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Message: <blockquote data-quote="reivaxtorres" data-source="post: 432238" data-attributes="member: 8890">funny you should ask, ive been planning on doing this for awhile, and finally got around to doing it yesterday. here are some pics. basically yes, you have to remove the rear seats (top and bottom) to remove the side panels which will give you access to the nuts for the sidescoops. i removed all the interior because.....well really i have no idea. i was only going to install a radio and i got a little carried away. a simple radio install turned into this:<a href="http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a267/ender03/Radio%20Install/RadioInstall005resized.jpg" target="_blank">http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a267/ender03/Radio Install/RadioInstall005resized.jpg</a>but on to the more import pics. here you can see what the car looks like w/o the rear seats. <img src="http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a267/ender03/Radio%20Install/RadioInstall004resized.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />the nuts to the vents are hidden behind this:<img src="http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a267/ender03/Radio%20Install/RadioInstall008resized.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />see that rubber grommet next to that one connector in the pic above? the 3rd nut for the scoop is hidden beind that:<img src="http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a267/ender03/Radio%20Install/RadioInstall010resized.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />this is what the factory, non fuctional one looks like:<img src="http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a267/ender03/Radio%20Install/RadioInstall009resized.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />what i did, since i didnt want to create/make my own duct work, is that i bought a set of functional sidescoops from a member on here (its been so long since i did that, i cant even remember who i bought them from). basically, all i did was swap over the "caps" from my original ones with the duct work on the functional ones. its really easy, it just consisted of 3 tabs that have to be lifted.pre-swap:<img src="http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a267/ender03/Radio%20Install/RadioInstall013resized.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /><img src="http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a267/ender03/Radio%20Install/RadioInstall014resized.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />post swap:<img src="http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a267/ender03/Radio%20Install/RadioInstall018resized.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /><img src="http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a267/ender03/Radio%20Install/RadioInstall019resized.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />and now all you would have to do is drill the holes for the vents to work. i got a bottle of oil i had in the trunk, oiled the duct, and installed it. this left a mark on the inside of the fender so i knew where i had to drill. i used a 1/2" cobalt drill bit, (cobalt works great for cutting thru metal). i removed the wheels and drilled from there. i tried w/o removing the wheel and drilling from the sidescoop opening, but when i came close to drilling a 1/2" hole in the tire, i decided it was best to remove the wheel.here is what it looks like from the front of the car. see that oil? that gave me the guide as to where to drill.:<img src="http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a267/ender03/Radio%20Install/RadioInstall020resized.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />and from the wheel well. the oil on this side is WD-40, i used it to keep the drill bit cool/lubricated and thus making it so much easier to drill.:<img src="http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a267/ender03/Radio%20Install/RadioInstall021resized.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />and here is the finished product, clearly functional now:<img src="http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a267/ender03/Radio%20Install/RadioInstall022resized.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></blockquote>