Materials:
-two large sheets of aluminum
-Jig saw with appropriate blade!!
-tin snips
-High heat resistant glue/epoxy
-Thermal/Heat reflective pad
-Fuel or Insulated Air line tubing for the top molding
-BEER
-Patience
-Cardboard (to make all you templates)

This was super easy to do and is quite function-able. You'd be surprised how much of a difference in heat than before. You can spend a few hundred on the shield if you really want, but if your bored and have an hour to kill then just make it.

I also cut the shape of the stock air duct into my shield in order to force colder air down and into my aluminum box.

WARNING: If your not into the sound of your diverter valve every time you shift do not proceed because the is a significant difference in the loudness of the stock "BOV"

Thanks, good luck, and let me know if you want a bunch of close ups of the actual box i made.

 

 

looks like a pretty clean install though, me likey. Whats that braided stuff you used to seal the top against the hood?

 

I believe it's some type of special BMW rubber air line tubing with a woven outter. I just split it with a razor.

 

I''ll try to get a write-up together in the next couple days...

 

chocalotstarfish, LMFAO

 

What K&N filter did you use, this looks real sharp, I know dead thread, hey at least I'm using the search feature!

 

dead thread???? it is a couple of weeks old, yes please make a diy, i know klum made one, but i am going to have to make me one, since 00blackaudi on az has stiffed me on my shield

 

Damn that sucks, because I was looking at his shields.

 

I'd be interested in this as well, I've had an intake in my closet for over a year that i've been avoiding putting on for lack of a heat shield. I figure its a 12v, its already slow as ****, might as well look cool while i'm at it