Ok, I'm a bit further forward with a permanent fixing for the airfilter
so I can get rid of the tie-wraps. Not everybody is going to like this
because you have to drill a hole in the end of the filter but I'm really
happy with the outcome. The airfilter is now in a position close to the
wing away from the heat source but now it can draw air in from all
round as it's not up against the battery cover. Because the 'bush' I've
made is rubber the fixing is damped to protect the MAF from heavy
vibrations.
First I took a 12mm stainless bolt with 2 nuts and 2 flat washers
and put it through a piece of 1/2 inch I/D rubber air hose to make
a bush. The tighter you fasten the nuts either side of the bush the
fatter it becomes.
This goes into the OEM bracket that the original airbox bush
goes into.
What I then did was line the inside of the airfilter with paper as the
last thing we need is bits of the metal end cap floating round inside
as they could end up in the turbo. (Very bad indeed).
Then came the horrible 'sh1t or bust' bit, the drilling!!
Make absolutely certain that there is no debis inside the filter, if
you used the paper there should'nt be any but I hoovered it out
just in case. Then fit the assembly to the filter, you can see the hole
position I used from the pic but you need to put you filter in place
to find the right position. Obviously one of the nuts is inside the filter.
Then the bush goes through the OEM bracket as shown.
And Bob's yer Uncle, job done and I'm really happy with how
stable the whole assembly is.