Xyklok Posted August 3, 2015 Share Posted August 3, 2015 Just did this yesterday and took about 45 minutes Should have been done 10 years ago but I should finally be able to keep the interior clean. I could never figure out why it was dusty as hell only 2 weeks after cleaining it Inside out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ssbtech Posted September 1, 2018 Share Posted September 1, 2018 I think that the the original engineers ASSumed that the filter could be accessed by removing the owner's manual pocket. It can't. The late '05-'07 solution with the hole and the curtain was really pretty ghetto. I just bought the "retrofit kit" for my 2005. It's the hole and curtain, and yes, it indeed is quite a hack job. I was thinking they'd have replaced them with the 2008 model with the properly molded removable back pane. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcgt05 Posted April 2, 2019 Share Posted April 2, 2019 Popped my cabin air filter cherry today. It was a pain but not too terrible and I didn't have to pull apart the entire dash, thankfully. Anyway, the only reason I even thought about doing this is the dealer mentioned it in their notes a few years back when I had the car in for something entirely different. It was dirty as hell and my question is, how did they know? Is there some way to get eyes on the filter to see the condition without pulling the glove box apart? Or did they just assume this based on the age of the car and their records having never done it? How often should it be changed on average? I live in LA where there's plenty of pollution but not so dusty. I'm thinking once every couple of years but I don't really know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yoda_One Posted April 2, 2019 Share Posted April 2, 2019 Popped my cabin air filter cherry today. It was a pain but not too terrible and I didn't have to pull apart the entire dash, thankfully. Anyway, the only reason I even thought about doing this is the dealer mentioned it in their notes a few years back when I had the car in for something entirely different. It was dirty as hell and my question is, how did they know? Is there some way to get eyes on the filter to see the condition without pulling the glove box apart? Or did they just assume this based on the age of the car and their records having never done it? How often should it be changed on average? I live in LA where there's plenty of pollution but not so dusty. I'm thinking once every couple of years but I don't really know.On the average I do it once a year unless we have very high pollen then I change it when needed. Check you OM for Subaru's recommendation. Laughing at oneself and with others is good for the Soul![emoji2] Laughing at Oneself and with Other is good for the Soul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SolarYellow510 Posted April 2, 2019 Share Posted April 2, 2019 I had a dealer (different brand) give me a XX-point inspection form that said the engine air filter and cabin air filter both really needed to be changed, and the engine oil was severely low. I had installed new filters purchased from that dealer less than 500 miles previously. I had checked the oil level before taking it in and after getting it back, and it was just at the top of the full line both times. I don't believe dealers on stuff like that. On the Legacy, with the extensive disassembly that's required to even look at the filter, it's safe to assume they don't look at it just to inspect it. And I'd make them show me the one they took out before believing they'd actually changed it when they say they did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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