Trailhunter Airbox Housing - hard to clip

[tacorancher]

Hey guys - when I picked up my trailhunter from the dealer for its 20K mile service, I noticed one of the clips on the airbox was unclipped. I could not get it to clip down. I called the tech out and he kind of forced it to clip.

I got home, undid all the clips and the filter appeared seated correctly. So, I re-attached the filter cover (using the slot on the bottom to guide it and secure the bottom part). And I still had a hell of a time getting the last clip to secure. I was able to do it, but something feels off.

I am wondering if anyone has had this issue or I’m doing something wrong.

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[tgrneal]

i'll check mine.

 

[tacorancher]

i'll check mine.

Thanks! If you get in there, you can close it but it does cause the plastic on one side to bend a little bit. But the filter on the inside looks flush and fine.

Second question - when you want to change the filter, do you pull the side closer to driver side up and out, to move it out of the way? I don’t want to damage the intake.

 

[jetengr19]

Mine was unclipped from the factory. I noticed it soon after I got mine. It was really difficult to get clipped but I managed to do it.

 

[tacorancher]

Mine was unclipped from the factory. I noticed it soon after I got mine. It was really difficult to get clipped but I managed to do it.

Ha! Same!

WTF!!!!

So, when you clip it, it warps the housing a tiny bit. Ponder whether we should maybe keep it unclipped. Either way, seems like a weird thing to fuck up from the factory.

 

[Andrace]

give these a try.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CT2FT8CN?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_fed_asin_title
I ordered a trd intake, and it didn't come with clips, so I got these and they had very little tension in them. I had to bend them a bit to increase leverage.

 

[lauren01]

Those clips are finger busting pests in all our past and current cars and the truck. They were invented by sadists.
Some have an airbox that easily lifts away while the newer ones require a little wrestling to access the filter.

 

[tacorancher]

Those clips are finger busting pests in all our past and current cars and the truck. They were invented by sadists.
Some have an airbox that easily lifts away while the newer ones require a little wrestling to access the filter.

All true. But are any of your clips particularly challenging to attach? One of mine is. The filter and housing seem to be seated correctly. When I force it to clip, it bends the housing slightly. So I’m wondering if this is normal. It’s the fourth clip down low near the fuse box (closer to the cabin). Would you mind looking at that clip on your truck and just checking if it clips and unclips normally? All the other 3 clips on my truck attach on and off super easy.

 

[lauren01]

I will go check it out when I’m fiddling with the truck today.

 

[tacorancher]

I will go check it out when I’m fiddling with the truck today.

Thank you !!

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