06superchargedbalt

Alright so I finally broke down and suckered into the black intake from Injen and rid of the whole ugly box, but still use my drflow. The only issue that I am having is...well I don't have a jack or jack stands, much less an impact wrench
But, I do have a set of ramps that I use to change all the oil for my family with. So I have ran the car on the ramps and it looks as though I am able to access most of the small screws and flat pins without having to remove the wheel. So I have two scenarios:

1.) I can run the car up on the ramps, attempt to remove the stock airbox without having to remove the wheel

2.) remove the front fascia to aid in the pain it takes to get to the stock air box and MAF....but the thing is I have never removed the front fascia.

So if any of you who are like me and didn't have those particular tools at the time, or have found other ways to do this let me know. I'm gonna do it either way (I always find a way) but I would like some pointers.

krazycobalt

yeh, you might be able to do it by option 1 haha, but it wouldn;t be as easy as just getting a jack and taking the wheel off. BTW you dont need an impact wrench to take a wheel off and put it back on. If you planning on removing the front fascia to do this your crazy

Jrhdpaintball

u can get to alot of it if you take off the drivers headlight... not sure if u can do the whole thing that way... but its only a couple 10mm bolts

krazycobalt

I don't think the stock box is going to fit through the headlight thats all. I know you can change a filter and everthing by taking off the headlight, but not sure if that stock box will come out. I would bet not

Stiner

use a jack and take your wheel off.

Stiner

you have your jack in your trunk use it

EtyrnuSS

I ended up taking the front bumper off. It took maybe 1 1/2 hours total. Nice part is just taking the headlight out to get to the filter after this

06superchargedbalt

Yeah, I heard from a buddy that he took the headlight out. I was thinking about just taking it up on the ramp, removing the headlight and the case it sits in to at least take the MAF sensor out....but a friend just so happened to let me know that he just went on a craftsman shopping spree. He bought a jack and stands and an impact wrench (already has the compressor and tank)...so I'm going the easy route! Thanks guys. And yes I knew about the jack in the trunk, but I'll save myself the work for when I have a blow out.

Omnigear

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take the headlights out

baggelis

turn the wheels all the way to the right take your headlight and headlight bracket out uscrew your wheel well from your bumper and voila your stock airbox is right there waiting for u to pull it out lol

ls1fbody

take out headlight. you can get the injen in that way easily. The front fascia takes 5 minutes to take off as well, so you could always do that.

06superchargedbalt

Yeah I didn't think it would. Anyone know where to find(if there is one) a how-to? I've searched.

arkkornkid

thought you were going to buy my RAW intake....well guess I'll withhold my installation know-how since you got something else

06superchargedbalt

Well my bad, couldn't wait! I'm sure you won't have any trouble selling it.

ShortStack

Dude... my car sat on the ground when i did my cold air intake...

i didnt even remove my wheel....

arkkornkid

it's cool....and don't take off a wheel or your front bumper, just take out the headlight and everything can come out and go in with no problem.

ShortStack

I dont even remember taking out the headlight....

anotherSSSCinPA

jack car and take wheel off

under neat loosen bolts for the plastic box to get filter and access. Feed intake through, yell a bunch and make sure to put something over by where it rubs or do what i did and ziptie it.

07sunburst

i just put a injen intake on sunday this is how we did it very easy instal was done in 30 minutes. Take the drivers side headlight out and get your fron end of the ground does not need to be high. take off your oem airbox, maf, hoeses etc. drop it through and install the injen thats it. DO NOT TAKE OFF FRONT BUMPER LIKE INJEN SAYS WASTE OF TIME. Its that easy!

cobalt man

i got a ls and i didnt have to take the wheel off dont know if its different for the ss or not