Snorkle for KJ "UPDATE"

Fouros · **Posted:** Thu Feb 16, 2006 7:34 pm

ok guys us LOST aussies are 1 step closer

http://www.ausjeepoffroad.com/forum/showthread.php?p=634998#post634998

we have a local snorkle manufacturer ready to start making a kit

we will keep you posted

Ed your up as your a Lot closer than me

USAFCOP · **Posted:** Thu Feb 16, 2006 8:13 pm

Awesome avatar!!! Finally one that truly represents the KJ!!! :twisted:

Fouros · **Posted:** Thu Feb 16, 2006 8:26 pm

yeah

i am trying to talk the wife into letting me get a winch, those ramps in the local mall parking lot are a killer :shock:

CaKJFreedom · **Posted:** Thu Feb 16, 2006 8:27 pm

Speed bumps will get ya every time.

Guest · **Posted:** Thu Feb 16, 2006 8:44 pm

Fouros wrote:

ok guys us LOST aussies are 1 step closer

http://www.ausjeepoffroad.com/forum/showthread.php?p=634998#post634998

we have a local snorkle manufacturer ready to start making a kit

we will keep you posted

Ed your up as your a Lot closer than me

Great...
Well keep us up to date...

Thanks
Mike

Ed · **Posted:** Thu Feb 16, 2006 9:01 pm

Just spoken to Airflow (the manufacturers) and my KJ should be going for the initial fitting and mould making in a couple of weeks. I'll keep you posted as stuff happens.

So, who's actually interested in getting a snork?

chemguy · **Posted:** Thu Feb 16, 2006 9:03 pm

Some of us US types would be happy to toss a little money in for one of those and I'm not afraid of the FedX charge solong as it makes it to Texas.

uvalax236 · **Posted:** Thu Feb 16, 2006 9:26 pm

Count me in! Shipping prices are not an issue.

Tokyojoe · **Posted:** Thu Feb 16, 2006 10:57 pm

Since you guys drive on the wrong side of the vehicle :lol:

, will you make sure they look into making them for the other side also? I guess research would be needed to determine if it is worth it (sales being big enough).

Ed · **Posted:** Thu Feb 16, 2006 11:00 pm

I would imagine it's got to go on the right hand side of the vehicle (our driver's side, your passenger side) since that's where the air box and intake are.

0311_DoC · **Posted:** Fri Feb 17, 2006 1:20 am

Do you guys have CRD's down there? would it be the same set up as the gassers?

Fouros · **Posted:** Fri Feb 17, 2006 1:49 am

yes doc we have had them since 03 (2.5 turbo diesel)

Myke · **Posted:** Fri Feb 17, 2006 3:23 am

I would like to get one.

Rock Lizard · **Posted:** Fri Feb 17, 2006 5:44 am

uvalax236 wrote:

Count me in! Shipping prices are not an issue.

Even if the shipping charges were around $180? AirFlow recently started shipping out the new XJ snorkels, and they are running $255 plus $100-180 to ship from Australia. I have had my hands on the first US prototype XJ AirFlows, and they are a nice setup, but that kind of shipping for some plastic...OUCH! Just something to keep in mind. I have nothing against snorkels and a KJ with a snorkel would look pretty cool, but just wanted to inform you guys of what the shipping on these things are running. If a vendor bought up a pallet of these things to distribute around the states, that would probably help prices, but I don't know of any distributors that would purchase 50 KJ snorkels at once.

ManicMechanicJoe · **Posted:** Fri Feb 17, 2006 6:32 am

I don't care...I want the snorkel...

Nothing says I mean business like a snorkel.

Ed · **Posted:** Fri Feb 17, 2006 8:54 am

Quote:

...but that kind of shipping for some plastic...OUCH!

To be fair, it's not the manufacturers of the <insert product here> that are causing the shipping cost to be high, generally they don't make a bean on shipping, it's simply what FedEx/UPS/DHL/etc charge.

Diff guards (or rock sliders!) cost a fortune to ship from the states to Oz, presumably because of the weight. Snorkels will probably cost quite a bit to ship from Oz to the US, since I guess the box they go in will be quite big.

As the snorkel doesn't actually exist yet it's kind of a moot point, but once they are available I'm sure everyone will do everything they can to make shipping as cost effective as possible.

uvalax236 · **Posted:** Fri Feb 17, 2006 9:57 am

Rock Lizard wrote:

uvalax236 wrote:

Count me in! Shipping prices are not an issue.

Even if the shipping charges were around $180? AirFlow recently started shipping out the new XJ snorkels, and they are running $255 plus $100-180 to ship from Australia. I have had my hands on the first US prototype XJ AirFlows, and they are a nice setup, but that kind of shipping for some plastic...OUCH! Just something to keep in mind. I have nothing against snorkels and a KJ with a snorkel would look pretty cool, but just wanted to inform you guys of what the shipping on these things are running. If a vendor bought up a pallet of these things to distribute around the states, that would probably help prices, but I don't know of any distributors that would purchase 50 KJ snorkels at once.

Thats why I'm lucky enough to have a cousin who owns a Import/Export Comany in Vancouver. Shipping should be really cheap for me. :lol:

chemguy · **Posted:** Fri Feb 17, 2006 10:49 am

Quote:

but I don't know of any distributors that would purchase 50 KJ snorkels at once.

I think I know of a guy that is fond of reptiles in CO that could do it LOL. Of course, most likely only a few of us would gladly pay the money to get the darn things.

Ed · **Posted:** Fri Feb 17, 2006 11:24 am

Hmm, a mysterious reptile boy eh?

Anyway.

Assuming these snorkels get made (as I'm sure they will) and that it's possible to somehow get them over the sea to the USofA; is the only difference between your KJs and ours, as far as the mounting of a snorkel goes anyway, that we've got turn indicators things where you've got your radio aerial?

Guest · **Posted:** Fri Feb 17, 2006 11:33 am

Ed wrote:

Just spoken to Airflow (the manufacturers) and my KJ should be going for the initial fitting and mould making in a couple of weeks. I'll keep you posted as stuff happens.

So, who's actually interested in getting a snork?

Yours truly!

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