NEW SNORKEL !

Day off work 2moro, so i am going to give the snorkel fitting a go ! I received it within a few days thanks to Martins A1 service ! Bit worried bout the possible stencil inaccuracy tho ! Anyone copped it ? i shall take some pics as i go n hopefully all will be well ! Up at the crack 2moro and in to work to steal a few bits to make the job more simple ! Here goes ! Must order that breather kit too !

TIP ! If you can keep your Jimny mud free for a few days or give it a blast with a pressure washer a day before starting your fit, DO IT ! Taking the inner wing trim off whilst caked in mud led to the safety goggles being used haha! Dry mud just goin everywhere ! Nightmare ! haha !

Some pics of the fit ! Just a few ! Handy job, de buring the cut outs took some patience but all worth it now !

cool
now you'll be able to drive in deep puddles to wash the mud off

Thats defo the plan Halford haha ! Next job is the breather kit ! Just back from the mountains now, not a whole lota water at the mo tho ! Heading to a few rivers in Wicklow !

Did you changed the template holes?

Yes Dutch ! 2 of the guide holes were off, actually just adjusted it by eye, and it worked out bang on ! Nice snug fit , with no rubbing on the main hole ! Have you fitted one urself ?

Got mine laying on the sofa.. admiring it till I get the time to fit it

Good stuff ! Yep i started mine at 11 this morning and finished up nice n proper at 4pm ! So aint too bad with a few tea breaks ! Go for it ! If ya start be sure to throw up some pics to show off ! What type of snorkel is it ??

its the spanish one, only need to find me a 81mm drill

Haha ye i know what ya mean, i didnt bother with the 81mm hole saw bit for the drill, just used a HSS bit on my drill n then used a jigsaw to cut it all out went well !! I started with 8 cuts str8 out from the centre (like a spiders web) and then started to cut in an anti clockwise direction ! I did need to de bur the edges quite a lot tho ! Smooth now and the Jimny is running sweet !

Good luck man, keep me posted on ur fitting !

Thanks dude !

Just use a adjustable circle hole cutter from toolspot.co.uk.


www.toolspot.co.uk/category/holesaws
Hope this helps you Dutchjimny.