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There you go. Your health matters. In fact these filters were invented by a boy whose father suffered from hay fever (pollen allergy). The price difference is mostly hype supported by some degree of filter efficiency. The Wix may be able to filter smaller particles than the MicroGuard. However the more efficient the filter the faster it will be saturated (rule of thumb). In your case I would go with the MicroGuard and expect a replacement every 12 month. If you feel that it does not help enough then you can upgrade. Only direct comparison will tell what works for you. Starting with a low price will limit your risk.BenWA wrote:Oh, and what cabin filters do you guys use? I see O'Reilly sells a MicroGuard for $12.50. OEM is $20 so it's a pretty big difference in price for something like that. It's not like an engine air filter where your engine's health matters in regards to filtering. WIX is $30. WHY?! OEM from a dealer is cheaper! Go figure!
Although, MY health and breathing matters. I have some breathing, asthma and allergy problems. I can tell the difference in my breathing when I vacuum and run a HEPA filter at home, so... I would want the best filter possible in that respect, I suppose.
Sadly, O'Reilly prices it as $28.99 here, so that's what I'd have to pay. Rockauto has it for $14.80 plus shipping (before 5% off). Napa prices their Gold (WIX) filter at $23.99. May as well go OEM # 88568-02020 unless WIX is better, since OEM can be had for about $17.50 online, including shipping. I could get something cheap from ebay, though. Might be worth it in the short term, if I find the filter really bad off, and it warrants relatively immediate replacement.Zimm wrote:i bought a wix cabin filter at O'rilley for under $15 bucks. which reminds me, i'm probably due for a new one-its a good time to check. i'll add that to my afternoon project list.
May as well go with a $5.39-$8.50 one from ebay in that case. I doubt it would be much worse than a MicroGuard.vibrologist wrote:In your case I would go with the MicroGuard and expect a replacement every 12 month. If you feel that it does not help enough then you can upgrade. Only direct comparison will tell what works for you. Starting with a low price will limit your risk.
Postby jaimedc0 » Sun Apr 04, 2010 3:26 am
I have just replaced the cabin filter, my self, for the first time. I will never pay someone else for that service. Giant waste of money. I also see the the cabin filters purchased at AutoZone or CAP are a dumb purchase. For now on I am going to Sears and buy a home furnace filter. I will cut it down to size. The Sear filters only cost a few bucks. If I cut them correctly, I would get at least to cabin filters out of one home filter.
vibrologist wrote:Someone wrote this:
Postby jaimedc0 » Sun Apr 04, 2010 3:26 am
I have just replaced the cabin filter, my self, for the first time. I will never pay someone else for that service. Giant waste of money. I also see the the cabin filters purchased at AutoZone or CAP are a dumb purchase. For now on I am going to Sears and buy a home furnace filter. I will cut it down to size. The Sear filters only cost a few bucks. If I cut them correctly, I would get at least to cabin filters out of one home filter.
I'd buy more than one then, if you aren't renewing Prime. I usually buy 5-6 at a time from Amazon, and change it once a year. But, I have two Vibes.BenWA wrote:Ok, so I checked the cabin filter and while it's dirty, it's not a mountain of crap like that that pic above.
I'll just grab a $7.26 one from Amazon with free Prime shipping, for now. My Prime is up in a few days I won't be renewing at this time, so yeah, I'll make final use of it and have the filter by early next week. I might get Prime again later, but I'm paying off a custom gaming PC on PayPal Credit (no interest for 6mo) that I built a couple months ago, so $200/mo is being funneled toward paying that off before I get slapped with compounded interest. Once that's done, I'll be in the clear again to buy more extra junk... and take road trips in the Vibe!
It's a matter of personal preference. The K&N needs to be washed out and oiled from time to time. It can be inconvenient.Browning wrote:when we got ours it had a K&N in it. Still there now, and debating on if we should just go back to stock filter.
Thoughts?
I think they were talking about the cabin filter earlier. Nevertheless, for your engine air filter I would go back to a name-brand paper filter and give the K+N away or better to just throw it in the trash.Browning wrote:when we got ours it had a K&N in it. Still there now, and debating on if we should just go back to stock filter.
Thoughts?
