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justjoshin · 08-11-2014, 07:37 PM

Well I had ordered a new filter a couple days before seeing this, oddly enough, because the car is 4.5 years old and has 52k miles on it. I expected it to be really bad, but it was not that bad at all. The OEM is a carbon filter and will not be bright white like the cheaper filters you get like a wix, fram, stp, etc.

daytripper · 08-20-2014, 11:42 AM

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Originally Posted by myold88

Yikes is right. My SS is 5 years old with 34,000+ miles.
Doing it today. PalmerGa: Thanks for the video- piece of cake.

Follow up: I go to my local Chevy dealer Monday for the cabin filter. They had them in stock @ $45.00 retail. $33.88 discounted- No thanks !
Went on line and after a short search I found them at $10.00, no shipping, no tax. Not AC/Delco but I don't care.
Just received it- Only 2 days from www.filterheads.com Their part #AQ1150.
I'll put it in tomorrow and let you know how it goes..

They are now $24.50.I got an actual AC-Delco from Amazon for the same.

smggugfaw · 08-20-2014, 12:49 PM

Did mine last week.

NFRNOSS · 08-20-2014, 12:50 PM

just ordered one.

satxrider · 08-20-2014, 11:35 PM

Thanks for the links to the aftermarket filters. Dealer wanted over $40 for the filter and another $40 to install. Replaced mine for about $15 and took about 5 minutes.

v6 · 08-22-2014, 02:01 AM

Can someone explain where the hell this thing is so i can change it please??

OUR72GTO · 08-22-2014, 02:47 AM

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Originally Posted by v6

Can someone explain where the hell this thing is so i can change it please??

Watch the video....

Indydriver · 08-22-2014, 04:46 AM

Thanks for the website. Ordered one for the Camaro and they had a 3-pack for the minivan at $11 ea. Added bonus that I don't have to darken the door of the auto parts store.

daytripper · 08-24-2014, 10:32 AM

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Originally Posted by justjoshin

Well I had ordered a new filter a couple days before seeing this, oddly enough, because the car is 4.5 years old and has 52k miles on it. I expected it to be really bad, but it was not that bad at all. The OEM is a carbon filter and will not be bright white like the cheaper filters you get like a wix, fram, stp, etc.

I got an AC-Delco and it is a plain white filter.Supposed to be the oem one?

NinoSS · 08-24-2014, 10:52 AM

LOL... I changed mine a few weeks ago and it was nasty... I sprayed an anti bacterial air freshener and put the fan on for a minute, then put the new one back in.

Indydriver · 08-26-2014, 03:14 AM

Received my order quickly via 2 day USPS. Just an FYI (and I don't know where the OE is made), these are El Cheapo Chinese filters. Maybe they will work just fine but man, they are the flimsiest filters I've ever seen.

Imdyinhere · 10-10-2014, 04:18 PM

Bumping this so others wont have to be grossed out. Change your Filters!!!!

derklug · 10-10-2014, 11:21 PM

Filter is a good place to look if you are getting funky smells in the car, even worse in damp climates. I've seen (and smelled) some filters that would curl your toes.

thiggin2 · 10-12-2014, 09:26 AM

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Originally Posted by daytripper

I got an AC-Delco and it is a plain white filter.Supposed to be the oem one?

Not always, most of the time ac-delco is a gm approved replacement part (cheaper). Most OEM (GM) cabin filters will be a carbon style which is why there more expensive.

08-11-2014, 07:37 PM	#43
justjoshin Drives: 2010 SW 1SS L99 Camaro Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Louisiana Posts: 2,085 View My Garage	Well I had ordered a new filter a couple days before seeing this, oddly enough, because the car is 4.5 years old and has 52k miles on it. I expected it to be really bad, but it was not that bad at all. The OEM is a carbon filter and will not be bright white like the cheaper filters you get like a wix, fram, stp, etc. __________________

08-20-2014, 12:50 PM	#46
NFRNOSS Drives: 2010 Camaro 2SS/RS LS3 IOM Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada Posts: 1,523 View My Garage	just ordered one. __________________ Twitter: @trevor_yyc \| Instagram: @trevor_yyc

