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03-28-2011, 01:15 PM

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Hmm, I guess if you think cutting up a heater house filter and making your own is a good idea? The adding of something that smells is a good idea!

03-28-2011, 02:18 PM

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^I did that. Got a 3M Filtrete air filter meant for a HEPA system.
Cut it out to fit in the cabin filter frame, swapped, done deal. While I was at it, I just went ahead and cut 3 more. So for $18, I made 4 filters.

03-28-2011, 02:30 PM

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Hmm, I guess if you think cutting up a heater house filter and making your own is a good idea? The adding of something that smells is a good idea!

Dude, a filter element is a filter element. It's not like we're talking about using heater ducting as an up-pipe.

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And are stock ones HEPA? If not, that means your corner cutting yielded cheaper and BETTER filters than Subaru branded ones

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03-28-2011, 02:42 PM

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Where can I get a bacon scented one?

You'll have to make one. If if works out, you can make more and sell them for $$$$!

03-28-2011, 03:56 PM

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Wow, people really this cheap? Have to replace ever 3 to 4 years and cutting corners on what you breath in?

Uhhhmmm if you're only replacing yours every 3-4 years, YOU are cutting corners. You ever looked at one of these after a few months of summer driving? Hella gross. I guess if you never, ever drive your car it's not a big deal. Yours was the 3500 mile STi that Fineline built, right. I rest my case.

03-28-2011, 04:04 PM

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I replaced mine at 60k only to find out I never had one in the first place haha

03-28-2011, 04:06 PM

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afaik, mine has never been changed at 127k, but i never use my ac and only use fans when defrosting window...maybe i should check haha

03-28-2011, 04:21 PM

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afaik, mine has never been changed at 127k, but i never use my ac and only use fans when defrosting window...maybe i should check haha

give me your working a/c

03-28-2011, 04:34 PM

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afaik, mine has never been changed at 127k, but i never use my ac and only use fans when defrosting window...maybe i should check haha

i think it was only an accessory opiton for my02-my04 then in 05 it can factory installed. so anyone with an 04 and older probably does not have one.

03-28-2011, 04:49 PM

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YUP, just checked, NOTHING THERE!!!! it was gross, the whole unit was black with dust and whatever else there is...

just ordered two from aircabinman on ebay $7.44 each

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/CABIN...Q5fAccessories

03-28-2011, 05:18 PM

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Nice find - ordered

$10.09 shipped

04-01-2011, 04:11 PM

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After I put one of those in the car (ordered the one from AirCabinMan as well) it really cut down on the amount of dust inside the car. Definitely worth it to install one of these.

I know some people put some Febreze or other scented stuff on the filter as well when they are installing them.