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Old Mar 29, 2011 | 02:37 PM
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I deserve a medal :D:

For one of the nastiest looking cabin filters
Was searching the forum and found out how to take it out and wow this thing is filthy. Looks like its been in there since the car was manufactured. Put in a replacement order so I won't have to breathe all this for too long. Warning: what you are about to see is nasty



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Old Mar 29, 2011 | 02:39 PM
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that's pretty gross but we've seen dead rodents in those air filters before.

did you get the upgraded aldehyde filter?
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Old Mar 29, 2011 | 02:39 PM
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wow. Cabin filters are always overlooked
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Old Mar 29, 2011 | 02:49 PM
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Pretty sure im gonna go vomit now
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Old Mar 29, 2011 | 02:52 PM
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Originally Posted by RX8Soldier
wow. Cabin filters are always overlooked
It seems like it. I hope this shows people should check these things at least once a year.

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that's pretty gross but we've seen dead rodents in those air filters before.

did you get the upgraded aldehyde filter?
I think there was a bird nest in mine, I found a few feathers I decided to go with just the stock one. The aldehyde one is mighty expensive in my book
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Old Mar 29, 2011 | 02:53 PM
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Originally Posted by paimon.soror
Pretty sure im gonna go vomit now
That's why there was a warning
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Old Mar 29, 2011 | 03:04 PM
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Best one I saw was REDRX3RX8's, he is from west Texas and his was FULL of sand, it looked like someone just dumped sand in it. His car only has 22k on it.
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Old Mar 29, 2011 | 03:39 PM
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o man im afraid of what i'll find in mine, car just clocked 95k and i totally forgot about this
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Old Mar 29, 2011 | 03:51 PM
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I'm about to round off 94k so I'm guessing this is worst case senerio haha
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Old Mar 29, 2011 | 03:51 PM
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Mine needs to be replaced so long ago lol. Mine has like twigs and **** i think its a birds nest. Do you notice a difference in smell when you changed it ??
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Old Mar 29, 2011 | 04:01 PM
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I replaced mine at about 35k miles. They looked relevantly clean. I vacuumed them out and put them on the side for reuse.
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Old Mar 29, 2011 | 04:15 PM
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Oh crap 70k and I live in the desert.
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Old Mar 29, 2011 | 04:39 PM
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holy ****.. brb gonna go check mine
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Old Mar 29, 2011 | 04:58 PM
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Thread Jack, I think my filter wins I found tweety bird
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Old Mar 29, 2011 | 05:06 PM
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For now I'm just going to vacuum it out till I get the reaplacements.
Nice nest speed, I say we see who's got the worst filter hiding in their car haha
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Old Mar 29, 2011 | 05:10 PM
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yeah I just used a shop vac and febreezed it lol
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Old Mar 29, 2011 | 11:46 PM
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cough...cough...
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Old Mar 29, 2011 | 11:47 PM
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gosh cover your mouth
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Old Mar 29, 2011 | 11:53 PM
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Yeah, that wins Everyone should at least take theirs out and vacuum it every few months.
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Old Mar 29, 2011 | 11:57 PM
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gosh cover your mouth

excuse me
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Old Mar 30, 2011 | 12:00 AM
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Originally Posted by Ross_Dawg
Yeah, that wins Everyone should at least take theirs out and vacuum it every few months.
Seriously. I swear my vents feel like they throw out more air...also more dust since I've loosened up all the dust that was embeded in the filter
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Old Mar 30, 2011 | 12:00 AM
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^ ^did you fart ?
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Old Mar 30, 2011 | 12:09 AM
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Nope I turned the vent on
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Old Mar 30, 2011 | 12:27 AM
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Nope I turned the vent on
lol that was for monchie . you posted like a few seconds before me,
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Old Mar 30, 2011 | 12:34 AM
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Hmm, I see
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