Spoon Air Intake Installation Question


denward

ex '00 Silver ek9 Rx
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Hi All

So I have installed my spoon air intake but it sits very close (or even on!) a bracket for some cables which could result in it scratching when I remove the orange cloth I currently have there. I haven’t been driving the car! :)

I have included a photo of this to show you where it will rub. Has anyone come across this? If so, what have you done?

Also, the airbox itself does feel quite lose as not bolted by the original resonator which felt much tighter. Any idea here??

Thanks folks
Denis
 

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I think there is meant to be a little rubber spacer underneath where the elbow bolts to the shock tower. I assume the function of that is to stop it contacting the bracket and also prevent the carbon kevlar cracking by allowing a slight flex.
 
As the man said above, there’s a spacer that goes between the strut tower and the elbow where it bolts up, it’s about half a cm tall so 2 or 3 washers should do the job nicely
 
I'd get a rubber one like the factory airbox simply to stop vibration. I think that is the original idea and if you have metal spacers/washers, I assume it may crack due to not much flex.

Might be wrong though.
 
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