[Vwdiesel] air filter housing (need hillbilly engineering)

[Mark Shepherd]

  I'd go for a tensionable luggage strap
Or Ask Mike for one of those 'racing'  hood  locks that  Mini Coopers had
Miser


At 02:18 PM 9/6/2005, you wrote:
>Folks,
>
>It turns out the plastic that holds in the clips on the bottom of my air
>filter housing is broken. .snip...........
>I would rather try to find a way to make the housing I have stay on,
>perhaps via a little hillbilly engineering.  ...snip............
>Any ideas?

........................would a strap such as a leather belt hold that
cover on? Maybe two belts.....
........................Or maybe a Velcro closure strap. You can get Velcro
and strapping at a fabric store, where they sell sewing supplies and bolts
of cloth.   Is that hillbilly enough?      Doyt Echelberger

>Mark