fair point "notanotherSSS", mat humphries does a custom air box re-design in carbon fibre but it costs £255 ouch is all i can say.
my setup comprises of 2 x of air ducting from other cars ofund in the local scrap yard. the rear half of the pipe is from the "nissan sunny 1.6" and the front part is from a "ford mondeo".
lol at the rope yes your right it does look tacky but its not there anymore, it was a tempory measure lol. i now have upgraded to cable ties (woah, classy i know lol) plus i have a janspeed manifold on thier for the time being also. its a nice setup i like it, and yes very stock in appearance. i made the second intake hole the same size as the first just next to the original air feed hole. so in theory i get twice the amount of air and the air feed x 2 should now match the throttle body intake hole. i would also hope that the air in the second feed would come through colder. it makes a diference so im happy