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*** UPDATE *** My perseverance has finally paid off and with only a few grazed knuckles the 172 airbox is fitted and seems to be held solid in place :approve: Havent done the best of jobs cutting the Samco bend but its in and can be tidied up at a later date if need be. Managed to get both...

Ahh rite, which part is the ecu bracket ?? I take it that its not needed. Had thought about a smaller battery when looking at relocating it but seemed a little out of my capabilities to relocate the battery. Would a light weight battery still fit in the same place okay ? Jay

Gonna have a look at fitting the air feeds this morning. Once there in will then look at cutting the samco bend. Is very tight but ideally want both the air feeds in if i can. Yeah looks like that had happended to the box previously tbh mate as it was rather scuffed up, as long as it doesnt...

The feeds just seemed reluctant to bend into place, just couldnt seem to get it to go down far enough. There is space beside the accustic valve like you say, think will just need a bit of force to get it down there. May try jacking it up and going from underneath and see if its easier to pull...

Cheers mate :approve: Cable ties have kept the lid on nice and tight. Yeah it is quite a squeeze, seems it will be wedged along side the battery. Think will need to cut around 1inch from the Samco bend, need to make sure i can get the air feeds in okay too though before I start cutting things :S

I decided today would be the day I attempted to fit my ph1 172 airbox and lets just say it hasnt ended well :( New filter arrived from KTEC and I had cleaned up the 172 box as it was a bit shabby. First issue was i didnt have all the clips to hold the lid to the box, out came the drill and...

I havent yet mate, been away for the weekend so not had chance. Hoping to get it fitted by next weekend though, gave it a bit of a clean up on friday as it was a bit shabby so just need to look into swapping the boxes round now. How are you finding yours now ? Is it still held in place without...

Sounds like its worth the hassle fitting then mate. The KTEC filter I've got looks decent to so should hopefully be an improvement over the 182 box. Can't wait to get mine fitted now :)

Yeah that would have been my plan too. Good to know cable ties can hold it :) suppose once its in as long as its solid it will do its job ! Do you prefer it to the 182 box then ?

Aww nightmare mate, what will you do with it now ? I dont have the bracket or the strap so was thinking of trying to fix it with something along the same lines. Is it quite sturdy once fitted or does it need a lot of support ? Jay

Ahh rite, may see if it is possible to fix it to the piece of metal that the bracket attaches to by the battery without having to use the bracket itself.

Ah rite good to know mate, I've got a samco bend so should be a bit more flexible, is the purpose of the strap just to hold the box towards the battery ?? If so should be easy enough to make something that can do a similar job :) Looks like you may beat me to getting it fitted :( Jay

Not sure, can only imagine it fitted to the back of the 172 bumper perhaps, can't see any use for it other than to hold them both together. Ahh rite, I didn't get the bracket with mine so still yet to plan how to fix it securely. Hoping it can be run off the elbow pipe and then held in place...

Hiyer mate, glad yours finally arrived :) lol I tried looking all over for the clips as mine only has the one, in the end I just bought some black cable ties lmao. Did you manage to get it fitted all okay ? I was gonna try just the one air feed like you said but couldn't seperate them, the pipe...

Anyone know if the black piece of plastic holding the two air feeds together shown on the right hand side can be removed or is it just a case of sawing through it ?? Not sure i will need it on a 182 ?? :S Thanks for any advice Jay

Hiyer mate, Try An Illusion bodyshop in Thornaby mate, get all mine done there. Its the father in laws place, said would be approx £120 i think but best having a word with him. Contact numbers 01642 941309 Jay

Thanks Sam, will have to get another little meet arranged for some new pics ;) Mine looks a lot different since the last one. Should have that filter out in a week or so if your still wanting it ?

Cheers mate :) certainly recommend snow foam ! I love the stuff and it does give excellant results.

Cars been looking pretty neglected recently and become a rather dull orange so decided as the weather was good this morning i would get out and give it a good wash/wax ready for the winter. Noticed the paintwork has quite a few marks in it now so may have to look at sorting them next spring and...

Yeah mate its still in, never thought to remove it really. Might have a look at removing it when i take out the air box if it has no real purpose. Will probs free up a bit more space for the air feeds :approve: Sounds like a challenge ! any idea when your fitting yours ? Think i may have a look...

Ordered a filter from KTEC :approve: will let you know if there any good mate.

Will do mate, think running it down towards the accoustic valve like the air feed now would probs be the best idea. On the look out for a filter now so can hopefully get one delivered in time for the weekend and be able to have a look into it.

Ahh rite,cheers mate. Had been looking at various ways to cut them into the grill and so on but couldn't think of a way were two would look okay, hadn't thought to leave one without. :) had been thinking to maybe remove the fogs and run one through the hole.

Hiyer guys, just wondering if anyone that has fitted a 172 airbox could tell me the best place to run the cold air feed too ? Should I run them both down behind the headlight or just place them to the same points as with the 182 box ? Wanted to go down the cup racer route but don't think moving...

Was sat behind you around 2 o'clock today and followed you along the a66 onto the a19. Had a Leeds United sticker in the rear window. Jay

In my opinion it made a difference mate, revs a lot smoother and acceleration seems to come a lot quicker than it used too if you know what I mean. Also found it helped with cold starts on a morning and made the idle a lot more steady as mine used to be terrible. Sure he would do if he can...

Cheers mate :) Tbh i think it could do with being a bit lower, its currently on sportlines but may look to invest in some coilovers at a later date. Have an issue with my exhaust scraping on speed bumps at the moment, all the hangers seem okay but just seems to hang low. Changing the exhaust...

Cheers mate :)

As mentioned previously i met up with Sam (Bonxy) a month back and he remapped my car with his RStuner. Worked a treat and certainly noticed a difference, deffinatly worth it :) Afterwards we went for a little drive and Sam took some great photo's. Hasnt looked this clean for a while, really...

Yeah im a bit undecided which route to go, do prefer the look of the cup racer idea but not sure if the gains would be worthy of having to relocate the battery for it. Once i have bought a filter for it i may have a look at taking out the 182 box and have a look at how it would be fitted.