so changing out my air filter the other day while putting the clips back in place, one broke, it broke at the base where it connects to the plastic "bucket" sinc eim assuming theres really no way to repair this, does anyone know the part number of the "bucket" ?

the clip that broke is the one with the red arrow, thanks.
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the one toward the bottom of the pic, closest to the battery

 

Maybe a local junk yard,but look for a highlander (doubt you`d find a Lexus).Also their is an e-bay seller LKQ I think he goes by.Try that too.

 

There was a parts diagram I was looking at the other day, and I don't remember seeing a part number for those clamps, but it had a lot of parts numbers for other parts of the air assembly (including a lot of the parts I tossed out over the years).

It'd be interesting to see a photo of how it is broken as maybe we can come up with other ideas.

I kind of swore when I still had my OEM box something like this happened and my uncle ended up fabricating some kind of pin we put in there (had to heat up the metal pin) and then stick it through the plastic, so that the clamp could come down on it. That box is now in some dump back in Mexico.

 

thats a good idea! ill see if i can snap some photos of it and throw them up here. I just assumed i would have to replace the whole bottom section of the box

 

FYI, my parts diagram shows different numbers by year. Only numbers for both top and bottom and top alone are listed on my diagram.

Top and Bottom (air cleaner assembly)
1999 17700-20080
00-02 17700-20130

Top alone (air cleaner cover)
1999 17705-20070
to 5-00 17705-20100
from 5-00 and 01-02 17705-20140

 

right on, thanks bob, i called pohanka lexus yesterday evening to see what it would run using the part number you gave me, yeeeeeaaaaaa...... they wanted like 500 and some change and i laughed at the guy, he said even if he gave it to me at cost it would still be like 380 or something, i told him thats cool, ill just stick a nail through it for that much and he said "i dont blame you" so im gonna try to get some photos and post it up, see if we can come up with some idea for repair

 

If you're ever driving through Arlington VA, stop by and I'll take a look at it. Pop-riveting something into the plastic comes to mind.

 

thats an excellent idea, ill have to look to see if theres plastic there to support that

 

Sticking a nail through it literally sounds like what my uncle once did with my airbox.

 

Lol that is my engine bay, ...

 

yup sure is