DIY: Replace Cabin Filter

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Re: DIY: Replace Cabin Filter

Postby macko » Sun Jul 28, 2013 10:46 pm

As a newbie with subies, thank you very much!!
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Re: DIY: Replace Cabin Filter

Postby cooki_monsta » Mon Nov 04, 2013 10:35 am

And Subaru wanted $150... (-.-)

It was a 15 minute job at most and the Subaru filter is so flimsy compared to the ZeroSport one I installed.
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Re: DIY: Replace Cabin Filter

Postby munjai » Wed Nov 13, 2013 10:09 pm

This is a great how to! Thank you very much overl0ad!
Bought a Ryco Filter ($38) from Autobarn and took me about 15mins to do.

Changed my filter tonight and this is what i found.
Scary to think the air i was breathing was going through all that gunk.
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Re: DIY: Replace Cabin Filter

Postby imprezab » Wed Dec 11, 2013 8:41 pm

Massive thanks for this.
Just did mine tonight after picking up the carat few weeks back and it's obviously never been done.... Gross!!!!
The mrs is happy seeing the before and after and so am I.
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Re: DIY: Replace Cabin Filter

Postby Tanetoa » Sat Feb 22, 2014 10:06 pm

Cheers for this.

Did mine today with a filter from autobarn. Can't believe the quoted price was $150 to do at dealership, took me all of 15 mins.

Keep up the good work guys.

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Re: DIY: Replace Cabin Filter

Postby Out6ack » Fri Apr 18, 2014 3:33 pm

Thanks to the OP for the detailed walk through.
Mine, like others, was filthy. I didn't even know it was there. :roll:
Can't believe my family was breathing through that shit..
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I got a 'NanoFlo' filter for just under $30 on ebay.
http://pages.ebay.com/motors/link/?nav= ... 1269308293

http://www.nanoflo.net/wellbeing-health ... protection

Thanks again for posting this up.
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Re: DIY: Replace Cabin Filter

Postby MYDZYR » Mon Jul 21, 2014 12:57 pm

FInally got around to do doing this over the weekend. Couldn't believe how disgusting it actually was. Thanks a lot for the write up!
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Re: DIY: Replace Cabin Filter

Postby Reidy » Wed May 27, 2015 1:49 pm

Wanted to dig this up to say thanks and maybe remind those that haven't done it yet.

I replaced mine yesterday and it was filthy even complete with a Mount Franklin wrapper.
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Re: DIY: Replace Cabin Filter

Postby adamX » Sun May 31, 2015 10:53 pm

Awesome write up...So glad I did this! (180,000k of filth!)
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Re: DIY: Replace Cabin Filter

Postby triston » Tue Jun 09, 2015 9:02 pm

Thanks for the write up - very useful

98,000 kms, replaced with Blitz washable filter from Garage 88 (~$75)

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Re: DIY: Replace Cabin Filter

Postby AJ RS » Tue Jun 16, 2015 8:53 pm

Wow! I'm changing mine tomorrow after seeing these pics!
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Re: DIY: Replace Cabin Filter

Postby Clearlight » Fri Mar 04, 2016 9:44 am

Watch out for cheap shitty filters , my garage put a non gen filter in , and I got a light coating of filter material
all over the dash and interior for a while . Seems to have settled down after 10k klms . Still better than the ole
crusty filter though !
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Re: DIY: Replace Cabin Filter

Postby cowwws » Tue Jun 07, 2016 10:40 am

Just adding my airfilter-of-shame photos... Mine was so full of crap that it almost wouldn't pull out...
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$22 new filter delivered via ebay :)
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Re: DIY: Replace Cabin Filter

Postby norbs » Tue Jun 07, 2016 11:45 pm

I just took mine out. Fuck it.
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Re: DIY: Replace Cabin Filter

Postby Daniel33 » Mon Jul 31, 2017 10:24 am

In my 2004 Outback, the CD tray simply pulled down and out, giving access to the filter. A little swearing and pulling, and I had the filter out. They slide straight back, after the two bottom tabs are lifted over the anchoring notches. So, Lift the bottom two tabs over the notches, then pulling down and back on the top two releases it. Hopefully!!

I washed it in carby cleaner, blowing that out with compressed air. A bit hillbilly, I know, but we are on a budget. I left it in the sun to dry, and sprinkled it with activated carbon before re-fitting it.

The carbon will absorb some of the nasty gasses from outside when in the city. I think the matting is infused with carbon already, but as it is a reused filter, I think the added carbon can't hurt.

Good info on the cheap on-line ones, I will have a search. My daughter paid $72 for a newy from my local dealer a week or two back. We are already up for over $200 in gaskets for this car, and as my son only works part-time, he doesn't have lots to spend.
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