Hey mate, I'm making my own snorkel for my 06 d22 at the moment but can't figure the best way to run it through the guard to the airbox. Are you able to shed any light on how you did it? Pics would be Awesome. I don't wont to start welding to I have the final plan sussed.
Be careful of making your own mate! It's the insurance and the wollopers you have to worry about.. They both like genuine plastic ones..
Thank fully i'm in NZ and the only thing we need to worry about is how it is mounted to the A pillar.
Where did you hear that? These things can vary from state to state but I'd be wanting to get the facts directly from the insurance company and the cops.
Unless the hole creates a structural issue, the insurance company won't differentiate between the holes cut for SS pipes or plastic ones. The hole edge is very easily dealt with by the use of a bit of pinch-weld. What do you mean by "engineered"? That one has me well puzzled.
I'm going to suggest that someone capable of fabricating their own snorkel won't be fazed by the fabrication of a simple bracket or two.
Care to share a picture or two? There are a huge number of people driving around with SS snorkels and not getting hassled over it. Perhaps there's something about yours that attracting their attention.
Pinch-weld certainly seems to be just fine for the hundreds, if not thousands, of others with a stainless steel snorkel.
I'm really just curious what's so different about yours that gets you pulled over as much as you say when others, all over the country, don't have that problem. Why is it attracting so much attention? As for my profession or qualifications, that's irrelevant. Anyone can obtain and read the ADRs and roadworthy requirement documents.
