Well, I (finally) got around to changing the in cabin microfilters (On my '01) ...airflow from the HVAC was getting too anemic, the window de-fogging was getting too weak, etc...
Its an easy job...the directions were wrong that came with the filters, but its not rocket science at least.
There are 4 screws holding the glove box assembly on at the corners, and the latch was held on by another 2 screws.
1. Remove the 4 corner screws
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2 bottom corner screws
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2 top corner, plus 2 latch screws.
2. Remove the 2 latch screws.
3. Remove the entire Glove Box Assembly.
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The Glove Box Assembly...Removed to access the filters.
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What's left after the Glove Box Assembly is removed...old filters are light gray colored.
4. Remove the small metal "C" clip holding the bottom most filter to the filter housing.
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Taking off the C clip
5. Remove the filters, merely pull them backwards towards you. (There are 2 filters, a top and a bottom)
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The empty slot the 2 filters slide back into
6. Clean up any detritus in the box the filters came out from (I vacuumed it out)
7. Slide the new filters in, with the little bulge on the bottom. The top of my air box was notched, so the filters only go in one way...its tight though, so put in the first one at the bottom, and slide it up to the top, and then work the next one in at the bottom, under the top one (They are interchangeable)...it takes a little wiggling, but it WILL go in.
(My new filters had a black plastic frame, instead of the light gray the original's did)
8. Install the C clip (A new one came with the filters) over the bottom filter's bulge and the lower bulge of the filter box.
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9. Put the Glove Box Assembly back on, screw in the latch and corner screws.
10. Done.
The filters came with stickers to put in the glove box that you fill in the filter changes dates...if so desired.
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Copies of OEM Filter Change Instructions:
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Its an easy job...the directions were wrong that came with the filters, but its not rocket science at least.
There are 4 screws holding the glove box assembly on at the corners, and the latch was held on by another 2 screws.
1. Remove the 4 corner screws
2 bottom corner screws
2 top corner, plus 2 latch screws.
2. Remove the 2 latch screws.
3. Remove the entire Glove Box Assembly.
The Glove Box Assembly...Removed to access the filters.
What's left after the Glove Box Assembly is removed...old filters are light gray colored.
4. Remove the small metal "C" clip holding the bottom most filter to the filter housing.
Taking off the C clip
5. Remove the filters, merely pull them backwards towards you. (There are 2 filters, a top and a bottom)
The empty slot the 2 filters slide back into
6. Clean up any detritus in the box the filters came out from (I vacuumed it out)
7. Slide the new filters in, with the little bulge on the bottom. The top of my air box was notched, so the filters only go in one way...its tight though, so put in the first one at the bottom, and slide it up to the top, and then work the next one in at the bottom, under the top one (They are interchangeable)...it takes a little wiggling, but it WILL go in.
(My new filters had a black plastic frame, instead of the light gray the original's did)
8. Install the C clip (A new one came with the filters) over the bottom filter's bulge and the lower bulge of the filter box.
9. Put the Glove Box Assembly back on, screw in the latch and corner screws.
10. Done.
The filters came with stickers to put in the glove box that you fill in the filter changes dates...if so desired.
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Copies of OEM Filter Change Instructions:
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