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Old 07-10-22, 04:20 PM
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Not finding much for aftermarket cabin Air Filters. Are people just buying the $55 Lexus (OEM) filter? Just changed my Engine Air Filter with a Wix.

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I buy them on ebay.
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I buy them on ebay.
You posted about this before Mike and I bought one. Fits perfectly and a good buy...
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Originally Posted by carsareus
Not finding much for aftermarket cabin Air Filters. Are people just buying the $55 Lexus (OEM) filter? Just changed my Engine Air Filter with a Wix.
The Fram 10285 also fits our car. About $20.00...
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For past Lexuses, I always go full professional OEM (and I say "OEM" in the full actual defined sense, and not the loose term 99.9% of forum bros use--sorry pet peeve)

For the CT200h they had them for $6 at RockAuto.

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Just checked my old school store Ive been using for a decade or more, Rock Auto, and they have carbon filters for as low as $6. Just checked and no OEM for ES. Soon maybe. But me personally, I may try that, but I likely would go Mahle (one of the finest filter brands the world has seen--they make products for BMW ///M) always the finest quality. Theirs for the ES is $19. For something you change once a year, I may just spend the extra bucks. Pretty much nothing is finer than Mahle. Wix may be OK, but I trust a company BMW contracts.

https://www.rockauto.com/en/catalog/...ir+filter,6832
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I don't change once a year due to low mileage. And further, expensive cabin filters aren't necessary. Not like engine air filters. I checked mine after two years and it was pristine...
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I don't change once a year due to low mileage. And further, expensive cabin filters aren't necessary. Not like engine air filters. I checked mine after two years and it was pristine...
I agree - it just needs to catch leaves and pollen. In my neck of the woods (northern NJ), the filter is pretty much toast after six months. The Fall season kills it with debris and the Spring season with pollen. Reminds me it's time to change both mine and my wife's RX - they take the same filter.
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Even if it's free of leaves, it can hold odors. I'd replace it... which reminds me my car is one year old now. =( so i should buy a filter.

but it's nothing like the Tesla biodefense system which is absolute bonkers. NASA-grade. makes our cars look like jokes when it comes to filtration!
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Originally Posted by E46CT
but it's nothing like the Tesla biodefense system which is absolute bonkers. NASA-grade. makes our cars look like jokes when it comes to filtration!
Fascinating actually. I read a few articles after this post and I had no idea! Would be beneficial when driving down the road and breezing through the crop-dusting aftermath of a skunk.
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Fascinating actually. I read a few articles after this post and I had no idea! Would be beneficial when driving down the road and breezing through the crop-dusting aftermath of a skunk.
That's always a lovely experience. Almost as bad as having your pet get skunked
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Originally Posted by mikemu30
That's always a lovely experience. Almost as bad as having your pet get skunked
Sounds almost as bad as having a skunk sneak into a crawl space become stuck and scared! I don’t think I need to say more.
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I had an AEM Filter before getting the AEM Intake and it was great. Also, its washable so you can clean it and sun dry it!
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They are $20 and takes five minutes to change. I replace once a year after pollen season is over. At the end of fall, I take it out and blow it the opposite direction of the air flow arrow and blow out all debris especially leaves. Then spray with a very light coat of non scent lysol and let dry and re-install.
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