2003 Boxster removal of side grill for intake

[BRAN]

Hey PaulE,
I know exactly how you feel! The internet is no real help here, especially YouTube...they all pop the left intake out with a fingersnip.
For me, it was a struggle...first with my original left intake (MY2001) --> replaced them with MY2004 and it turned out that those are a REAL PITA to remove.
It seems that the lower left part inside is 1mm longer, well at least not 100% the same, so it is REALLY difficult to get it of the metal latch, which holds them basically tight in place.

I used brute force up to a point, where I thought, I gonna brake the left intake. In the end I used SEVERAL covered screw drivers and what not, to lift that lower part over the metal latch. It left a few tiny scars in the paint (luckily covered by the intake...i fixed those later).
So yes...one can switch from preFL to FL intakes...but that does not make life easier...lol.

Right intake was okay to remove.