Haha we've all done it mate, good job you haven't been to deep in it, could of been nasty :'(
i've been very deep in it thankfully I'd bodged it enough till it was water tight i guess. If I hadn't of taken that foam ring off one end and the metal cap off the other end of the filter, the cap wouldnt go on so I modified with a hammer, drill and chisel until it did. :banplease:
As I know the filter inside has been forced to fit, i'll correct it to make sure anyway and use some silicon seal or something to be double sure.
I remember doing that just after buying mine and promising the wife i'd leave it alone.
I then ordered a light bar, 6 spots, cb radio, full set of discs and pads, two service kits, belt kit, speedo cable, hi/lo HID kit, farm jack, tow straps, 4 x 33x13.5" maxxis mudzillas....you get the idea