Originally Posted by Winter

so um... i noticed something. i saw this thread and decided to check my filter and see if it was cleanable or if i needed a new one... get this... there isn't even a freakin filter in the tray?!?! what the hell??

so i could be breathing in toxins and not know it... very comforting...

Originally Posted by Kerry

I think you're right, incence smoke would stain the headliner and possibly deposit a small layer of corrosion on electrical contacts. My favorite is vanilla-amber.

Kerry

Originally Posted by TerrorCrew

Ok so i just made a filter for my xb and i was looking at the 2nd filter thats missing, and i noticed on the back of the glove box theres a piece of what looks like deadner. Could it be possible that piece acts as a filter/sound deadner?

Originally Posted by shorberg

am i to beleive that scion would sell us a car with no air filter at all? or am i just not reading right at 11:15 pm? if so, i am marching into work tommorrow and having one installed for the full price of whatever toyota charges for this service, lol

Originally Posted by Satmax

First of all, props to rbloedow for this great post!

I ran straight to Wal-Mart after I read this thread at work. I was about to buy a filter just like the one he showed in his pics when I saw something that might be a bit easier to install and have all the same pros as his air filter project.

I picked up the WEB ABSORBER. It's an insert made for home a/c units. This filter has an electrostatic filter with an adhesive layer and then an activated charcoal filter. The filter also comes with a black plastic grid and you can trim this filter to fit all size of ducts. I thought this would work perfectly for our filter trays so I brought it home.

Once I got the size figured out, I just started cutting with scissors. I trimmed up the black plastic grid and then layered the filters in order and placed the grid on top. NO tape needed. The tray's retaining pegs on the top of the tray held down the plastic grid. The filter was also thick and spongy enough that it fit like a glove and didn't bulge.

Here are some pics of the supplies and the finished product. I thought it looked rather OEM-ish after I was done!

Originally Posted by koalaty2

Actual size of filter needed is 7-15/16 x 8-1/5 x 5/8. The wed absorber works great, as stated before, and 6 per filter. With the charcoal, should get rid of most odors. The air flows down through the filter, so the carbon filter should be on bottom so the air is already filtered when it hits the cardon one. Also I worried about breaking the box to get it by the side tabs, so I took out the glove box by prying it off its clips in each corner, (after opening the door a little (used wide bladed screwdriver. covered with felt to protect bottom edge of glovebox), and then it comes right out. The tabs on the side are tapered, so to get it back together, pop it on the bottom clips, and just close with steady pressure. Works great. Have to try it out on a drive by a cattle yard in a couple of weeks to see how the carbon does its job.

Originally Posted by flipguy206

Wow! I've had my Penny since March of '07 and I've had this DIY bookmarked for at least a year. Penny just went in for her 15K service and I can't believe I didn't do this a long time ago! Just recently I started noticing a moldy smell when I turn on the A/C but once I did this no more moldy smell! I went double sided with the filter and put one "Bounce" sheet in between for just a hint of that fresh laundry smell. MMM! Thanks to the original post. Well over four years old and this DIY is still serving happy customers!

Originally Posted by flipguy206

. . . and put one "Bounce" sheet in between for just a hint of that fresh laundry smell. MMM!

Originally Posted by uwintoday

Anyone have the exact size of these filters?
This way I could buy one the would allow no waste