Cabin Air Filter

[kman]

Thank you to all who posted instructions!
I just did this on my 2012, first, without reading what you wrote, and I thought it would be impossible to get the tabs out. Then, after reading that the glove box should not be fully down and following the pull from the back towards the center of the glove box instructions, everything worked like a charm. Each time I was encountering resistance I just lifted the glove box up a little and it helped. No tools, just my fingers (including the support arm that I had to detach following the tabs).

For those who are looking for a filter I got mine from FilterHeads.com. Probably not the cheapest price out there, but $16.XX with free shipping was OK for me. The filter I got looked very much like the original I took out, including the weather stripping to prevent air from going around the filter.

Thanks again, I love this forum.

 

[QuantumRift]

We bought a new black 06 Sonata in June of 06. The car had been a Tucson car at Jim Clicks's, and we got it in Sierra Vista as it was a dealer trade. Fast forward a few months. Noticed a smell in the car...took it to the dealer, they said that with humidity and AC it was normal. THey sprayed the ducts with that air cleaner stuff and it seemed OK for the winter. The next year, it started to smell odd again, so this time I just removed the cabin air filter myself and guess what discovered....a critter had chewed himself a nest in it! Yea, no kidding. It was packed full of Mesquite beans, fur, and whatnot...no sign of the critter (don't know if it was a mouse or ground squirrel or what) but I wasn't too happy about it and let the dealer know. As a result, I got free service (oil, filters for a while, as well as a free fix when it was discovered the critter had chewed on some wires behind the battery....it got all fixed for FREE 'cause they didn't bother to CHECK the cabin filter. So as a warning, if you notice stinkin cabin air, CHECK THE FILTER. LoL...

 

[QuantumRift]

Here is the procedure. SQUEEZE the clips. If you can't squeeze them well with your hands, then gently USE a pair of pliers.


[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQ_GnZs9Wpg"]Cabin air filter replacement- Hyundai Genesis - YouTube[/ame]

 

[QuantumRift]

Auto parts store in town want $55 plus tax for this filter (Fram CF 10735 for 6 cyl 2012 Genesis). Amazon, with PRIME, is $21 no shipping.

[ame="http://www.amazon.com/CF10735-Fresh-Breeze-Cabin-Filter/dp/B004M7VF2O/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1343683486&sr=8-1&keywords=CF+10735+FRAM"]Amazon.com: FRAM CF10735 Fresh Breeze Cabin Air Filter: Automotive[/ame]

 

[QuantumRift]

+10 I just 'discovered' the above method independently and the entire procedure took maybe 10 minutes.

I was able to locate and purchase a FRAM FreshBreeze filter for my 2012 3.8 off Amazon, #CF10735 (verified by contacting FRAM directly) for $22 no shipping costs. Sweet.

Even though the car only has 9K miles on it, and doesn't get driven all that much, the OEM filter was dirty looking and FULL of small insects, bits of plant material, dust etc (Southeast Arizona).

 

[Mark_888]

You can get the Hyundai OEM cabin filter for $16.13 at this website:
http://www.partswebsite.com/newhyun...d=30130&subcatid=51801&section=108&type=parts
You have to pay shipping, but if you purchase several cabin filters and several air filters (for engine intake) at one time, shipping cost per item is negligible. No sales tax outside of South Carolina. The website is operated by Hilton Head Hyundai. There are some other similar websites operated by other dealers around the country.

 

[QuantumRift]

While there is nothing inherently wrong with the Hyundai OEM cabin air filter, I find that the $22 (delivered from Amazon) FRAM filter is much beefier (ie better built), looks like it will do a better job, and smells nicer. LoL....

You can get the Hyundai OEM cabin filter for $16.13 at this website:
http://www.partswebsite.com/newhyun...d=30130&subcatid=51801&section=108&type=parts
You have to pay shipping, but if you purchase several cabin filters and several air filters (for engine intake) at one time, shipping cost per item is negligible. No sales tax outside of South Carolina. The website is operated by Hilton Head Hyundai. There are some other similar websites operated by other dealers around the country.

 

[Mark_888]

While there is nothing inherently wrong with the Hyundai OEM cabin air filter, I find that the $22 (delivered from Amazon) FRAM filter is much beefier (ie better built), looks like it will do a better job, and smells nicer. LoL....

That's what a lot of people say about some after-market oil filters, but for the Genesis they are exactly the same as the OEM ones (except that Hyundai switched vendors in 2012). Being a suspicious kind of kind of person, I would bet the same is true with the Genesis cabin filter.

It is true that Fram, Wix, etc have their own manufacturing plants, but usually not for low volume cars like the Genesis.

 

[QuantumRift]

My guess is that the CF10735 has more applications that just a 2012 Genesis. And looking at both of them, I'd still go with the Fram filter in this case. As for OIL filters, NO way. But the cabin filter, sure.

That's what a lot of people say about some after-market oil filters, but for the Genesis they are exactly the same as the OEM ones (except that Hyundai switched vendors in 2012). Being a suspicious kind of kind of person, I would bet the same is true with the Genesis cabin filter.

