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Spoony · Jan 6th, 2005, 06:15 PM

I have today received my Ultrik cold air intake system which I purchased from MiniMania, but have come to a grinding halt fitting it, much to my annoyance!

In order to fit the system I need to remove the factory air intake hose. I have successfully unclipped the top part where the air is fed from, but the bottom section is a real pain to remove. This bottom section has another pipe which goes to the fan I believe?.
The instructions which came with the system did state this would be tricky but I didnt think it would be as difficult as this!. Do I simply need to give it some force as theres no mention of another clip in the instructions?, if so how much force should I give?

Also one more question

If the replacement hose does not have the same pipe which feeds to the fan will there be any implications?, why is this pipe, which is on the factory one, there in the first place if it is not needed by this new system?

Thank you in advance.

Jan 6th, 2005, 06:15 PM	#1
Spoony MINI2 Regular My Classifieds Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Saffron Walden Local Time: 10:39 AM Posts: 204 Offline	Removing air intake hose in order to fit cold air intake system I have today received my Ultrik cold air intake system which I purchased from MiniMania, but have come to a grinding halt fitting it, much to my annoyance! In order to fit the system I need to remove the factory air intake hose. I have successfully unclipped the top part where the air is fed from, but the bottom section is a real pain to remove. This bottom section has another pipe which goes to the fan I believe?. The instructions which came with the system did state this would be tricky but I didnt think it would be as difficult as this!. Do I simply need to give it some force as theres no mention of another clip in the instructions?, if so how much force should I give? Also one more question If the replacement hose does not have the same pipe which feeds to the fan will there be any implications?, why is this pipe, which is on the factory one, there in the first place if it is not needed by this new system? Thank you in advance.