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ToyotaToday · 03-26-2006, 07:19 PM

I looked at my cabin air filter for the first time since I bought the car, about 2 weeks ago. It looks gross, black, leaves, bugs, and crap. Gotta get it changed.

I think the dealers are going to rob me, $50 bucks for a new filter. Any suggests where I can get one cheaper, besides ebay.

terrastrife · 03-26-2006, 08:19 PM

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...lance&n=284507

lol?

thats not much help...

touringcamry · 03-26-2006, 08:47 PM

Purolator makes them. Check out http://www.pureoil.com
Check Kragen or Pep Boys store or web site to buy them.

BlackCamSe · 03-26-2006, 09:09 PM

My dealership wants $60 for one.

cuttooth · 03-26-2006, 10:42 PM

mine gets changed once a year and i just changed mine a couple of months ago and it was filthy.
i can imagine how bad yours was if its the first time you're changing it

i got mine off of ebay...costed me $17 shipped and was an oem toyota filter

ToyotaToday · 03-26-2006, 11:18 PM

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Originally Posted by cuttooth

mine gets changed once a year and i just changed mine a couple of months ago and it was filthy.
i can imagine how bad yours was if its the first time you're changing it

i got mine off of ebay...costed me $17 shipped and was an oem toyota filter

17 bucks??? wow... great deal. I guess I have to look at eBay.

ToyotaToday · 03-26-2006, 11:23 PM

I just checked E-bay. The original filter has a plastic frame around it. Just look at the pictures at E-bay, they just look like the filter itself.

Do I resuse the platic frame? Or the ones in ebay come with a plastic frame?
Or is it just a filter?

Tom 2000 · 03-26-2006, 11:58 PM

Just be glad you have a filter on a gen5. For the rest of us with older rides, we breathed in all that crap

AustinA35 · 03-27-2006, 12:20 AM

I just had the same experience ("new" 2005 LE): it looks to me like the pleated filter element is replaceable within the plastic frame: it just has to be popped out. I vacuumed mine and that was it for the moment. Given that it is not the engine air filter I am considering carefully washing and drying it and seeing how that works out

[I'm Scottish].

touringcamry · 03-27-2006, 12:52 AM

Anyone tried getting one of those filters for central air from Home Depot and cutting one to size? You could probably make a few from a large filter.

islandboy57 · 03-27-2006, 02:21 AM

I got my filter at Checkers. $16 + tax. My old one was really gross.. I have allergies and do 100% city driving so I'm going to be changing it every 6 months or so. If after just 1 year it looks black with crud in it, then it'll be 6 months or less for me. Sometimes I wonder why car makers bother with this because I doubt very many owners have it changed - probably only car people like here on TN or people who go to the dealer actually get it changed. It does more harm than good when it's black and full of crud.

ToyotaToday · 03-27-2006, 08:56 AM

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Originally Posted by islandboy57

I got my filter at Checkers. $16 + tax. My old one was really gross.. I have allergies and do 100% city driving so I'm going to be changing it every 6 months or so. If after just 1 year it looks black with crud in it, then it'll be 6 months or less for me. Sometimes I wonder why car makers bother with this because I doubt very many owners have it changed - probably only car people like here on TN or people who go to the dealer actually get it changed. It does more harm than good when it's black and full of crud.

Did your come with the plastic frame?