Cabin Air Filter
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This video is a big help. Gives an idea of what tabs German truck is talking about.
https://www.f150forum.com/f118/cabin...cement-339036/
https://www.f150forum.com/f118/cabin...cement-339036/
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This video is a big help. Gives an idea of what tabs German truck is talking about.
https://www.f150forum.com/f118/cabin...cement-339036/
https://www.f150forum.com/f118/cabin...cement-339036/
as you can see in the video - the truck came from the factory with a poorly locked in filter door cover...
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From: Ontario
sorry - yeah... i yanked off the bottom latches ... the only latches i use are the side latches which clip in easily and hold the filter door cover securely...
as you can see in the video - the truck came from the factory with a poorly locked in filter door cover...
as you can see in the video - the truck came from the factory with a poorly locked in filter door cover...
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A little tip for you guys with the wood trim piece covering the glove box shelf screws. When you get the trim piece off take a file, Dremel tool etc. and grind a Small amount off of the face of the tab locking tip so that it does not require as much effort to pop the tab out of the dash panel. If you look carefully at the tab it has a very sharp point, which if you relieve or round off will make it much easier to remove in the future lessening the chance of damaging the wood trim. If you screw up a tab they are dirt cheap, the trim piece is about $90.
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for me it was impossible to get the TOP latches of the filter cover to connect with the upper compartment piece in place. there's not enough space (at least for me) to put the filter cover back in and get all tabs to connect... the side tabs click in just fine but after trying and wiggling for 20min i could never get the top latches to connect as well....
the filter itself goes in/out with minimal bending - really not that hard ... just pull it out and put it carefully back in... the bending is so minimal it wont damage the filter.
the filter itself goes in/out with minimal bending - really not that hard ... just pull it out and put it carefully back in... the bending is so minimal it wont damage the filter.
In the video there only appears to be a length-wise indentation that apparently rests on top of the filter itself as a "securing" or "locating" indent and then, if bottom tabs are removed, there would *only* be the side tabs.
Just want to clarify to be sure what you meant.
Thx!
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Just noticed this while re-reading this thread. Did you mean "TOP" or did you mean "BOTTOM"???
In the video there only appears to be a length-wise indentation that apparently rests on top of the filter itself as a "securing" or "locating" indent and then, if bottom tabs are removed, there would *only* be the side tabs.
Just want to clarify to be sure what you meant.
Thx!
In the video there only appears to be a length-wise indentation that apparently rests on top of the filter itself as a "securing" or "locating" indent and then, if bottom tabs are removed, there would *only* be the side tabs.
Just want to clarify to be sure what you meant.
Thx!
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Maybe because I have an XLT but the task was simple. Less than 10 min. I did remove the rubber trim piece and the two bolts along with the plastic trim as well.
I was pretty surprised how dirty it was. I remember some Ford content video recommending changing every 15-20K for most conditions. Guess it's every 15K for me.
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From: Florida
And they claim they are trained cert and all this BS. I had my salesman tell me about all this Certs he had from Ford. I told him they don't mean nothing I knew more about the truck than he did and I did not even own it yet.
I just ordered one for mine and one for my wifes Honda CRV. I am sure they are due to be changed.
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Guess what boys and girls ??? I finally had the time today to drop my glove box down and look up into opening there...BINGO !!!!!!!!! The L-cheapo XL($42.k) has the cabin air filter also. I was and still am shocked. Just ordered two from Amazon $12. bucks each.
