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Trying to install CAI and having major clearance issues, I can't get the hood to close. Can someone help me out?

AIM-daaisysi

 
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you need to be more specific, i put an injen rd cai on my ride so more details plz. did you mount the bracket onto the right bolt and/or did you push the first part of the intake completely onto the throttle body with that red injen rubber housing?? (i forgot the name of it but the housing is like the same one that you used to connect the two intake pipes)

 
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We put the rubber piece in the throttle body, and pushed the intake as far as it will go, then just to check I tried closing the hood and it won't close.

 
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If I'm not mistaken, there is a ridge in the center of the rubber sleeve. So make sure that it is half way on the throttle body and wiggle the itake until it goes all the way down and you can feel it hit the metal of the throttle body. This intake does fit the car, so you either are not pushing down far enough, or you forgot to take a section of the stock intake box off. Just go over everything and double check your work. If you have a digi cam, a picture would help us a little bit too.
Good Luck.

 
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ok this is what we did...we cut about 1/2inch off the CAI where it attaches to the engine, then tightened it on and VOILA! its easy and it works..had to do it so the hood will close and the new CF hood

 
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Figured out what was making the hood not shut(don't ask, stupid female alert!) but now we're havinh troubles with mounting it. Do I absolutely have to take the bumper off though?!

 
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Yeah you have to take the bumper off (otherwise you won't be able to mount the second piece of pipe! It's easy, there are a total of 8 screws/bolts and 10 of those plasitic pop-riviet type things to remove before the bumper will come off, I wish I had a my digital camera so I could take pics to help you out but they didn't have it in stock at the store! (damn circuit city, good prices, but they never have the good stuff in stock!) Hope this helps!

 
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You don't HAVE to remove the bumper you could try removing the plastic in the wheel well and see if you can get to it that way. However, you will have to shave a little plastic and it's a lot easier to see exactly what you are doing. Removing the bumper gives you the best view of what you have to cut.

 
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Ended up not having to remove the bumper completely. Thanks guys!