Triple 4 Engineering Ultimate Spec Wading Kit (yellow hose) to fit all Land Rover Defender 90, 110 & 130 TD5 models. 

 

Triple 4 Ultimate Spec Wading kits are, in our opinion, the best wading kits on the market today. The specification and quality of Triple 4 wading kits are way ahead of any other wading kit out there, be it those from suppliers in the UK, Europe, the USA and even the home of tough 4x4 products, Australia,

Triple 4 Ultimate Spec Wading Kits take wading kits to the next Level. They are designed for all forms of off road use, from light overlanding, extreme off roading through to competition use. A great deal of off-road experience and attention to detail has gone into the design of each Triple 4 Ultimate Spec Wading Kit.

 

Triple 4 Ultimate Spec Wading Kits use superior ultra-flexible, highly abrasion resistant 8mm breather hose which allows for more air flow than the 6mm hose used in Triple 4 Overland Wading Kits. We supply you with 15 metres of hose in each kit, which is more than most other kits on the market. This allows you to route all the breathers exactly where you want them without having to worry about running out of hose.

 

Triple 4 Ultimate Spec Wading Kits use an alloy manifold to connect each individual breather hose into a single outlet. Using an alloy manifold allows you to adapt and add to the breather system on the vehicle. It also gives you the flexibility of using different hose sizes by simply changing a union and adding breathers for things such as the fuel tank, winch motor, sealed distributor caps etc.

 

Triple 4 gearbox and transfer box breather unions are nickel plated brass, which are strong and are tough enough to take the odd knock, which is inevitable when off road. The internal hose locking mechanisms are brass and stainless steel, allowing for easy disconnecting and reconnecting for maintenance. (Cheaper wading kits use flimsy plastic unions which don't take knocks all that well and these cheap unions also use mild steel internal locking mechanisms which rust, compromising the integrity of the hose seal (i.e. they let water in) and won't release the hose when the time comes for any maintenance).

 

The breather unions we use in Triple 4 Ultimate Spec Wading Kits are swivel type unions. This allows you to position the outlet of the breather hose just where you want it. Cheaper kits use fixed unions, where the hose outlet ends up pointing where the union happens to tighten up, not exactly where you want it. 

 

A Triple 4 “Y" connector is used in the kit to connect the Gearbox and Transfer Box breathers together. This forms one outlet to connect to the alloy manifold. The Triple 4 "Y" connectors are made from a superior grade technopolymer shell, again with brass and stainless-steel internals as used in our swivel unions.

 

For the axle breathers in this kit, you need to remove the cheap factory fitted breathers from the axles. (These prise out easily) You will then need to tap the hole to take Triple 4 brass 90° swivel elbow unions. This can be done very easily. The axle hole is just the right size for the tap needed to thread the hole, so no drilling is required. A tap set is included in the kit. You just need to use plenty of grease on the tap to catch the swarf before it falls in the axle casing. You can then screw in the swivel elbow unions into the axles. 

 

Triple 4 axle breather unions, just like the gearbox and transfer box unions, swivel to allow you to position the hose outlet exactly where you need it. Due to the larger thread size used on these unions, they are slightly different to the other swivel unions in our range. They have a corrosion resistant brass body, with stainless steel and composite internal hose locking mechanisms. A release tool is required to remove the hose from the union, this tool is included in the kit.

 

To finish the Triple 4 Ultimate Spec Wading Kit, a 2 metre length of alloy maluform tube is supplied in the kit. This is to allow you to vent the wading kit up to the top of the raised air intake / snorkel, or up the back of the cab for tray back / competition vehicles. Alloy maluform tube is a rubber lined alloy tube. It retains its shape once bent, so it provides a neat way to finish the wading kit installation. Cheaper wading kits just use nylon hose for this, nylon hose isn't UV stable and quickly discolours and cracks when exposed to the sun for long periods. Triple 4 maluform tube is UV stable and won’t discolour or crack.

 

The maluform tube will connect directly into the alloy manifold, however, we also supply you with a connector to allow you to connect a length of Triple 4 breather hose between the manifold and the alloy maluform tube. Nylon been much more flexible in routing the hose from the manifold under the bonnet to the raised air intake on the wing.

 

The alloy maluform tube also come with 4 stainless steel rubber lined "P" clips and stainless steel self-tappers which you can use to secure the hose to the windscreen frame, or alternatively, and our preferred method, is to cable tie it to the raised air intake or external roll cage.

 

The kits come with everything needed to fit them, i.e. cable ties and all fixings, all supplied in generous quantities. In all our years of experience, with many other brands of wading kit, you never seem to be supplied with enough cable ties and fixings to do the job.

 

Our kits comes with full fitting instructions, and if you need to connect anything else to the manifold, or need any advice, just get in touch. We are old fashioned and like to use the phone, so this is the quickest and easiest way to contact us.

• 15 Metres of Triple 4 8mm Ultra Flexible Abrasion Resistant Yellow Nylon Hose (for the main breather hoses).

• 2 Metres of Triple 4 Alloy Maluform Tube (black) to run up the side of your snorkel / Raised Air Intake.

• 4x Rubber Lined Stainless Steel "P" Clips & Stainless Steel Self Tappers (for the maluform tube).

• 1x Triple 4 Connector (to connect the alloy maluform tube to the manifold via a length of 8mm Nylon Hose- use only if required).

• 1x 6 Way Alloy Manifold (4x Unions, with 2 Spares Blanked Off).

• 1x 3-Way Technopolymer "Y" Connector (allows you to connect the 2 breathers from the gearbox and transfer box together into one hose to bring it up to the manifold).

• 2x Triple 4 90° Elbow Swivel Unions for the Gearbox & Transfer Box.

• 2x Triple 4 90° Elbow Swivel Unions for the Axles.

• 1x Triple 4 2-Piece Tap Set for Above.

• 1x Triple 4 Hose Release Tool for the Breather Unions.

• 15x Large Cable Ties.

• 30x Small Cable Ties.