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Old 03-20-09, 10:47 AM
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So I decided to clean my cabin air filter and this is what I found. Im not sure if the car sucked this up while driving or if there is/was a mouse living in my car. I do live in a subdivision that is 4 years old and also have a small retention pond behind my house. Weird!
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Old 03-20-09, 10:50 AM
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This is pretty much all of the corn that I could pull out. I do notice that my car is quieter so no more trips to the dealer for rattles! Pictures were taken with an Lg Dare.
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Coincident that its just stacked up on one corner huh?
Old 03-20-09, 10:55 AM
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Yea thats what it looks like undisturbed. In the pic you can see a small hole but it doesnt go all the way thru.
Old 03-20-09, 11:08 AM
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any way u can point out where is the cabin filter
i might need to check mine out
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the cabin filter is in the glove. take out the little tray and pull up on the gate and you'll see the filter in there. just make sure youre in recirculated mode before you do anything.
Old 03-20-09, 11:26 AM
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that definitely doesn't look normal
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wow...looks like a mouse was storing food for the winter in your car! crazy!
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It's time for popcorn
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haha! it probably has the plague though!!
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so the cabin filter is in the glove compartment... and is it okay for me to take it out when the car is switched off?
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dude thats OEM corn. All of our ISx50 comes with it from the factory.
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how often are we supposed to clean out the filter anyway? i'm gonna check mine.
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yea if you read the manual it tells you to turn the car off then take out the filter. Just be careful removing the cover cause if you break it, it will be an expensive fix.
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EW! You have a rat somewhere in your car!
Can you imagine if your driving on the freeway and the thing crawls in the foot well and touches your foot.


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