DIY CAI (Cold Air Intake) - New Shorter Air-Path

3rd April 2007

The last CAI DIY I did was without taking out the bumper, and the CAI hose path was a little long and crushed by the bumper. If there is a fog light, the pathway will be blocked.

Now.. the new setup uses shorter CAI hose as the hose go through the chassis bypass holes without getting the CAI hose crushed. But at a price of removing the bumper in order to get it all done nicely.

For this DIY, the pictures taken are not on my own car. This car is my customer's car who asked me to install the CAI hose for him at a small fee. ^_^

Place the car on jack stands. 800x600	Locate the bumper main bolts and clips. 800x600	Bumper side screw... remove it.. 800x600
Bumper side plastic clip.. remove with TEST PEN... a Philips screwdriver will spoil the plastic clip. 800x600	Peep the bottom of the bumper, you will find this clip, got 2 of them.. use a long-nose plier to hold the "lock" pointed by the arrows and remove the clip. 800x600	Also you will see these 2 deep holes each side under the headlights. Use a 12mm socket wrench ratchet with extended adapter to remove the M8 bolts. 600x800
Remove the battery and airbox to access the U-Snorkel. 800x600	Remove the 2 mounting bolts on the U-Snorkel. 800x600	Once the mounting bolts are removed, the bottom piece of the U-Snorkel can be removed and attach the CAI hose onto the upper piece. Here I use cable ties. 800x600
The CAI hose pathway to the front bumper area. 800x600	Using a funnel to scoop air. Notice the trimmed part so that the funnel fits nicely behind the bumper. 800x600	Almost done... and it was raining... 800x600
Tie the funnel to the chassis with cable ties so that it will stay in place at the right position and facing the right direction. 800x600	Fix everything back in place including the bumper. DONE!! 800x600