Installing Cold Air Feed - LCR - HELP!

[JamJay]

Hi all, in desperate need of help.

I have removed the two plastic covers from above the back of the headlamp that direct air to a corner piece that goes around the battery. This corner piece then connects to a plastic hose that directs air to the air filter.

I cannot get this damn corner piece out! It is held in by 2 clips just under where the slam panel meets the wing, I have pulled these out but it appears connected somewhere else nera the bottom, how the heck to I get it out?

 

[dg-1984]

It took me a while to get it out and eventually I just snapped it out, I think it is connected lower down behind the light and I couldn't see how to remove it easily so I just used brute force and anger and it worked, just watch your arms hands, prob easier to remove the battery and give you some space to get at it.

 

[Becks]

Brute force and ignorance maybe?

Dg where is glasgowish?

 

[richybigman]

I had to snap mine out too, carfull you don't cut your hands up though, i learnt the hard way.

 

[JamJay]

Lol. Thanks DG.

I don't want to break it really in case my plan doesn't work and I need to put back to OEM.

There has to be a clip or something that i'm missing?

I am right in saying that 3" is the correct size for this ducting, it looks quite large now I have it sitting in from of me. Sure it's not 2.5" I should have gone for?

If I can't get this thing out, I might have to send the 3" back and get some 2" to feed into the corner piece but that won't really help much. After removing all of this plastic, I can see just how useless the OEM ducting is, holes everwhere and no smooth path for the airflow at all.

 

[JamJay]

Reall richy? So once this air feed is in, it's never going back to OEM then?

 

[dg-1984]

Brute force and ignorance maybe?

Dg where is glasgowish?

Hi, not far from hamilton and eastkilbride, work in Ek.

do you know of any good Seat garages or any other garages for servicing etc, trying to find a good one from anyone that has experince.

 

[dg-1984]

The 3" fits nice and tight, I wouldn't worry about putting it back to standard its not obvious when its done.
Remove the battery and might be able to remove without braking it.

 

[richybigman]

3" fits to the fog light hole perfectly.
If you're planning to go back to standard at some point it might be worth having a look on vagcat to see if it shows an extra clip.

 

[DannyC87]

it is a plastic rivet that you can't see thats still holding it in - the only way to get it out is to break it!

 

[JamJay]

Balls, might have to sell this ducting on then and find a way around the butchery.

Anyone for some blue 2ply bendy silicone ducting

 

[Becks]

Hi, not far from hamilton and eastkilbride, work in Ek.

do you know of any good Seat garages or any other garages for servicing etc, trying to find a good one from anyone that has experince.

Not far from Hamilton?

I'm in Blantyre,

Aye the one in uddingston, keith works there he is off here too.

 

[D.K]

Jay snap it mate, if you want to run a bigger feed it's got to go .
I think the only other way to get it out is to take the bumper off.

 

[JamJay]

Ok, snap I shall. I'll do it tomorrow and see what happens although I might cut it so at least I can control where the break is, then superglue it back if I ever need to.

The new ducting looks lovely, can't wait to get it in but it's 2ply so it'll take some force.

 

[Willie]

I'll be removing mine in the winter
If you want mine its yours

 

[wild willy]

No need to snap or butcher anything. Remove bumper, remove headlight, remove plastic obstructions. Bumper removal is easy on your own when you remove the plastic wheel arches and unbolt the bumper from the slides. Much easier to deal with cold feeds with the bumper off.

 

[JamJay]

I wouldn't have the 1st clue how to remove the bumper at all. I understand that this would be a good idea when running the feed down into the foglamp/intercooler chamber but I'd not do that unless I was doing FMIC and in that case, i'd install the feed at the same time I think. I want to do the convensional bend round the battery job for the time being.

I am thinking I could cut along the bracket that's holding this ducting to the bumper, remove the necessary part that's blocking the new feed and then if I need to revert back to OEM, I could glue the 2-pieces together and get away with it. Not sure if this will work yet though...

 

[Mashburn]

JJ, i fitted a 3" air feed on mine yesterday.

It fits perfectly, and the fog light hole is the perfect size for the feed!

See my thread for pics. (link in sig below)