A vehicle component including a component body defining an aperture and including an outer textured surface surrounding the aperture on an exterior side of the component body; and a mesh extending over the aperture, a portion of the mesh being molded into at least a portion of the component surrounding the aperture, a surface of the portion of the mesh abutting the outer textured surface surrounding the aperture. A method includes disposing a mesh in a mold shaped for forming the plastic item, a portion of the mesh being disposed on portions of the mold having a textured surface surrounding at least a part of an aperture defining portion, the mesh being disposed in the mold over the aperture defining portion; and filling the mold with plastic, the mesh being molded in a textured surface of the plastic item formed by the textured surface of the mold.

A secondary filter element for filtering a gaseous fluid and for self-cleaning a filter system of an intake air filter system for a motor has a filter medium which in operation is flowed through by the gaseous fluid from an inflow side to an outflow side. The secondary filter element has a central tube surrounding a longitudinal axis. The central tube has an open end and a circumferentially closed region adjacent the open end having an axial length. The secondary filter element further has a support element covering the filter medium at the inflow side. An impact point of a pressure pulse of a purging medium is arranged on the axial length of the circumferentially closed region. A filter system with the secondary filter element and a purging device for emitting the pressure pulse of the purging medium is provided.