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Re: K&N air filter fitment issue

9 years 2 months ago
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Yaegunp wrote: Bugger!! Just received mine in the post the other day. Pulled it out today and applied the oil then tried to fit and it's too big. :angry:

Then I checked the manufacturing date and it was made in 2013. What makes it worse is I had already read this thread some months ago, I just thought I would have been in the clear and K & N would have pulled them from the shelves. I have sent an email off to there tech support to see if I can sort it out. #@%*(#% :pinch:

They were really good to me. didn't ask for the old one back. Only needed to give them the ups number on the box. I also sent them pics of the filter showing the measurements with a tape measure. Good luck Yaegunp. I'm sure they'll make it right for you.

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Re: K&N air filter fitment issue

9 years 2 months ago
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The Z1300 I just bought has a K&N filter which is quite old and wont be getting used but it fits perfectly. I am now wondering how they stuffed up when the older filters did fit.
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Re: K&N air filter fitment issue

9 years 2 months ago
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RickG wrote: The Z1300 I just bought has a K&N filter which is quite old and wont be getting used but it fits perfectly. I am now wondering how they stuffed up when the older filters did fit.

Does the old filter have metal ends? The original design had metal ends and fit perfectly. I assumed when K&N switched to plastic ends on the filter, someone dropped the ball.

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Re: K&N air filter fitment issue

9 years 2 months ago
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Yeah it has got metal ends. So it must have been at that change over that the Fup was made.
However I wont use K&N filters as discussed previously.
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Re: K&N air filter fitment issue

9 years 2 months ago
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The one I am trying to replace had no ends at all. I was surprised when the new one turned up with a plastic end on it
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Re: K&N air filter fitment issue

9 years 1 month ago
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Gotta admire those guys from K&N - New filter from K&N USA arrived today, now let's hope it fits.
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