cabin filter question
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Le Mans Master
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cabin filter question
The last time I replaced my cabin filter, I had a hard time inserting (squeezing) it into the slot. It was from NAPA and the correct one, just hard getting it in. Can anyone suggest a good filter that will be a lot easier to get in?
Le Mans Master
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St. Jude Donor '17
I used an OEM filter last time and it was also hard to get in that little cubby. Maybe a tight fit is what they're after with that thing.
Le Mans Master
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Burning Brakes
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From: Winter Haven FL
Just replaced mine Sunday with the FRAM charcoal impregnated one. Had to youTube it. There is a curve in the place it fits. only took a few minutes. Hardest part was determining the air flow direction as the one I removed had no arrow on it and this was first time I had changed it.
Team Owner
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From: Southern Utah
This is the one I like and if pushed by the edges, it goes in easily:
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c6-c...r-yes-duh.html
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c6-c...r-yes-duh.html
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Safety Car
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I have changed mine twice. It was two pain in the butts both times. Some have drunk engineer had to design that system. A normal person could not possibly come up with that illogical method/system/way to insert.
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St. Jude Donor '13
Retired & lovin' it!
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From: Jackson NJ
I used the FRAM filter ..... don't have the p/n at hand but whatever is on their listing. Trick as others have noted seems to be pinching together at the center & then sliding it thru the slot.
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Pro
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From: Littleton CO
Near impossible to navigate around the dry sump oil lines in my GS without totally mutilating the filter.
