Hi Pudding
Just got one these vwr kits of a mate, not fitted it yet, I wanted have read up on them before fitting and I come across your review a couple of days ago which is very good and has highlighted some bad design flaws.
The one that I'm struggling to solve is where to purchase a flex joint like or similar to the one you have, been trawling the net for last 2 days with no joy, can you point me in the right direction to where I can purchase one, it would be much appreciated.
It is definitely a must have on a fixed intake like the vwr, just like the oem air box has one.