man, it looks like a pain in the ___ to clean the filter.....

 

lol your fine unless your driving through 3 ft of water

 

i actually just checked my filter tonight... (in chicago land...it snowed last night...) and it wasnt that bad...just have to undo 4 screws and 1 push pin clip...and then some fidgiting and its out and in befor eyou know it...

 

anyone know if the TRD intake is CA smog legal???

 

TRD CAI is the only one that I know of that is CARB legal; you're gonna love this thread:

https://www.scionlife.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=202803

 

sweet sticker for our crappy CA cops that LOVE poppon hoods

 

pretty pricey vents

http://trdsparks.com/displayparts.ph...&parts_id=2029

 

Do you need to remove the drivers wheel in order to install this TRD CAI?

 

I did, but I'm loooow.

 

How many screws are there to hold up the lining?

 

Only like three or four, but a few clips...

Peep the install instructions, bro!!!

http://trdsparks.com/install/PTR03-52082inst.pdf

 

Thanks bro. Would cleaning it be a biitch though? (Have to remove the freaking lining)

 

*sigh* I do believe so. I'm pretty positive it's going to be a PITA.

 

After having a serious though, I guess it is not that bad since you only need to clean it every 30k - 50k miles. Thats like 2 - 3 years later!

 

cleaning it isnt that bad did you take out the carbon filter guys????

 

Carbon filter?

 

yeah there is 2 filters one is a epa bla bla bla bull shiet and the other is a highflow take out the carbon filter

 

Any pictures of the filter?

 

By the way, would the installation of the TRD CAI interfere with the TRD strut bar? Would I need to remove the strut bar to make room?

 

no and no