Offroad-Express

Any one had good/bad service from these fella's.Planning on getting some work done by em
Cheers,Rob

have ya tried rick at 4wd accessories...give him a call 3651909.....

What sort of work are getting done?

Just a snorkel install,Yeah yeah i can hear my mates now calling me a slack ass.But don't have the time and just want a tidy job
Cheers,Rob

seein as they are the ARB guys, i got them to install my lockers and new pinions, replace all inners of nuggets like bearings etc..

so yeah, found them good to deal with.. little on the high side price wise maybe, but they know they're stuff... stand by their work etc..

so in short, good.

yeti wrote:have ya tried rick at 4wd accessories...give him a call 3651909.....

Rick at 4WD Accessories does snorkels in his sleep. They do one a week easy.
And his hourly rate is fair. I'd get a quote from both if I were you.
But Rick looks after me. In Chch, I wouldn't go anywhere else.

niblik wrote:seein as they are the ARB guys, i got them to install my lockers and new pinions.

little on the high side price wise maybe, but they know they're stuff... stand by their work etc..

so in short, good.

I had my ARB lockers front n back installed at Ricks nibs. Can't complain. And they weren't on the high side to get installed.

Peter Munroe said they allow 3 hours ($210) for the safari unit

rob-mu wrote:Peter Munroe said they allow 3 hours ($210) for the safari unit

Talk to Rick or Nathan.
3651909
Tell em, petefj40 n yeti off ORE suggest you get a quote.

Will do.Have delt with them before
Cheers,Rob

Who ever you get to do it, check it thoroughly for leaks afterward. Best way is to take air ram hat off and hold something over the inlet and starve the engine of air and make it stall.

I have heard of more than one person drowning an engine after a snorkel install has gone wrong with out the owners knowledge.

rokhound wrote:Who ever you get to do it, check it thoroughly for leaks afterward. Best way is to take air ram hat off and hold something over the inlet and starve the engine of air and make it stall.

I have heard of more than one person drowning an engine after a snorkel install has gone wrong with out the owners knowledge.

Good advice.

Talked to Nathan,Booked in for tuesday..Need the truck for 24h and max price of $227.50
Cheers,Rob

rob-mu wrote:Talked to Nathan,Booked in for tuesday..Need the truck for 24h and max price of $227.50
Cheers,Rob

Sweet.

rob-mu wrote:Just a snorkel install,Yeah yeah i can hear my mates now calling me a slack ass.But don't have the time and just want a tidy job
Cheers,Rob

Slack ass!
Although if you haven't done one before it is easy to spend a full day dicking around with it and then you can get it wrong and stuff it all up.

rangimotors wrote:

rob-mu wrote:Just a snorkel install,Yeah yeah i can hear my mates now calling me a slack ass.But don't have the time and just want a tidy job
Cheers,Rob

Slack ass!
Although if you haven't done one before it is easy to spend a full day dicking around with it and then you can get it wrong and stuff it all up.

X2

Ask skid about how easy he found it fitting his.

if it was a safari snorkel its easy as!

rob-mu wrote:Peter Munroe said they allow 3 hours ($210) for the safari unit

3hours?!! what sorta vehicle? could always get a beater to do it. GQ Safari and D22 Navaras didnt take any longer than an hr.

Landcruiser prado.No one makes a direct fit for these vehicles.The indicator gets removed/relocated and the badge moved
Cheers,Rob

What type of playdoh?

about 3 hrs is the average safari snorkel quoted fitting time that gets quoted, sometimes less, sometimes more depending on each install.....

lets not forget business are there to make money, 3 hours for a snorkel is way better than the 10 hours i got charged to remove and refit a turbo.....

Quick update.. $1200+ later and got my truck back today with a whole heap of new stuff..But when i got it home it was leaking antifreeze...Gave Rick a ring and he came over straight away..Rekons the Antifreeze might have taken care of some rust in a hole in the radiator..(as it didnt have much to start with)So back it goes ..Happy with the work though!!

rob-mu wrote:Landcruiser prado.No one makes a direct fit for these vehicles.The indicator gets removed/relocated and the badge moved
Cheers,Rob

Got a pic of the finished product? Have just been ringing round for quotes myself, would be good to see the end result since its custom work.

Will get one tommorow,looks factory

rob-mu wrote:Will get one tommorow,looks factory

Got that pic yet? Keen to see it (birthday hints for wifey )

rob-mu wrote:Any one had good/bad service from these fella's.Planning on getting some work done by em
Cheers,Rob

They no there shit cheers daniel

Pretty av pics but camrea was dieing ,Can anyone tell me if this looks like the factory height for one of these,the tyres are 31x10.5x15 and the rear bumper has been removed so might just look higher?




Cheers,Rob

Mine looks about that high with 31' on although does have the factory flares on, will measure later if you want.