hurtingbad

i have a 2004 honda civic dx model.I have never changed the cabin filter myself and was wondering is it very difficult?

madAd

Nah, piece of cake. Just open your glovebox, there are two tab things that hold it up. Just turn those tabs and they pull out. Then the glovebox will drop all the way open. Then there is a cover( black plastic), you just pull that outward, then you'll see the filters behind it. The first one you pull straight out, the second one you have to slide over to where you pulled the first one out of, the nslide it out. The filters I bought just replaced the paper part which pulls out of the plastic casing. I don't know if some of them replace the plastic too or not.

hurtingbad

Thank you for your answer.I think that I will give it a try tomorrow.

gearbox

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its in the owners book too. but yeah just pop the lil holders out and the glove box falls. be sure you put the new filters in the same way and catch the ends into the plastic tray so they stay in place. the arrows should point up i believe for direction of airflow.

sl33pyriceboi

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dang my car's got 130k and i have never changed my air filters....hahahah i think i better get on that.

gearbox

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wow, i change mine yearly and think i waited too long lol

CraigW

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Lets see some pictures of those original filters, That's got to be a sight.

I change mine every 25k and clean them out half way through and they are very dirty even then.

hurtingbad

I would like to thank MadAd for your answer.I too got filters that replaced the paper part.it was really easy to do.My filters were very dirty.I did find out it pays to call around.I got prices from $15.00 to $40.00 for the filters.

hurtingbad

I did look in the owners manual,and all it said was to have the filters changed by your dealer evey 30,000 miles.There was no instructions on how to change the filters.

DeX

Changed mine at about 70,000 kilometers for the first time.

04 Honda Civic

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I thought mine were bad..holy crap

madAd

Yeah, I was real smart. I just changed mine at 161,000. Never thought it would make that big of a difference. Boy was I wrong, 10x the air flow now. I just never had a car with a cabin air filter, I'm used to old-school.

madAd

My dad just bought a Vibe, and changed his filter. There was a dried out mouse baby laying on it. Better keep up on that maintenance.

gearbox

iTrader: (95)

mine usually just has bees, flies, and a bunch of those helicopter seeds lol

madAd

Yeah, same thing here. Those fricking helicopters show up in the weirdest places.

BlueEM2

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Mine had a portion of a bird in it. At least half of it anyway. I waited about, 60, 000 kms and it was way.. way .. way too long.

01civictune

Yeah the filters really do work!

cb450sc

I change mine a couple of times a year. They are $29 at my local stealership. After the first change about four years ago, I puchased a top quality furnace filter for $20 that had a metal mesh on both sides of the paper. I cut out the filter to fit. I have cut out eight filters from the same furnace filter and have at least four filters left on it. I am not sure that the metal mesh is necessary but I wanted it to be secure. Yah, I'm cheap!

madAd

Great idea, man. I might have to try that.

unTuned

yep that would definitely work. basically the only difference between the cabin filters of different cars, is the size of them and whether they 'fit' in place. if you could find any filter that would fit in place it will work. i never even thought of getting a regular furnace filter and just cutting it to size. that definitely would work. i think i might try that next time to see what happens.

Mavrick272

I have a 6th gen and want to replace my cabin filter. So I mosey on over to AutoZone and they punch my model into the computer and they tell me my car does not have a cabin air filter. I go to Advance Auto Parts, same deal. Are they right???

gearbox

iTrader: (95)

hmm it might be possible you dont have one. i think they started in 2001 putting the filters in. you can check behind the glove box by removing the two side holder things so the box folds down to the floor. then look for a door that you can pull off and see if theres place for filter.

eLChiCho25

My dealer wanted $100 to replace them.. Nuts.

gearbox

iTrader: (95)

lol i got the napa envirosafe twin pack for $20 and installed in less than a minute with no tools. and theyre better than the honda filters.

CoupedUp04

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/2001-...item19b727b77b

$9 on ebay... i'm crossing my fingers...

skittlesbsa

I've got an '02 DX without ac... so there's no cabin filter installed, just empty black trays. Is there any benefit to adding one? Or does the air not even flow through the cabin filter area?

CraigW

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You could take the gamble and throw a pair in and then within a couple of weeks of using the heater & fan pull them back out and you will know, they would have some dirt and maybe even some debris present very quickly if they are filtering. I would say the air path would be the same with or without A/C. Just the filters are not present.



Anyone ever make their own using the furnace filter material from the hardware store ?? I plan on doing some checking on the possibility of doing so.

Protan988

The air does go through those filters. Yours were just never installed for whatever reason. I would go pick some up and install them. It keeps your car cleaner the air you breather cleaner and it will make your blower motor happier too.

pheaton

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117k. . I had never changed mine. . So I decided it was time. Walmart has cabin filters now for like $20 bucks. How nice!

So I finally changed them. It was soo easy, I feel dumb for not changing them sooner. They were filthy. I'm anxious to see if there is any noticeable difference in air quality, because of how bad they were.

lowlife9

i have heard of people using foam also.