08-20-2014, 11:35 PM	#47
satxrider Bad 45th Drives: 2012 45th Anniversay Edition SS Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: San Antonio Posts: 548	Thanks for the links to the aftermarket filters. Dealer wanted over $40 for the filter and another $40 to install. Replaced mine for about $15 and took about 5 minutes. __________________ - Carl 2012 45th Anniversary SS - LS3 Magnuson TVS 2300 Supercharger / Alky Meth Injection / Lingenfelter GT12 Cam / Kooks LT Headers, 3 inch exhaust & QTP electric cut outs / Monster LT1-S Twin Disc Clutch / MGW flat blade short throw shifter / Haltech CAI / VMax Throttle Body / DSS Stage 3 axles/ BMR Trailing Arms, Toe Rods, Suspension Bushing and 1" lowering springs / Taylor 8MM Plug Wires / Tuned by Henderson Performance Technologies / EBC dimpled and sloted rotors / G2 Painted Calipers / GM Tower Strut Brace / ZL1 Factory Rep Wheels

08-22-2014, 02:01 AM	#48
v6 Drives: 2012 45th 2LT RS Join Date: May 2011 Location: Chico, California Posts: 1,002 View My Garage	Can someone explain where the hell this thing is so i can change it please?? __________________

08-22-2014, 04:46 AM	#50
Indydriver Drives: '14 2SS/RS Vert 6M/KTU/NPP/DTA/ARH Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Indianapolis Posts: 2,826	Thanks for the website. Ordered one for the Camaro and they had a 3-pack for the minivan at $11 ea. Added bonus that I don't have to darken the door of the auto parts store. __________________ Consensus is, by definition, a lack of leadership.

08-20-2014, 12:49 PM	#45
smggugfaw Drives: 2011 2LT/RS Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Ohio Posts: 57	Did mine last week.

08-24-2014, 10:52 AM	#52
NinoSS Drives: 2SS/RS CGM LS3 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: NJ Posts: 1,619	LOL... I changed mine a few weeks ago and it was nasty... I sprayed an anti bacterial air freshener and put the fan on for a minute, then put the new one back in. __________________ Current - 2018 NGM 1LE (LT4 conversion coming soon) SOLD 2010 LS3 / Vengeance stage I cam / CAI intake w/ADM race scoop / Dynatech LT's / Eaton Posi LPE-JRE 3.91's / L99 Corsa / ZL1 wheels / NT05 275/315

08-26-2014, 03:14 AM	#53
Indydriver Drives: '14 2SS/RS Vert 6M/KTU/NPP/DTA/ARH Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Indianapolis Posts: 2,826	Received my order quickly via 2 day USPS. Just an FYI (and I don't know where the OE is made), these are El Cheapo Chinese filters. Maybe they will work just fine but man, they are the flimsiest filters I've ever seen. __________________ Consensus is, by definition, a lack of leadership.

10-10-2014, 04:18 PM	#54
Imdyinhere Keeper of the Gold Acorn Drives: 2011 2SS/RS Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Houston Posts: 177	Bumping this so others wont have to be grossed out. Change your Filters!!!! __________________ 2011 RJT 2SS/RS - Kooks 1-7/8 Long Tubes, High Flow Cats, Corsa Cat Back Exhaust, MTI Short Throw Shifter, Vmax Ported Throttle Body, Fasster Billet Fuel Rails & Custom Braided Vapor and Fuel Lines, CAI Cold Air Intake, RX Catch Can, Nitto Invos, Hawk HPS, BMR Trailing Arms, 2x Zapco ST4x-SQ amps, ST850x-II Sub amp, Morel Tempo 6 componenets, Morel Maximo 6x9, Morel 124 Primo Sub, Zapco DSP8Z Processor... More to Come.

10-10-2014, 11:21 PM	#55
derklug Drives: 12 Boss 302 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Grand Rapids, Mi Posts: 1,369	Filter is a good place to look if you are getting funky smells in the car, even worse in damp climates. I've seen (and smelled) some filters that would curl your toes. __________________ The biggest mistakes in life come when you know exactly what you are doing.