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11-04-2007, 12:25 PM
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I've done a search. However I can't seem to find anyone having trouble fitting the XR8 snorkel to a series one forté. It goes on easy enough, its just the bonnet won't close and I don't understand why, the only difference between it and the smaller one is the width of the throat. Any ideas?
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11-04-2007, 01:45 PM
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what part of the snorkel is hitting the bonnet?
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11-04-2007, 01:51 PM
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I can't tell. I filed some off the lip on the bottom seeming that was getting marks on if. Also I can see where the rubber is going and it seems to be on the correct spot. Could it be at the back where it starts slopping down?
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11-04-2007, 02:56 PM
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Did you leave the screwdiver under there? Gets me all the time.
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11-04-2007, 03:11 PM
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11-04-2007, 03:15 PM
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Ohh well, was worth a try. Every time Im under the bonnet, I cant get the bonnet to shut. Theres alway a screwdriver, Socket, something sitting in there not letting it close. I actually found a peice of quartz in there the other day, it was the size of a baseball. I have no idea how it got under there, or for how long its been under there. Weird.
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11-04-2007, 03:40 PM
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maybe check the rubber on the underside of the bonnet, where its curved for the snorkel....might help??
you didnt remove the airbox did you? maybe its not sitting down properly
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11-04-2007, 05:41 PM
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Didn't move the airbox. I used hair gel to find where it was touching, seems to only be on the rubber. It looks like for some reason the metal where the snorkel sits is propping the new snorkel up. So I'm thinking I may have to bend it with vice grips or something. Its never a straight swap! :P
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11-04-2007, 06:08 PM
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Make sure it sits perfectly within the indentation in the radiator support panel, I've heard on some snorkels you have to trim the lower section corners (where the screws sit) as they don't follow the profile exactly which causes the snorkel to "sit up".
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11-04-2007, 06:15 PM
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Question, and sorry to highjack.. are there two different Tickford snorkels? Say a Xr6 one, and a Xr8 one.. or is there simply one?
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11-04-2007, 06:29 PM
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Just one.
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11-04-2007, 06:43 PM
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Its very odd that your snorkel doesnt fit. I had no problems fitting mine, i just screwed it in. Have you got any pics of it installed? I might be able to compare it to mine and see if there is any difference....
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11-04-2007, 07:34 PM
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I had to drive the car so the old snorkels in. I have butchered this new one a bit in my attempts to get it in. And yes it does seem to be sitting up as you say Dok. However it seems to be caused by the side closest to the engine where the snorkel sits.
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11-04-2007, 07:38 PM
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Have you got any pics. I wonder if it is the angle at which the snorkel joins the airbox?
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11-04-2007, 08:44 PM
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I'll get pics of it tomorrow. As a side note it set me back $30 from Keira Ford in Wollongong. From what I've read thats about as cheap as you can get one.
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11-04-2007, 08:46 PM
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Mine went straight in, the only thing with it, is that the screw holes are slightly to close together causing the bottom lip seems to bow up in the middle
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11-04-2007, 08:54 PM
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11-04-2007, 09:03 PM
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11-04-2007, 09:11 PM
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well i have an au1 forte, and mine went straight in, no problems...maybe try adjusting the bonnet stops? they may have been wound out a bit more at some stage
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P.S. And why the heck doesn't firefox know what Tickford is yet? I write it enough :P
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11-04-2007, 09:33 PM
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My BAXR6T one went on perfectly. If it doesn't line up, maybe you should ask for it to be swapped with another.
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11-04-2007, 10:22 PM
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not sure if anyone else has picked this up, but we started talking xr8 snorkle, but now we are talking xr6t....did i miss something? i picked up an xr8 tickford snorkel off an au and was straight swap on my s2 wagon.
  i think it looks good with my little touch anyway  col
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11-04-2007, 10:45 PM
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my xr6t snorkel went straight in. i swapped it over when i was 5 minutes early for work once.
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11-04-2007, 11:01 PM
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They are the same thing. I believe that the XR6T snorkel is even listed as the replacement part for the AUXR8 snorkel which is no longer produced.
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11-04-2007, 11:03 PM
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does changing the snorkel to a slightly bigger one make any noticable difference as everyone seems to do it
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