Taking the box out the engine area was not hard the the other bull crap they put down in the bumper. then pull off the front bumper. and rip that big nasty plastic nonsense out, and yes for filter to go on the bumper must be off. but its fun. have fun o I got a nice cold air for 26 dollars with shipping on ebay, its a one peace and sounds crazy with my throttle body spacer which makes it even nicer,