I just installed my K&N 57i this morning, and I've come across a bit of a problem with the Flexi Hose.
Two things, it just doesn't seem long enough, I streteched it as far as it would go, and it doesn't seem to reach underneath the filter to the front of the car. Also, the instructions say to put the front of the hose by the side of the radiator, attached to the bottom grill, but on my Mk1 Focus, the radiator takes up the whole of the bottom grill and there is no space at the side for it (not that it reaches that far anyway).
My main concern is not that it looks a mess, but the whole leagility of the install worries me. I'd like to rip it out and get a longer hose from somewhere, but it still can't fit through the grill, even if it did reach.
So I guess I'm kind of stuck at the moment.
Any advice?
Two things, it just doesn't seem long enough, I streteched it as far as it would go, and it doesn't seem to reach underneath the filter to the front of the car. Also, the instructions say to put the front of the hose by the side of the radiator, attached to the bottom grill, but on my Mk1 Focus, the radiator takes up the whole of the bottom grill and there is no space at the side for it (not that it reaches that far anyway).
My main concern is not that it looks a mess, but the whole leagility of the install worries me. I'd like to rip it out and get a longer hose from somewhere, but it still can't fit through the grill, even if it did reach.
So I guess I'm kind of stuck at the moment.
Any advice?