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well, my air filter for my CAI mysteriously disapeared, so i went to ptuning and ordered a "replacement filter" (yes i went to the proper kit and clicked "order replacement filter")got it in the mail yesterday, it's a universal big (removed) filter that won't even fit in the area to get anywhere near my intake opening! now i have to deal with shipping it back and blah blah blah and try to get the one that came with the kit! tonight i will be installing a temporary ghetto filter. (a thin stocking) i figure it's better than having nothing until i can get the proper one.damn.

damn that sucks...good luck with getting the new one asap!!!

Quote, originally posted by drunkenvibe »well, my air filter for my CAI mysteriously disapeared.How'd THAT happen?

Quote, originally posted by ZubenElGenubi »How'd THAT happen? Maybe someone doesn't know that they need to tighten it down after they put it over the pipe?!?!?

Quote, originally posted by drunkenvibe » (a thin stocking) you have many of those lying around eh?

have you looked at those filters at advance auto that are orange. I cant quite remember the name of it. had one on my zx2 and loved it. very good quality filter in my opinion.

Quote, originally posted by damronjr »Maybe someone doesn't know that they need to tighten it down after they put it over the pipe?!?!? yes, i tightened it down, for the love of pete! i always tug on it too, to make sure it's on there good and won't fall off.

Quote, originally posted by Atomb »you have many of those lying around eh? what can i say, they look good on my legs when i've had a few drinks!luckily, drunkengirlfriend had a spare i am going to use.

Quote, originally posted by rlfreese »have you looked at those filters at advance auto that are orange. I cant quite remember the name of it. had one on my zx2 and loved it. very good quality filter in my opinion.those are the universal ones, way too big!

yes. you are right. i just looked at my cosmoracing intake and the filter is rather small.

Quote, originally posted by drunkenvibe »what can i say, they look good on my legs when i've had a few drinks!luckily, drunkengirlfriend had a spare i am going to use. LOL, might want to double or triple up on the stockings...just to be sure. That sucks DV - are they rushing you a replacement?

Quote, originally posted by Psychobroker »That sucks DV - are they rushing you a replacement?i sent them an e-mail and am waiting for a response. imo, i shouldn't have to ship back the wrong one either, why should i have to go through hassle for their mistake?

AEM has a new NO oil air filter. All you need to do is rinse it off every 10K miles! It's advertised to filter down to 1 micron.

Quote, originally posted by Lancer »AEM has a new NO oil air filter. All you need to do is rinse it off every 10K miles! It's advertised to filter down to 1 micron.do they have one that fits our car? that's my problem here.

Had a similar problem with K&N lately. I ordered a replacement filter for my Ghia, (oval, chrome, 2 9/16" inlet) what came in was round, black and 1 1/2" inlet, but the box had the right part number. So I called them, they asked that I ship back the wrong filter and they would reimburse me (which they never did) and they shipped me a new one. When that arrived, same thing, right box, wrong filter. So another call to K&N, talked to a guy named Leon, who FINALLY took care of my problem after ordering one from the warehouse so he could verify it before sending it out (thank you Leon!). Took about 3 weeks to solve it. Not sure if this helps or not, but I built my own K&N filter. I took (and trashed) the filter material off of a cheap ($20) cone filter and fit the rubber inlet and chrome disk (back of filter) into a K&N filter for a Caterpillar (picked up from Checker for $30, it was miss-ordered and they were going to junk it). Then sealed the two pieces together with gasket material and a big hose clamp, everything fit perfectly. Now the filter rests on top of the driving light in the front fender and does not fall out regardless of how loose the hose clamp is. The only downside is I have to remove the CAI every time I recharge the filter.

How does one go missing in the first place? Your intake sits in the bumper as you know. unless your missing your inner wheel liner... were is your filter going to go?

k&n shipped me the wrong filter for my typhoon. it was a regular one instead of the xtreme top. i called them up the shipped me the right one in like 2 days. and now i have two filters so i can have one one while im cleaning the other one

Quote, originally posted by Mavrik »How does one go missing in the first place? Your intake sits in the bumper as you know. unless your missing your inner wheel liner... were is your filter going to go?very simple, if it falls off, it can rattle around and fall out. duh. do you think i planned this?

Just like my bolts for my engine cover... ima retard and left them in the engine bay... came back home from getting primer for the cover and was like.... Hmmmm (scratching head!) where did they go... ah ****!!!!Now i gotta go to the dealer in the morn. and get some new bolts and clips!

I need to read more carefully, I skipped over the quote and thought the conversation went like this:Quote, originally posted by drunkenvibe »luckily, drunkengirlfriend had a spare i am going to use. Quote, originally posted by drunkenvibe »those are the universal ones, way too big!so I was thinking, drunkenvibe is gonna get an (removed) whooping from drunkengirlfriend when she reads this thread

Quote, originally posted by joatmon »I need to read more carefully, I skipped over the quote and thought the conversation went like this:so I was thinking, drunkenvibe is gonna get an (removed) whooping from drunkengirlfriend when she reads this thread ooh, you're gonna get me in trouble man!OT, still no response from ptuning, and i am getting pissed!

final update:i had to purchase another filter (come to find out, it's the same one that goes on the TDI) once they get the other filter back, they will reimburse the credit card for the shipping and the filter that was wrong. no discount, no store credit, nothing! they simply said it wasn't their fault because injen had it listed wrong. kiss my (removed) ptuning. i was inconvenienced, i should at least get something out of the deal!

Your right that sucks, but lets hope it doesn't suck too hard or your block will be wearing those stockings.