Im missing the piece thats circled below. Its the part that connects to the air intake pipe and then into the back of the front grille. Don't suppose anyone has one lying around? Or where there is one for super cheap..? 

 

 

Are you also missing the engine cover or have you just removed it for the photo?

1 hour ago, mrgf said:

Are you also missing the engine cover or have you just removed it for the photo?

 

I've removed it as it's seen better days and when the engines running it causes it to rattle alot.

I can never undertsand how parts of the engine like that intake section gets "lost"..................... beyond me....

 

Anyway, not sure what is "cheap", but the fact it takes clean "ram" air from the front of the vehicle makes it pretty important

 

Heres one......

 

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/154206332797

 

PS put your vehicle type / age / engine in your profile

Parts like that get lost when the car is being serviced by an idiot who drops his tools and runs when the dinner bell rings and completely forgets what he was doing all morning because his supervisor asks him why it isn't ready yet after lunch.

...Another possibility is a previous owner fitted an aftermarket airbag and tried to re-fit the old one, when selling the car to return it to "Stock" And sell the custom   airbox. Lost the other bit bit though no-one would care. 

Chrismawa, Often, the covers vibrate as the little rubber bungs get loose but they are cheap to replace and the plastic, if intact, should help quieten the engine a little.

I say intact as often, the foam insulation deteriorates with age. I re-fitted mine with under bonnet insulation. Much nicer. Modern engines tend to look so ugly without the cover as the manufacturer hides all the pipework underneath. A little like sports bikes hide uglier engines under the plastics, where "Naked" bikes tend to have slightly tidier lumps.

 

That engine cover may also help prevent too much heat from frying your bonnets paintwork!