This modification is being done because I have some plans for the AirAid CAI…I’m going to have a cover made for it in order to make it truly separated from the hot engine air.  It’s location makes it more difficult to make the cover, so moving it to the other side was necessary.

Looking straight down on the airbox, you can see how the bottom right where the switch is at would get in the way, or at least not leave much room, of a cover for the airbox:

The box sitting inside the airbox is my battery tender…disregard.

On the other side is a good location, very similar to where it is on the original side:

Just used a step drill to achieve the proper size.  Ensure you measure the original hole to accurately get the new hole dimensions:

Ready for testing to ensure it switches appropriately:

Conducting testing, and all is well.  Switch changes appropriately when hood is opened and closed:

Now it’s time to get rid of that extra material:

I just used a dremel with a cut-off wheel attachment to get the major part of it out, then changed to the dremel sanding wheel attachment to finalize the shape and smooth it out a bit.

Finished product.  You can see how much more room that gave me:

Now, moving onto the wiring and actually extending the connector.  I didn’t like how the wire was coming around this portion of the radiator core support, so I drilled a hole through it to make it a bit more of a straight shot.  Not a necessary step, though:

In order to fit the wire through that hole, had to cut the connector off.  We will be splicing it longer anyway, so no biggie.  I gave myself a little bit of extra wire in order to have room for the splice:

Fed the loose end of the wire through that hole previously made: