Taking out charcoal filter

How do you do it? I should have waited till I had more light, but I cracked the outside plastic around the air intake with a screw driver... DOH

I am so OCD, I actually had trouble sleeping because I did that LOL I KNOW SOMETHING IS WRONG OMGGG. Anyway, how do you take that bastard out? Mine almost appears to be glued LOL

 

MAKE A FIST AND PUNCH IT OUT!

I cut it with a knife and then ripped it out

 

So there is no way not to destroy it..? Also, still sad I cracked my plastic. Why the fook they put it all as one with the engine?!!!

 

here you go
http://www.tacomaworld.com/forum/performance-tuning/2012-diy-secondary-air-filter-removal.html

 

isnt the prefilter on the side before the actual filter? hence the name "pre filter" if it has a little crack then it wont really hurt anything, your normal air filter will still do its job, just use some silicone to patch it up if you want

 

My truck does not look like this.

 

C'mon man, just rip that thing out of there...its not rocket science

 

I drilled the little plastic rivets