how to remove hhr ss filter housing
 

Okay I know I'm getting old now I forgot exactly how I removed the air filter box on my SS last year from what I remember you just unscrew the top lid pull the inlet pipe of the side and just pull straight up on the housing and it comes right off
Does that sound about right?

Yes, there are four clips as well keeping it stable.

looks like there is one torx bit in the back bottom corner driver side to take out first

Ok make that three
Two of which are next to impossible to remove

just pull REALLY hard, spray a lil WD-40 penetrating oil on the bushings, it helps a lot.

I don't believe the SS and Non SS are the same style of attachment...

my ss never had those clips idk if thats good ro bad. either way it wont budge even with WD40

I just replaced both cam timing solenoids which involves removing the airbox and if mine is anything to judge by, picking up a spare set or two of the mounting grommets would not be a bad idea. All 2 of mine self destructed coming off and we now have 3 more on order. The darn things are $4.55 each so I will try to figure out if they are a standard part for something else. It's always the little stuff they stop making that makes it hard to keep cars up as they get old.

Ira

Yea that is a good idea to have those grommets on hand. What makes them fall apart is from removing and re-installing the airbox without lubricating the bushings first and/or over time they will dry out with the excessive heat our turbocharged engines produce. In my case when I was working on fabricating a new intake setup, they were shot after the first two times I removed the airbox, and my car is pretty new with only 23k miles. So I bought new grommets and lube them with penetrating oil before installing or removing the box. Since I've put the new grommets in I've had the airbox off and back on probably 10-15 times (using penetrating oils each time) and they are still in good shape. No cracks or tears.