afe Intake Install Question

gutus · 12-08-2022, 02:02 PM

On the main housing, there is a hole at the bottom that looks like it should align with a bolt on the frame of the car that holds a rubber piece to support the stock airbox. However, the hole does not line up with the bolt (see attached image). It is off by 2 inches or so. All the other bolts line up with their respective holes. I know there are different versions of the intake for the other models of this generation. Could I have been delivered the wrong version of the housing?

grannyknot · 12-08-2022, 03:00 PM

I ran into a similar problem, you need to remove the rubber bumper, loosen off all the other mounting screws and see if you can persuaded the sheet metal to fit.
I stretched it over, it's certainly not ideal but the top still fits nicely.

gutus · 12-08-2022, 09:21 PM

Thanks for your response. Everything still fits great. It’s more of an annoyance of having the hole not lined up. There wasn’t a nut included to screw over that bolt so I guess it isn’t really a big deal.

I kept the rubber piece because it’s supposed to help quell the vibrating metal sound that some folks have experienced.

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gutus Banned 24 Rep 45 Posts Drives: 2006 535i Join Date: Jul 2017 Location: Northern California iTrader: (0)	afe Intake Install Question On the main housing, there is a hole at the bottom that looks like it should align with a bolt on the frame of the car that holds a rubber piece to support the stock airbox. However, the hole does not line up with the bolt (see attached image). It is off by 2 inches or so. All the other bolts line up with their respective holes. I know there are different versions of the intake for the other models of this generation. Could I have been delivered the wrong version of the housing? Attached Images
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grannyknot Captain 951 Rep 779 Posts Drives: 2008 Z4M coupe Join Date: Oct 2021 Location: toronto iTrader: (0)	I ran into a similar problem, you need to remove the rubber bumper, loosen off all the other mounting screws and see if you can persuaded the sheet metal to fit. I stretched it over, it's certainly not ideal but the top still fits nicely. Attached Images __________________ 2008 E86 M coupe
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gutus Banned 24 Rep 45 Posts Drives: 2006 535i Join Date: Jul 2017 Location: Northern California iTrader: (0)	Thanks for your response. Everything still fits great. It’s more of an annoyance of having the hole not lined up. There wasn’t a nut included to screw over that bolt so I guess it isn’t really a big deal. I kept the rubber piece because it’s supposed to help quell the vibrating metal sound that some folks have experienced.
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