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I bought a Fram/Arm & Hammer cabin filter from Walmart for about $20
Pros: inexpensive
As a gzg50 owner, I will say: valve cover gaskets, coil pack plugs, suspension bags leaking, alternator, various small electronic gremlins i.e. headrest motors, seat warmers etc. I've had mine for almost 2 years and it's been the most reliable vehicle I've owned. Mine had a very faint cigarette smell but after changing the cabin filter and cleaning the interior I can't even tell anymore. Best car ever made.
Pros: most reliable vehicle
Cons: suspension bags leaking
Vehicle:
Toyota Century
I’ve had good results with FRAM fresh breeze cabin air filters. They block out quite a bit of exterior smells.
Pros: blocks smells well
I have been a fan of the Fram Freshbreeze or Pureflow filters. Not as good as the Bosch HEPA for other cars, but seem pretty good at least for filtering allergens and some particulates.
Pros: filtering allergens, particulates
Cons: not as good as Bosch
Vehicle:
Nissan Leaf
Can confirm I bought the CF11811 for my 2018 and it was the correct size!
Pros: correct size
Vehicle:
Mazda 3
Part number: CF11811
Go to Part Source. Take your filter in and see if it matches the CF11819 FRAM Fresh Breeze Cabin Air Filter for $30 dollars. Note, some of the filters on Amazon do not have the same amount of pleats as the OEM or the FRAM.
Pros: cheap alternative available
Cons: fewer pleats than OEM
Vehicle:
Hyundai Santa Fe
Part number: CF11819
Just remember, you get what you pay for. I don't recommend buying aftermarket filters on Amazon or eBay even if it is the OEM or a name brand. The quality is spotty at best and some of the reportedly "OEM" and brand name items are likely counterfeit. I've bought some really sketchy filters from Amazon and eBay that made my 18 Elantra's AC sound like an airplane especially when on low settings. The Amazon one came with thousands of positive reviews and the eBay one claimed to be OEM, but both suffered the same problem. I swapped the last one out with FRAM cabin air filter from Advance Auto Parts and no more jet engine sound.
Pros: no jet engine sound
Cons: spotty quality, counterfeit items
Vehicle:
Hyundai Elantra
Thanks for that, the last two times I had the stupid Stealership replace my cabin air filter, one guy managed to install it upside down, rotated 90 degrees and left the door loose; it was winter and that cold air blowing on my nether-regions was most uncomfortable.
Pros: none
Cons: cold air blowing
Vehicle:
Volkswagen
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