{"id":23,"date":"2012-06-08T20:33:59","date_gmt":"2012-06-09T03:33:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/eyedtentea.com\/?p=23"},"modified":"2012-06-09T13:20:36","modified_gmt":"2012-06-09T20:20:36","slug":"diy-cabin-air-filter-06-scion-tc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eyedtentea.com\/?p=23","title":{"rendered":"DIY: Cabin Air Filter (06 Scion tC)"},"content":{"rendered":"

I was flipping through the channels and came across Drive It!<\/a> (program on DW TV). \u00a0They were covering the pollen filter (cabin air filter here in the states) when I switched to their channel. \u00a0It was a pretty cool segment and it got me thinking I could replace my filter — wouldn’t hurt and I’ll save a couple of bucks.<\/p>\n

I googled cabin air filter and 06 Scion tC (my ride). \u00a0A video posted by filterheads.com on YouTube<\/a>\u00a0and a forum post on clubsciontc.com<\/a>\u00a0were extremely helpful in getting the task done. \u00a0After researching the price of an OEM filter (around $15\/filter), I opted to make my own, by using a 3M Ultra Allergen furnace filter. \u00a0The cost of the filter is around $17, but this can yield 4 cabin air filters. \u00a0Scored big on this DIY:<\/p>\n

\"3M<\/a><\/p>\n

I went to Home Depot and bought the 14x24x1 Ultra Allergen furnace filter by 3M for around $17.<\/p>\n

To get to the cabin air filter, you will need to open the glove box. \u00a0There are 2 tabs (one on both sides), that sit in groves on the dash. \u00a0You need to push in, to free it from the grooves. The photo below shows the right tab when it’s freed.<\/p>\n

\"photo<\/a><\/p>\n

Unclip the air damper arm (right side only).<\/p>\n

\"unset<\/a><\/p>\n

Pull the cabin air filter located behind the glove box.<\/p>\n

\"Cabin<\/a><\/p>\n

I removed the wire mesh and the cardboard frame from the 3M filter. \u00a0In my setup, I’m just using the filter material itself. \u00a0Wear gloves… trust me.<\/p>\n

\"Remove<\/a><\/p>\n

The pleats go up and down (not side to side) when inserted in the cabin air housing. \u00a0I bisected the 3M filter lengthwise. \u00a0It didn’t fully span the width of the cabin air housing, but I just fanned out the pleats to cover the width. \u00a0I gave it more height to give it a tighter fit<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

There are four large tabs at the top and 6 smaller tabs underneath on the cabin air housing. \u00a0I tucked in the pleats, hiding the 6 small tabs.<\/p>\n

\"close<\/a><\/p>\n

Reinsert the filter. \u00a0Attach the air damper arm and with a gentle push set the tabs of the glove box back onto the grooves.<\/p>\n

When I got the filter housing out, I found I never had a filter installed. \u00a0Apparently it was an option for my make and model. \u00a0With the new filter, the power of the fan\/blower isn’t as strong (it was warm today; \u00a0I was able to test it out). \u00a0I’ll\u00a0compromise power for cleaner air. \u00a0I’ll probably change out the filter in the fall.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Simple DIY to replace your 2006 Scion tC cabin air filter with a furnace filter found at any home improvement store. Photos and links provided.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[7,10,137,4,5],"class_list":["post-23","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-diy","tag-auto-repair","tag-cabin-air-filter","tag-diy","tag-scion","tag-scion-tc"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/eyedtentea.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/eyedtentea.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/eyedtentea.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eyedtentea.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eyedtentea.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=23"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/eyedtentea.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":28,"href":"https:\/\/eyedtentea.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23\/revisions\/28"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/eyedtentea.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=23"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eyedtentea.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=23"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eyedtentea.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=23"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}