Claw Posted August 2, 2005 Share Posted August 2, 2005 Yep, I'm screwed. Sucks to be me I guess.. *sigh* I remember putting the air filter in on my '05 Celica..undo a couple of bolts that limit how far the glovebox opens, squeeze 2 tabs and pull.. easy as pie. I'm afraid it'll be alot more complicated for the LGT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mechdiff Posted October 15, 2005 Share Posted October 15, 2005 Great Job Dimil!!! I just did mine and I had my laptop in my car with all the pics so I could follow along. I managed to get everything back together but lost a screw, managed to fine one out of my stash that would work so no biggy. Also didn't manage to reconnect that little plastic part on the right side of the glove box that hung on after the box came down. Didn't seem like a big deal though. Anyone else notice a notch cut out of the filter tray on the right side? I imagine it was to help with inserting it in and removing it since the glove box mount is welded in to the car right in the path of the tray coming out. I heard a crack when I removed the tray, not sure what it was but didn't seem to do any damage to anything. I also managed to crack the right side cover that no one will see until they open the passenger door. Be careful when you twist this thing. Dimil did have a warning in his walkthrough. All and all seems pretty good, wish Subie would have centred that thing right behind the manual tray , it would have been so much easier. Airflow seems to have slowed down a notch but that is ok, I did find the fan quite violent at the higher end before putting in the filter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beanboy Posted October 17, 2005 Share Posted October 17, 2005 So much effort... I'm just gonna stick little filters behind each vent. -B http://www.standardshift.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mthurmond Posted November 16, 2005 Share Posted November 16, 2005 Thanks for the write up, just installed mine. Oh and: Holy Crap! What a pain in the rear! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legasee Posted November 16, 2005 Share Posted November 16, 2005 I got a flier in the mail from SOA to get one installed. Wonder how much they wanna charge for that??!! In Taiwan now... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waxiboy Posted November 30, 2005 Share Posted November 30, 2005 Here are the affected VINs and the conversion is supposed to be free. http://www.scoobymods.com/forums/showthread.php?t=5314 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bashopoem Posted January 10, 2006 Share Posted January 10, 2006 does anyone know whether or not this cabin air filter install is different for the 2006 LGT? thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scoobydrew Posted March 15, 2006 Share Posted March 15, 2006 One thing I know is, as far as 5MT '06 LGT's, it is not necessary to remove the entire center console. Simply start the procedure by grasping underneath the rear end of the shifter housing trim (stick your fingers down into the leather boot) and carefully give it a quick pop up. ProTUNED by RaminiSports Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterJMC Posted March 15, 2006 Share Posted March 15, 2006 The cabin filter mod is not necissary on the '06. The '06 has the cutout through the glove box. All you need to do is unscrew the metal bracket in the glovebox to get to the filter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scoobydrew Posted March 15, 2006 Share Posted March 15, 2006 Wow, you deleted a lot more steps than I did. Thanks for the info. ProTUNED by RaminiSports Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yukonm Posted May 8, 2006 Share Posted May 8, 2006 One thing I know is, as far as 5MT '06 LGT's, it is not necessary to remove the entire center console. Simply start the procedure by grasping underneath the rear end of the shifter housing trim (stick your fingers down into the leather boot) and carefully give it a quick pop up. Hmm. I couldn't figure out how to free the rear end of the trim that is to the right of the shifter without following the original instructions. I had some trouble in step 3 of the original instructions: 3 Pull front of console up (it's hold in place by 2 pins - only 1 visible here)' date=' and move whole console to the back about 2 inches.[/quote'] I couldn't get the hidden white pins to give up. I ended up partly busting one of them. Anybody know a nicer way to separate the cupholder section from the shifter section? The rest of the instructions went ok. I thought i'd try making my own retrofit rather than paying for the updated rear piece of the glove compartment. I used a dremel to cut along the lines etched on the back of the trim piece. It is possible the hole could be made slightly narrower (not as far towards the steering wheel) as the cutout suggests, but I didn't experiment. Anyhow, my dremel retrofit seems to work -does anybody know what I'll be missing by not having the metal piece? As a tip already mentioned in this post - it isn't a bad idea to use electrical tape to protect center console trim pieces from scratching each other. Also, consider taking the wedding ring off. I didn't until it was a little late in the process Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caramall2 Posted May 13, 2006 Share Posted May 13, 2006 Anyway I can get a filter system installed if my 2005 LGT wagon doesn't have one, or did it have to come original from factory? Thoughts? P.S. Thanks for the great original write up and others' input. