Over fender air guide and snorkel protection

An air intake system for supplying air to a snorkel of a vehicle, the vehicle comprising a wheel well, a wheel disposed in the wheel well, a first body panel defining a side of an engine compartment of the vehicle, and a second body panel attached to the first body panel and located above and defining the wheel well, the air intake system comprising:

• a first air intake vent having a first opening and a snorkel located underneath the second body panel defining a first air pathway to the snorkel;
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• a scoop disposed in the first air intake vent, wherein air entering the first air intake vent passes the scoop and follows the first air pathway to the snorkel and wherein the scoop comprises:
• a base portion attached to a body component defining a back wall of the lower air intake vent;
• a longitudinally transverse portion extending forward from the base portion;
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• a laterally transverse portion extending from an upper edge of the base portion and an upper edge of the longitudinally transverse portion;
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• wherein air entering the first air intake vent passes the scoop and follows the first air pathway to the snorkel.