoma's.
 
My desire for ARB gear is rapidly changing to Shrokworks

I don't want to shill for Safari/ARB, and I know it's easy for me to say "be patient" when I already have a snorkel, but I can assure you these are coming and are worth it. But Safari isn't a huge company, ARB is smaller than you'd think, and they have to prioritize right now based on potential purchases, and right now the ARB front bumper for the Tacoma is their priority, followed by the snorkel for the 3rd Gen Tacoma, purely because the Taco well outsells the 4Runner by a huge factor. Same with other vehicle make/models.

We're going to get the snorkel, and hopefully by summer but it's a fluid situation and they now have to build the molds, see how the molds show up, tweak, and then produce. Molds aren't cheap so they have to knock out the Tacoma first since the 2016 Taco is brand new.

I don't want to speak for Safari/ARB so I know about as much as you do on release date. They have a validated design, it's just about when the numbers match up to get it into production. This is also a pretty severe install, unlike cutting off a plastic bumper, so there's a big gap between folks who say "yeah I want a snorkel!" and those who are ACTUALLY willing to pony up and do the install.

But they are committed to making this, which is important since in august there were rumors that they weren't going forward with the project. They're committed to the point that they're going to translate the design into the 4th and 3rd gen 4Runners after the 5th.
 
LawnDart can we get an update on the snorkel. How's the MPG now? Have you tried to do any water crossings yet? Will the TRD intake play nice with it?
 

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