It is true that Fram, Wix, etc have their own manufacturing plants, but usually not for low volume cars like the Genesis.

 

[Mark_888]

My guess is that the CF10735 has more applications that just a 2012 Genesis.

Yes, you are correct. It also fits 2009-2011 Genesis sedan.
http://www.framcatalog.com/PartDetail.aspx?b=F&pn=CF10735 (see the "Applications Where Used)

And looking at both of them, I'd still go with the Fram filter in this case.

I still say they are the same as the OEM. The idea that Fram makes this part just for the few people who have a 2009-2012 Genesis Sedan and who don't by the OEM filter is absurd. Maybe they spray some "perfume" on it when they get it from OEM manufacturer (which more than likely is made from petrochemical carcinogens).

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[QuantumRift]

I do not go out of my way to purchase Hyundai oil OR air filters, or Suzuki air or oil filters for my motorcycle. Or GM filters for our GMC or Isuzu filters for my pickup. I use K&N air filters in all our vehicles. As I have not done my own oil change in the Genesis yet (I still have a couple of freebies from the dealer) I haven't gotten NAPA Gold or WiX filters yet. The choice of a cabin air filter DOES affect my wife, who does happen to have asthma, so I'm willing to see if the Fram gives her more relief from particulate matter in the air here in dusty SE Arizona. I am quite sure that the Hyundai filters, like the Suzuki or AC/Delco filters, meet or excceed the OEM specifications. As i said, for $22 and no matter WHERE Fram gets them (buys 'em or makes 'em) they may perform the same but the construction of the filter is different. I can tell by sight and by 'heft' and how it feels. I got the Fram for $22 delivered. That's not significantly more expensive than the OEM filter you listed it delivered cost. For me its a wash. IF they offer the filter, I do not really care if they make a profit on it or not. That's their dime and if they think they can profit on them, then they will offer them in their product catalog. If I like it, I'll have a go with it to see how it works. If it does what it says it is supposed to do, and the price is OK, then I'm OK.

 

[Mark_888]

I do not go out of my way to purchase Hyundai oil OR air filters, or Suzuki air or oil filters for my motorcycle. Or GM filters for our GMC or Isuzu filters for my pickup. I use K&N air filters in all our vehicles. As I have not done my own oil change in the Genesis yet (I still have a couple of freebies from the dealer) I haven't gotten NAPA Gold or WiX filters yet. The choice of a cabin air filter DOES affect my wife, who does happen to have asthma, so I'm willing to see if the Fram gives her more relief from particulate matter in the air here in dusty SE Arizona. I am quite sure that the Hyundai filters, like the Suzuki or AC/Delco filters, meet or excceed the OEM specifications. As i said, for $22 and no matter WHERE Fram gets them (buys 'em or makes 'em) they may perform the same but the construction of the filter is different. I can tell by sight and by 'heft' and how it feels. I got the Fram for $22 delivered. That's not significantly more expensive than the OEM filter you listed it delivered cost. For me its a wash. IF they offer the filter, I do not really care if they make a profit on it or not. That's their dime and if they think they can profit on them, then they will offer them in their product catalog. If I like it, I'll have a go with it to see how it works. If it does what it says it is supposed to do, and the price is OK, then I'm OK.

I have absolutely no objection to you using the Fram or any other brand of cabin filter, because:

1. The Fram is the same as the Hyundai OEM cabin filter. I don't what you claim about the difference, I believe that they are the same (except maybe the smell).
2. It is your car, and what you do with it is none of my business.

 

[QuantumRift]

FRAM might require different type of paper, or support structure or whatever...different specs to fill the need, but such is life. Even if they were made in the same factory, the two are not identical. If you wish me to post a side-by-side photo here I can do that.....but I digress. Nevertheless, I was offering an alternative to the OEM filter that is not much, if any, more expensive than a online discounted dealer's price. I live in SE AZ, so if I don't do the dealer or local parts houses, I have to order. As I'm already an Amazon Prime member, that's my FIRST choice, so much the better for me. I got it for $22 total delivered price to my door. I can't argue with that. Oh, and it has no discernible 'smell' at all. All I can relate is that it's monsoon season here, lots of rain. LOTS of mold in the air...but my wife's nose is the final judge as to its effectiveness.

I have absolutely no objection to you using the Fram or any other brand of cabin filter, because:

1. The Fram is the same as the Hyundai OEM cabin filter. I don't what you claim about the difference, I believe that they are the same (except maybe the smell).
2. It is your car, and what you do with it is none of my business.

 

[QuantumRift]

The Bendix site lists this as "Features" of their cabin air filter:



FRAM Fresh Breeze Cabin Air Filter (CF)

With Arm & Hammer® Baking Soda

Premium Efficiency - Filters 98% of dust, pollen, and other contaminants
Odor Absorption - Arm & Hammer® baking soda combined with carbon embedded into the filter assist in cleaning outside air flowing through the vehicle's ventilation system.


