Unfortunately i had no parts to replace but i thought a pre investigation while i had time would help when i do change them....i mean how difficult could it be just a few plastic cover trims it won't take that long right!!!
Wrong .... what can i say that is a pig of an awkward job and dirty/messy to boot
I started by taking off the cover
and then after several curse words later managed to get the air filter covers off and filter out (this can be done without taking all the microfilter parts off b ut is really awkward especiall the last/back left hex nut
)I couldn't believe the amount of leaves/sh@t in there
how the hell does that get in there..
So i thought why stop there
while i have the time i may as well get out that microfilter housing and have a good look at that oil breather to see if i needed an upgrade one or not so i then took that apart.... man some of them screws are hard to get too 
and here's some of the bits taken off .... no wonder they don't change the air filter when servicing how bloody awkward it is
I also started thinking shall i take of the intake manifold while i have got this far just to satisfy my curiosity about the swirl flaps (even though it's pretty evident that there not there
).... but thank god i ran out of time and had to put it all back together 
Not a total pointles exercise as i know what i'm up against when i do change the parts now so it should be a lot easier
BTW did you see the state of the air filter
looking at xmans pics in the other thread that is white when it's put in.
and take the micro filter housing apart (it is one biatch of a job and should i have read the dweebs how too i would have known that just two bolts and it comes out in one piece) 
)
....my car can breath once again.