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MountaineerTom Senior Enthusiast

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Is there an aftermarket replacement for the In Cab air filters?  It seems like I heard Purolator made some, or maybe Fram.  If anyone knows, do you have a part number?  I would think that two aftermarket filters would be cheaper than $50.00 that my dealer wants.

Shaners Senior Enthusiast

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Quote from SILVERADOSS, posted on Oct. 05 2001,9:21

They are a pain to get to!

 

It actually says that in the manual!!!!  (not quite in those words) but none-the-less the owners manual says you may need to take the truck to the dealer because it is so hard to service the passanger compartment air filter....

MountaineerTom Senior Enthusiast

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Thanks SilveradoSS, I'd appreciate the numbers whenever you get a chance to get them.  About how much are the Fram's?

 

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I've actually had the ones in there out before, to clean them out a little and spray some  disinfectant in there to try and fix the musty ac smell I had.  (See this post about getting the evaporator dryer installed)  I figure it's time to replace them now though.

 

I've found that if you only take the inboard screw (over the tranny hump) about halfway out, and remove the other two completely, you can swing the cover out of the way and get access to the filters without having to go through hell getting the inboard screw back in.

RyanbabZ71 Senior Enthusiast

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i got mine in and out in about 10-15 min.  Seemed really easy to replace

 

Also i paid $36 for the AC Delco (2 filters which are needed)

MountaineerTom Senior Enthusiast

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Quote from RyanbabZ71, posted on Oct. 06 2001,00:44

Also i paid $36 for the AC Delco (2 filters which are needed)

 

 

 

Holy cow!  My dealer wanted $50 for the two.  Maybe he was thinking I would have them put them in and included labor.  I'll have to check with the parts counter and find out how much they cost.

 

Thanks

mblrds Enthusiast

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The only thing that makes changing the cabin air filters is removing/replacing the plastic covering the air-works.  After taking the cover off and replacing the filters, sit back and look to see if you can live without the cover beautifing the looks down there.  BTW, you gain a little feet room on the passenger side if left off, not much, but some.

On the filters, I ended up having to go to the dealer to get 'em.  Can't remember how much it ended up costing, but $35 sounds about right.  None of the local auto supply stores in my area (Walmart included) stocked any even though they were listed in the look-it-up-yourself books.

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mblrds Enthusiast

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Oh!  It just occurred to me!  When I went to the dealer to get filters, the fella found two types of filter listed.  One being the common everyday type of air filter (~$35 for the pair) and the other having a added charcoal membrane for eliminating odors.  The charcoal ones may be what he quoted you on.  Around $50 is what kinda stands out in my mind on what the guy quoted me.

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pwitzleb Enthusiast

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I did this not too long ago...skip the dealer and his markup.

GM parts direct has the updated part number for the AC Delco filter as 52485513...includes the pair of them..part cost me $14.25....total was a $24.20 when you included shipping and handling.  10 minutes to install.

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Quote from pwitzleb, posted on Oct. 07 2001,9:14

I did this not too long ago...skip the dealer and his markup.

GM parts direct has the updated part number for the AC Delco filter as 52485513...includes the pair of them..part cost me $14.25....total was a $24.20 when you included shipping and handling.  10 minutes to install.

 

 

Thanks!  On gmpartsdirect is says 1 under pack quantity.  Does that 1 pack come with 2 filters, or just 1.  Still at $14.25, if it was only 1, that's not a bad price.

 

Thanks again.

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