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badali

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Cabin air filter????
« on: August 03, 2011, 17:42:24 »
Is this installed correctly?  The old one was in bad shape so I want to make sure.
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Brad

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Re: Cabin air filter????
« Reply #1 on: August 03, 2011, 17:46:01 »
There is supposed to be a wire retainer (at least that is what mine had). It makes several "x" patterns over the whole filter.
Is there anything holding your filter down or in?
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Re: Cabin air filter????
« Reply #2 on: August 03, 2011, 17:48:53 »
The wire is on the underside.  It seems to fit in the tabs on the fire wall.
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Brad

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Re: Cabin air filter????
« Reply #3 on: August 03, 2011, 17:56:31 »
Mine also had clips at either end of the filter to hold it down.  What are you using as a filter?
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Re: Cabin air filter????
« Reply #4 on: August 03, 2011, 18:01:23 »
I bought it from the classic center.  The new ones have plastic rivits in the end of the wire.  They broke as soon as I tried to install it so I put in some aluminum rivits and it seems OK.  Does the placement in my first picture look correct?
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Brad

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Re: Cabin air filter????
« Reply #5 on: August 03, 2011, 18:08:06 »
Yes, looks correct.  Secured at either end and sits on the wire crisscrossing the opening. 
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Re: Cabin air filter????
« Reply #6 on: August 03, 2011, 18:09:49 »
Thanks,  I can finish now.
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