Hey guys. It just stopped raining, so I decided to do my DIY on how to replace the cabin filter and glove box bulb.

1. Open the glove box.

2. Pull glove box up.



3. Remove damper pin located on the left side of the glove box.



4. Push right side of the glove box up and left side down.





5. Next you will need to remove the bottom cover.





6. Next, you will have to remove the right side panel.




7. After the covers are off, unscrew the seven screws circled in red.







8. After taking off all the screws, pull lower assist panel off.





9. Replace glove box bulb with .5 Watt bulb or LED. Simply plug n play.






(make sure to have the LED in the correct +/- side. Before putting everything back, check if the LED turns on when the car is on. The glove box light only turns on when the car senses that it is dark [in auto], so make sure you switch the lights to all on rather than auto.)



10. Remove air filter cover and replace cabin air filter. (I decided to switch to a carbon filter)





11. Now reverse all the steps and your done!




JUST FINISHED!! Aww, it started raining again :[

 

thanks for the awesome diy !!

 

Great DIY. Why did you change to the carbon filter?

 

The activated charcoal provides additional filtration against objectionable outside odors and pollutants such as hydrocarbons, sulfur dioxide, nitrogen dioxide, and ozone.

 

About time someone steps up with a quality DIY post. The tricky part for me is always putting the glovebox back in with that retraction system. I nailed in about 3 seconds one time and another time it took me about 10 minutes to get it right.

The carbon filter will filter better. Better for some people with bad allergies. Some argue it will take some smell out of the incoming air too.

 

More than happy the help out the myg37 community!

 

Thanks for the DIY!

 

Ahh I needed this, thanks for a great DIY.

 

Where would I find these filters? At the local autozome?

 

PM sent!

 

Great write up thanks!

Do the filters only work when the air is circulating?

 

Whenever the air is flowing through the filter, it is being used. That will include both when the vents for the ac are closed or when they are open. I personally leave my ac vents closed at all times. But that's just me.

 

I can save a lot of $$ by doing this myself. Thanks!

 

is this the filter which air passes thru wen u have the a/c on or the vent that allows the air to come in from outside? if so this is fabulous, plus id like to know where u bought that filter so i can change mine.. i got 26k miles and i only do oil change to the car but i need to step up and do a oil flush and **** to give the car a refreshing feel..

 

awesome writeup. Thanks. This will def save me a crazy amount of money the dealer would charge.