Changed my cabin filter for the first time today. Not a pleasant job and pulling that piece off right in front was stressful it's on so tight. When I looked at the filter cover it was just hanging in front with some painters tape on it.
Put the new filter in and put the cover on. Stays on but its just a friction fit. I see there's provisions for a couple of screws on the sides. Anyone have trouble with the cover falling off?

 

I change mine yearly. I’ve never had the cover fall off.

 

What? A filter swap without a photo of the old filter.

My filter cover just snaps in place. No hardware needed

 

It should snap in place unless something is broken.

 

assuming you bought the truck used? The cover is held in by two plastic tabs, plastic breaks....id assume the last owner broke it and used tape.

The majority that ive seen break, its not the cover but if it is, you can grab one from a junkyard

 

I just looked at a picture of a cover. Both my tabs are broken off. Hmm.

 

I've owned four different Fords over the past several years, between work and pleasure and I've broken off a few tabs along the way. Feels like there should be a better, more easily accessible way to get to that filter. Getting to the housing itself is easy enough, but those tabs can be trouble. For a few of the vehicles, the covers pop right off and on others they don't.

 

My cover has a tab on each side and snaps into place.

 

that explains the tape

 

I just changed mine. not a big deal. however after that I changed my wife's suburu. drop the glove box and there it is Piece of cake.