This is NOT about trying to get more performance, I'm just tired of the god damn clips breaking on the stock airbox and I'm not going to pay $500 for a new one only for it to happen again because it always does. This is my third xB2 and it's happened to all of them I'm over it. I have zip ties holding it together now. I live in Florida it gets hot as hell here so that's probably the main problem, not sure if you northern guys have the same issue but it's a common one.

My first one (a 2012 RIP) about seven years ago when it happened I got the cheapest ebay intake I could find for it (I was broke), it was ok but too much intake noise for me I didn't really like it but it got the job done for cheap. After that one got totaled, on my second one (a 2013) it happened again and I tried JB welding the clips back on lol that of course didn't work so I got a used airbox off ebay and one of those broke shortly after before I sold it for the '15 I have now which currently has two broken and one hanging on for dear life.

So if I'm gonna do this I wanna do it right and get the best one, if the cheap ebay intakes are fine I guess I'll just get one of those, but if the K&N TYPHOON is the most awesome and best ever then I'll get that cuz I'm not completely broke like I was before.

I know it won't make any difference in power I don't care about that, I just want good build/filter quality and one that doesn't sound like I'm not running any air filer at all lol. Trust me I'd rather keep the airbox but I'm sick of this sh**

 

Do you have a picture of the breaks?
The clips on my '09 are just fine and they pop on and off quite easily.
The car lives in Phoenix = heat + ozone. It does only have 84K on it though.

Perhaps something isn't lining up correctly when putting it back on??
JB weld usually doesn't work well on plastic, but I am wondering if it can be fixed with some coat hanger wire or other methods...

There are some ideas in this video
I think I had to rivet some plates on after ^^^this one failed^^^