who said a DIY drain pipe snorkel cant look good !

yes i have finished it now and i am chuffed at the way is looks aswell

also i have fitted new breather pipes

pics are attached is has cost me around £25 havent done it to the pence but around ther

Anthony

Could have bought/painted some black metal jubilee clips...

very similar to mine but i bought a southdown top

im goin to paint them black and put another clip on top of snorkel so it looks a bit better

Anthony

Looks very good.Nice one. Liking the end.

Aint drainpipe too brittle ??

He's probably right on the brittle front. Plastic downpipe does tend to stiffen up and become more brittle in the winter so treat it gently when its cold. Looks tidy tho!!

Not that brittle really, but if it takes a whack and splits, it'll cost a few quid to replace.

PaulWilde said:

Not that brittle really, but if it takes a whack and splits, it'll cost a few quid to replace.

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The sun damages it after a while but, like you say, for a few quid you can't go wrong. The first time I went out with my safari on, the top got damaged and bent... £50 damage :doh:

that does look smart.

I don't think anyone has said a diy snork can't look good. Just that they don't look good.

khaos said:

The sun damages it after a while but, like you say, for a few quid you can't go wrong.

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I also wonder that in the cold of winter how much more brittle will it be, I know that its cheep to relace and all that but i am not sure that I would like to leave the job of keeping water out to a bit of plastic that is brittle.

All that water needs to get in is a small crack, and I thought that was the idea, what hapens if you break the thing down when your out at the start of a trip, -------fun over for the day, would rather have a stainless pipe. yes i know every town has a B&Q and they can be open late, but do you want the hastle.

a diy snorkel shows that you have a bit of nowse and commonsense.

It also shows what a cheapskate some people are ! ,no way would i do that to my disco .

adymanchester said:

It also shows what a cheapskate some people are ! ,no way would i do that to my disco .

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i wouldn't do it to a new one , but on an old landy it makes sense

howardo said:

i wouldn't do it to a new one , but on an old landy it makes sense

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all the sense in the world to me in these times of financial dismay but id rather spend a tenner on a chrome breakfast bar leg from b&spew as its the same diametre as downspout pipe and its shiny mmmm

mmmmmm....shiney !!!!

Where did you get your flexi pipe from at the bottom?

Looks good Better than my (much more bodged) drain pipe snorkle.

I've had mine on for about 2 years now and it's not cracked / broken / suffered from the cold or heat

brockus said:

yes i have finished it now and i am chuffed at the way is looks aswell

also i have fitted new breather pipes

pics are attached is has cost me around £25 havent done it to the pence but around ther

Anthony

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done the same on my old rangy looks good,,, cheap and does the same job as the other ones nice one

Looks quite good, and good job too.
I like the finishing touches