road race legacy Posted May 5, 2014 Share Posted May 5, 2014 This past weekend I decided to install my new Kenwood DNX and JDM climate control and figured since I have the dash apart I would also change the cabin filter. Got an OEM Subaru one on Ebay for fairly cheap. Took the glove box out, pulled the little tabs and pulled the filter tray out. But no filter on it :confused: Took a flash light, looked everywhere but no luck. The car doesn't look like it has ever been taken apart. The new filter fit on the tray and I installed everything back in. Has this happened to anyone? No filter from the factory? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theflystyle Posted May 5, 2014 Share Posted May 5, 2014 First question, are you the original owner? Second, did you ever have a shop "change the filter" for you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.Catalyst. Posted May 5, 2014 Share Posted May 5, 2014 Actually not that uncommon in the 05 MY. I helped a friend do his cabin filter in an 05 (later build date with the updated tray design), and it was filterless as well. There's other stories on this forum related to this too. My spec.B [#163] Project Thread with Pictures Get CryoTuned! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
road race legacy Posted May 5, 2014 Author Share Posted May 5, 2014 First question, are you the original owner? Second, did you ever have a shop "change the filter" for you? Second owner. I did meet the first owner and he wasn't mechanically inclined at all. All the work from day 1 was done by a subaru dealership in CT and I have all his invoices. No mention of cabin air filter work performed on it. I'm starting to believe that's how it was manufactured and shipped out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BX77 Posted May 5, 2014 Share Posted May 5, 2014 Same here, no filter, now it does Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theflystyle Posted May 5, 2014 Share Posted May 5, 2014 Interesting, didn't know it was common Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quick4dr Posted May 5, 2014 Share Posted May 5, 2014 my 05 didn't have one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJr Posted May 6, 2014 Share Posted May 6, 2014 No filter in mine, it does now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
covertrussian Posted May 6, 2014 Share Posted May 6, 2014 2005 didn't come with it by default. Subaru dealership has documentation where they mention that starting 2006 they included cabin filters by default on all cars. It's sad that it took them that long... my 2001 Nissan Sentra has a cabin filter... 05 LGT 16G 14psi 290whp/30mpg (SOLD) 12 OBP Stock 130whp/27mpg@87 Oct 00 G20t GT28r 10psi 250whp/36mpg 22 Ascent STOCK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chato Posted May 6, 2014 Share Posted May 6, 2014 +1 on filterless 05 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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