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Changing cabin air filter
Posted: Fri Jan 04, 2008 2:44 am
by asburydan
Can someone please refer me to a site that describes how to change cabin air filter once you take glovebox out? Need help as soon as you can answer.Thanks.
Re: Changing cabin air filter (asburydan)
Posted: Fri Jan 04, 2008 2:50 am
by joatmon
Re: Changing cabin air filter (joatmon)
Posted: Fri Jan 04, 2008 3:03 am
by asburydan
Thanks so much. I got it changed and door back on properly. The old filter was so nasty and full of debris.Dan
Re: Changing cabin air filter (asburydan)
Posted: Fri Jan 04, 2008 3:58 am
by ramenboy...
yeah its amazing how easy it is. i've actually changed out the cabin filter once a year since i've had the vibe. there are a couple with the activated charcoal too.
Posted: Fri Jan 04, 2008 4:48 am
by northvibe
blah crap reminds me i should change mine....my interior smells odd now...could be that filter its been a while.
Re: (northvibe)
Posted: Fri Jan 04, 2008 5:40 am
by lovemyraffe
I changed my cabin filter a while back, and broke the door off! I'm glad it's hiding behind the glovebox and I can't see the duct tape holding it together.
Re: Changing cabin air filter (asburydan)
Posted: Fri Jan 04, 2008 7:27 am
by kevera
ahahaha,I'm still on my original one.4 1/2 years,but I vacuum it every 2 years.I guess I should order one too,since there is a funk coming from it now.Thanks for reminding me.
Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2008 8:50 pm
by MRCN RCE
dammit i always forget to do this. i'm gonna get one ordered by the end of the month
Re: (lovemyraffe)
Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2008 9:03 pm
by Raven
Quote, originally posted by lovemyraffe »I changed my cabin filter a while back, and broke the door off! I'm glad it's hiding behind the glovebox and I can't see the duct tape holding it together.Same with mine. This is my second Vibe and I still forgot to reverse the instructions in the manual and broke the clip.
Re: (Raven)
Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2008 11:38 pm
by lovemyraffe
I'm glad I'm not the only one who has done this.
Posted: Thu Jan 17, 2008 12:30 am
by asburydan
Since I started this thread, I must add that I couldn't believe how nasty the filter was. I don't think the previous owners ever changed it. There were pine needles and other little parts from trees plus lots of plain old dirt.
Posted: Thu Jan 17, 2008 2:44 am
by NewNeptune
I broke the door on mine too. *sniff*
Re: Changing cabin air filter (asburydan)
Posted: Tue Apr 01, 2008 1:53 am
by feet_
I did this on my honda, go buy a furnace filter and cut it up and hot glue it to the old one minus filter material.i guessing it would filter way better than the oem one too.
Posted: Thu Apr 03, 2008 2:00 pm
by 1zzfe_808
a member here in Hawaii went to change his filter, and we have NO clue how this happened, but there was a napkin that got caught in the filter.
Re: (1zzfe_808)
Posted: Wed Apr 23, 2008 10:34 pm
by aradlaw
Just picked up a 2005 Vibe yesterday and checked the cabin filter this morning, probably hasn't been changed during the 65,000 km on the car. (The salesman at the Pontiac dealership didn't even know there was a filter!) I've been reading about the tabs breaking on the filter compartment, the manual instructions say 'lift the snaps on the filter cover', but my cover releases when you push down on the tabs no wonder people report the tabs breaking Now to go try the furnace filter trick.
Re: (aradlaw)
Posted: Fri Apr 25, 2008 3:21 am
by w8_4_me
being 6'-5" tall..I had to lay the seat flat after releasing the glovebox door. So, it makes sense to me since I am lying on my back, on my head in the passenger floorboard area...lift means push...push means lift...