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Mar 31, 2007 | 11:21 AM

Blknight6989

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F***ing Lid

OK so I put on the slp lid yesterday and i noticed everytime i drive it now the one clamp for the lid pops off. Its really easy to clamp on like its too loose or somthing. Any ideas???

Mar 31, 2007 | 11:24 AM

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common problem

Mar 31, 2007 | 11:27 AM

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try pushing the lid towards the motor a little more and make sure its square on both sides.

I have a similar problem with my MTI lid when its not seated properly

Mar 31, 2007 | 11:46 AM

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Make sure its seated well, you can also try bending the clamp some to give it a bit more tension

Mar 31, 2007 | 11:49 AM

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make sure your lid is tucked into the air box like this

Mar 31, 2007 | 11:50 AM

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its like the bottem lip goes over the front of the air lid.. thats how its suppose to sit

Mar 31, 2007 | 11:51 AM

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I had the same problem and mine wasn't seated right. The top front of the lid needs to go inside the bottom part. I had to trim down the bellow in order for it to go that far in.

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Mar 31, 2007 | 10:16 PM

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I had a similar problem... bending the clamps and being gentle... makes it work..

Mar 31, 2007 | 11:15 PM

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You know what I noticed! Is that they only pop open sometimes when I open the hood, the tabs get a little help from the ramair baffle. but not all the time, after I bent the clamps very gently.

Apr 1, 2007 | 12:46 AM

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I had to trim my smooth bellow's (sp)to get mine to fit

Apr 1, 2007 | 12:50 AM

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alrite thanks alot guys this was pissing me off!!! il dfntly try all these......god i love this damn site!

Apr 1, 2007 | 11:28 AM

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Make sure the lid is sitting inside the base, especially at both corners. Lots of guys just have it sitting up on top of the base and that's too high for the clamps to work properly. Here's a picture of my lid sitting down inside the base.

Apr 1, 2007 | 02:41 PM

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but does that still seal right???

Apr 1, 2007 | 02:42 PM

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Yes, that's the way it's supposed to sit and the flange on the filter itself does the sealing, not the lid or the base.

Apr 1, 2007 | 06:34 PM

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I had the same problem, like everyone said the top lip of the lid needs to be seated into the bottom lip of the filter box, after I did it right I never had a problem, it has been a year now.