http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=04ZWZfNIUg0

check this out , before i send the p.o.s. back i did a side by side comparison . there is none !

 

jk snorkel install - chinese ebay knockoff vs AEV - YouTube wrong link sorry here it is

 

also im not bashing in those that go in the knockoff direction , cus i did too . just making some observations

 

Man, this is exactly why I made my own. I couldn't afford the AEV and wanted something to come out of the Cowl instead of the hood. I could have afforded the Chinese stuff but it just felt wrong. I had a feeling that the quality was not going to be the that great. Thanks for posting.

 

I feel like you get what you pay for. Chinese knockoffs are cheap for a reason...

 

welcome ! exactly why i did the video , ive never see both side by side and compared . when i got home the aev was on the porch and i thought hell ya , gotem both , ill do a comparisonbefore i ship the other back . i was surprised myself at the difference .

 

That just goes to show, you get what you pay for. Excellent write up, Thanks

 

they are cheap for a reason , as i found out , although i wouldnt call 140 bucks exactly chump change .thats alot of cash . bet over there they make them for less than 10 bucks , and im not kidding . maybe not that much .

 

I have the knock off and its installed and I hold had to wrench a bracket down 1/4 inch but that being said I need a cheap right now answer.... and I have no issues with it in the cool cloudy weather of Washington where the sun wont mess it up. But I am getting the AEV as soon as I get back from overseas in a couple months and hopefully I can figure out how to hook my RIPP up to the Gen 2. If you need something in a hurry this MIGHT work but you are honestly better off saving up for something better for a better fit and to help support US jobs which we are greatly in need of.

 

absolutely , when i got my jeep i told myself i wasnt gonna cheap out on parts i really wanted, some may be lower end of the scale , but from a reputable manufacturer and well made . my rancho rear tire carrier is probably ( in fact i think def ) made overseas but at least its an american company . then i went and ordered a cheap snorkle made by slave labor . at least i learned from it . wont make that mistake again .