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rporter Posted May 13, 2006 Share Posted May 13, 2006 When I had mine in for the wheel bearing a few weeks ago, I had them install a cabin filter kit (I originally tried to order it on the car in July '04, but that's right when they discontinued the original one). Total cost was just over $150 (~$50 for the parts, $100 for labor) Ron Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caramall2 Posted May 13, 2006 Share Posted May 13, 2006 I've tried to look up parts but all I find is the filters. So you had the entire unit installed? (E.g. I'm assuming there was just a straight piece of duct or something, and they installed a "box" where you could fit a filter.) Thanks. When I had mine in for the wheel bearing a few weeks ago, I had them install a cabin filter kit (I originally tried to order it on the car in July '04, but that's right when they discontinued the original one). Total cost was just over $150 (~$50 for the parts, $100 for labor) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rporter Posted May 13, 2006 Share Posted May 13, 2006 They installed the "kit" (whatever that means, as nothing was in place prior to that). From this point on, I assume it's just a filter change. I haven't spent the time to remove the glovebox to see what's there. IIRC, the part number(s) for the "new" kit were posted somewhere back this thread (or in one of these threads). Ron Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wayoutwest Posted September 29, 2006 Share Posted September 29, 2006 Well that was a big pain in the ass... But everyone is right, next time it will be easy. Here is my old one after just shy of a year. Yuck.... http://www.greenroomconsulting.com/downloads/filter.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myUsername Posted October 3, 2006 Share Posted October 3, 2006 I have a coupon from a local dealership for $49.95 Installed In-Cabin Air Filter. Is it worth it? Considering a filter is about $40. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caramall2 Posted October 7, 2006 Share Posted October 7, 2006 I take it you haven't put in the Subaru fix or your own fix to get easy access to the filter? Once you do that, you can make about 8 filters from one furnace filter (that's about $3/filter for top-notch 3M filter). Also, you might want to try just taking out your cubby in the glove compartment and seeing if you can pull out the filter tray a little and squeeze one in there--one guy was successful with that. Past that, if you're going to pay for a OEM Subaru filter, then obviously it's a good deal ($10 for them to take apart your trim and glove compartment. After that, I'd buy the Subaru "fix" for access (kind of junky, but it does the job and you can't see the "junky" part (get rid of their cloth cover though and go with my example of hard plastic)), then you can install your $3 filters easily every 3 to 6 months. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragonman586 Posted July 28, 2007 Share Posted July 28, 2007 Quick question. What pry-point did you use to remove the ash tray panel. I am about to do a stereo install and I just wanted to know the proper pry point so i don't scratch up my panel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
underpowerd Posted July 28, 2007 Share Posted July 28, 2007 the panels are very compliant vs. other interiors i've battled you shouldn't have any issues; it's pretty easy to 'feel' your way through it -- just don't force anything. if you need to pry try to go from somewhere that won't be visible when reassembled. sorry i can't be more specific, from lack of memory. best of luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkl303 Posted July 28, 2007 Share Posted July 28, 2007 if you have a MT Transmission you can actually get away with grabbing the rear trim that is at the rear section of the "leather" shift boot. Sorry if that doesnt make sense but I don't know how to put it into better words. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragonman586 Posted July 29, 2007 Share Posted July 29, 2007 Sorry but i have a 2.5i 4AT (Not quite one of your gt beasts but my parents bought it so I cant argue with FREE). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vetterin Posted October 10, 2007 Share Posted October 10, 2007 I take it you haven't put in the Subaru fix or your own fix to get easy access to the filter? Once you do that, you can make about 8 filters from one furnace filter (that's about $3/filter for top-notch 3M filter). I just changed my filter last night but what I did was add an Activated Carbon Pre-Filter pad to the 3M filter. I'll see if it helps with oders. Sure can't hurt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bendite Posted October 12, 2007 Share Posted October 12, 2007 Has anyone seen these FRAM filters for a Legacy? Looking at all of these filter pictures is making me want to change my cabin filter. Mine is probably really nasty with all the dirt roads I drive on. http://www.fram.com/products/flash/airFilters/airFilters6.swf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pugsly Posted October 13, 2007 Share Posted October 13, 2007 wow.. frams website blows. there is no way to search by car type. you need to know the part number! wtf. anyway, I clicked on on the links they provided and i didn't see any for the legacy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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