in cabin air filter

[steveorocks]

Where does the in cabin air filter install?

[Pow]

I think (but not certian) that the opening for it is under or behind the glove box.

-Pow

[bajabob]

this should give you some idea of whats involved-
http://www.subaruparts.com/guides/2004M ... _Rev_a.pdf
it's for an impreza but the baja is similar

Bob

[Flowmastered87GL]

so basically take out the glove box, remove a hatch and slide in the filter?

So.... whats the difference between the kit and the refill? The kit has a filter AND instructions and the refill is just a filter?

[BahaRishi Steve]

Anyone thought of making their own washable electrostatic filter replacement? Beats paying $30, or whatever the cost is, for replacing with the oe filter every year.

[davecoon13]

this should give you some idea of whats involved-
http://www.subaruparts.com/guides/2004M ... _Rev_a.pdf
it's for an impreza but the baja is similar
Bob

I just bought the "kit" on ebay. It looks like it has 2 pieces. If one goes in the glovebox, where does the second filter go?

I posted in the Technical discussions forum a question about wether there was anything else besides the filters needed to add cabin air filtration, and nobody ever answered that post directly.

Thanks,

Dave Coon
03 Baja Sport AT

[bajabob]

I'm guessing that the filter is made up of two parts to make the install a bit easyer. (Because it's allready a bit of a pain to get to the filter door behind the glovebox.

[davecoon13]

I'm guessing that the filter is made up of two parts to make the install a bit easyer.

Thanks. Is there anything else I will need besides this kit? Are there any trim pieces or anything?

[spazchicken]

I just cut up one of those blue fibreglass filters for the house into small squares and use that. It costs ~$6 for 8 refills that way.

[davecoon13]

I just cut up one of those blue fibreglass filters for the house into small squares and use that.

So the first time you replaced the original filter, can you postively confirm that both of the 2 filter pieces do in fact go into the Glovebox as others are speculating?

It is impossible to get any information on this.

[spazchicken]

I dunno anything about 2 pieces? When I took the old one out it was one piece. Just a corrugated paper filter like you put in the home HVAC unit except about 6" squared...I just used it as a template and cut up one of those trim-to-fit HVAC jobs.

http://www.scoobymods.com/forums/showthread.php?p=25377

[davecoon13]

I dunno anything about 2 pieces?

All I know is that the kit I ordered from eBay has 2 filters.

I am assuming, per bajabob, that both pieces go into the glovebox.

[stuckinthemud06]

Hi, new to this site, which is absolutly great, have a bit of insight for you. Both filters do indeed install behind the glove box on our glorious Bajas. The smaller of the two slides in then up, followed by the second filter, both directly after air leaves the blower. I have a bit of insiders info being that I work for the service department of my local suby dealer about 2 miles away from where they were built.

[davecoon13]

Where does the in cabin air filter install?

I got my filter kit from Ebay. it is the genuine Subaru OEM kit.

It came with detailed instructions, which I attempted to scan as a PDF, try this.

Note to Moderators: Maybe this file is worth adding to the Baja Library, since I have seen at least 3 threads asking about this topic. I don't know if it is copyrighted or not!

I have not yet installed the kit, I am going to wait for the weather to warm up. I am afraid to see how dirty the glovebox area is, since I have had the car almost 3 years (I haven't yet hit 35k miles) and never had cabin filters installed.

[jaxed]

Note to Moderators: Maybe this file is worth adding to the Baja Library, since I have seen at least 3 threads asking about this topic. I don't know if it is copyrighted or not!

I've added to the library. Thanks for scanning it!