Fram is OK for a cabin filter, just don't let them anywhere near your engine!!

 

^haha gotcha. Just very interested in doing the mod and don't feel like waiting a week for the filter in the mail

 

Thanks for this!

Just did my cabin filter in under 15 minutes following your instructions! Thanks!

 

The original post was a great tutorial!!!! Tried doing it once before with the sevice manual and couldn't put the pieces together to get the dash apart. With the OP made the job a piece of cake!!! THANKS!!!!

 

You're welcome.

 

I did mine also thanks to this DIY but here's my question. My car is a victim of pine needles. Would it behoove me to remove the screens that cover the fresh air intakes and try to vacuum as much gunk out of that area as possible? If so, how are those screens removed? (I haven't really looked yet...still too cold here.)

Thanks...

Mike

 

Worth a shot for sure. The air intake is by the battery compartment. You can somewhat see a glimpse of it in the battery replacement diy.

 

Finally changed out my microfilter (68k miles). Great tutorial.

 

Bet that AC smelled like an old gym locker at 68k miles, nice to breathe again eh?

 

I just followed this diy today and it made the task super easy! Thank you so much!

 

I changed mine for the second time today and this original post was again helpful. One thing that I did discover was that you can remove the glove box without removing that lower panel but it is most difficult to reinstall the box with the panel in place.

It always takes me as long to reinstall the glove box as it does to do the entire rest of the project.

Mike

 

Someone mentioned a way to see how dirty the filter is without going through this process. Can someone expand on that?

I don't want to go through all this only to discover my filter is fine.

 

You can see the filter through the battery compartment, specifically with the battery moved, but it's faster to just go through this process.

How many miles do you have on the filters? Try changing according to length of time the filters were last replaced, or if you're constantly in a dusty environment.

 

Thank you again for the write up. Just changed mine and it was pretty straightforward. I used the purolator brand name. The old one was...eww.

 

Used the write up to change the filter and it was extremely helpful. Just took my ipad and set it on the console and followed. Only one self imposed hiccup to note just in case anyone else encounters it. The silver trim on top of the glove box came out when I removed the plastic that was holding the glove box. I didn't put that back on first when I went to reassemble everything. The trim doesn't just snap in, it gets screwed into the plastic with 4 of those seven screws.