Since I was doing this on my car, I thought I'd take a few pics along the way. As you know, to install the Injen cai requires that you remove the front bumper. Now to clean the filter you either have to remove the bumper, or fold in the fender well, eventually causing it to crack. I decided to make a removable access panel.
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these are the parts you'll need. Everything is available at Lowes, or I'm sure whatever hardware store you use.

10 each 1/8" X 1/2" aluminum rivets
16" X 2" X 1/16" aluminum Flatbar (if you can find hard plastic around this size even better).
6 each push-in nylon rivets 1/2"
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jack up the car, and remove the left front wheel.


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Mark a line with tape about 1" above the top vent holes of the forward part of your fender well (you know, where the filter is at).


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With a razor knife, saw, or some kind of cutting device. Cut along that line. Be careful not to cut to deep and cut through your filter, or hose. Also don't cut into your fender. Then remove all the existing fasteners holding that are holding the access panel in.




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cut the aluminum flatbar into pieces.
1 pc. 5.5"
1 pc. 4"
2 pcs. 2"
then rivet them in place as shown.


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on the back side of the removed plastic piece you'll need to cut away all of the raised areas this will prevent the flatbar from laying flat. You might need to test fit a few times to make sure every thing sits flat.


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reinstall the the panel using the existing fasteners. drill a small pilot hole in 5 places where the nylon push-in rivets will go. You'll need to drill through the plastic and the aluminum backing strips(the aluminum flatbar). now remove the plastic panel.
the pilot holes on the plastic panel will now need to be drilled out to 31/64".
the pilots holes on the backing strip will need to be drilled out to 3/8".




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now reinstall the plastic panel using the existing fasteners, and the push-in rivets. now you're done. By the way this would have been a great time to clean the filter.

 

lol @ it being behind the tranny cooler, might as well have a SRI, heat is heat.

 

You are probably right, but it makes a big fun woooshing sound

 

so does a short ram, eveen louder.

 

these don't even work on the models with the recaro package. it's because the depth of the hid projection light housing is too much and theres not enough clearance for the hose to pass. SRI is a must on these models. its funny because on the GTS they have you relocate the trans CVT cooler to the other side so its not in the front.

 

i jst installed mine and im jst kinda nervouse about water getting to it there isnt much of a chance of it hydrolocking if i got a hydrosheild on my filter stock ride hight and dont go threw a huge puddle.. like am i aloud to drive in the rain

 

I have the recaro package, it just needed some creative coaxing with a sawzall.

 

Very creative fix Gear Grinder