My wife likes that 98% thing. She has a very VERY sensitive sniffer (I can't get with anything when she's in the car with me). I know that with the OEM filter, she would continually ask "what's that smell" or detect an odor or something from outside the car, then we'd have to go on life support (trapping the contaminant inside the car). She can smell that duct odor too..but in any case, I'll cut into the OEM filter and see if I can find any evidence of Arm & Hammer baking soda and carbon embedded in the filter (material). If not, then I'm happy that I got a DILLY OF A DEAL with my FRAM FILTER!!!

 

[Mark_888]

FRAM might require different type of paper, or support structure or whatever...different specs to fill the need, but such is life. Even if they were made in the same factory, the two are not identical. If you wish me to post a side-by-side photo here I can do that.....but I digress. Nevertheless, I was offering an alternative to the OEM filter that is not much, if any, more expensive than a online discounted dealer's price. I live in SE AZ, so if I don't do the dealer or local parts houses, I have to order. As I'm already an Amazon Prime member, that's my FIRST choice, so much the better for me. I got it for $22 total delivered price to my door. I can't argue with that. Oh, and it has no discernible 'smell' at all. All I can relate is that it's monsoon season here, lots of rain. LOTS of mold in the air...but my wife's nose is the final judge as to its effectiveness.

I thought you previously said the Fram smelled better? Maybe you were comparing a used OEM with a new Fram, which would also account for any perceived differences. Also, the OEM parts sometimes change over time, and sometimes Hyundai switches OEM vendors, which could account for why you think they are different. The after-market for these filters is minuscule (considering that most people use the Hyundai filter and the number of Genesis Sedans is relatively small). The Fram site lists 7 after-market vendors who sell a cabin filter for the Genesis Sedan, and the idea that they are all different is absurd.

 

[GJEMD]

Try this. remove the filter every 3 months. Vacuum all the dust and particulate. Spray the filter with Oxyclean and sit in sun for
2 hrs. Looks brand new. reinsert

 

[QuantumRift]

hahaha....I meant the car smelled better...."absurd" or not. The filter has no odor at all...baking soda and charcoal offer no odor. If it was full of perfume i can tell you my wife would prob have me yanking it out of there....like I said, she has a sensitive nose and has asthma, so we do have to be careful of what we use to some extent. The odors coming in from outside the car, to include that humid 'duct' odor, are gone. It's like your furnace or A/C filter for the house, at least in our case it is. We can go chop-chop and get the average filter that Lennox recommends. And most of the time it will be FINE. At least for me. But we have to get the filters that have to remove 98% plus particulates and odors from the air. Do we pay much more for them? Not really. Do they work? Yes. So it may be absurd to assume that the "filter material" is the same across the board - I cut the OEM filter apart and it appears to be (drum roll) just paper, nothing else. And while I'm sure it meets Hyundai's specs (whatever those specs are), we are satisfied that the FRAM will do just as good, IF NOT BETTER, a job as the OEM filter and NOT cost us any more in the long run. My intent here is not to spark a cabin air filter war of bloviation. If you do no like the alternatives, then by all means continue using the Hyundai OEM-type filter and leave it at that.

I thought you previously said the Fram smelled better? Maybe you were comparing a used OEM with a new Fram, which would also account for any perceived differences. Also, the OEM parts sometimes change over time, and sometimes Hyundai switches OEM vendors, which could account for why you think they are different. The after-market for these filters is minuscule (considering that most people use the Hyundai filter and the number of Genesis Sedans is relatively small). The Fram site lists 7 after-market vendors who sell a cabin filter for the Genesis Sedan, and the idea that they are all different is absurd.

 

[QuantumRift]

Hey if it works for you, then I have to give it a +10. I'm not sure what all is in Oxyclean...the filter is more for my wife than me, so I have to be careful WHAT I spray on an air filter.... LoL...

The FRAM filter will grab particulate from 5 - 100 micron in size. Not bad. The OEM filter, I picked it up again and twisted and looked at it and it is just FLIMSY paper. Period.

Try this. remove the filter every 3 months. Vacuum all the dust and particulate. Spray the filter with Oxyclean and sit in sun for
2 hrs. Looks brand new. reinsert

 

[TexasGenesis4.6]

Wow, with the help of this thread and forum, I completed the entire job, including reading the owners' manual on 7-23 and vacuuming out the dirt that fell out of the glove box, in 20 mins. My old filter was dirty, but not filthy and I've got 32K miles on it and it's never been changed. The tire place I go to (that told me I needed to change the cabin air filter, as I didn't know I had one) could have shaken it out a bit before they put it back in. Thanks for posting guys you made it easy-peasy for me. I predict the next time it will only take me 5 mins.

Btw, I used a flathead screwdriver to push backwards on the tabs with the glove box half open, then pushed outwards on both and those things came right out.

 

[Midnightsun]

Why not support Filterheads as they are the ones who took the time to make a video showing everybody how to and how easy it is to replace these. They have the Genesis filter for $16.95 with free shipping. http://www.filterheads.com/product/single/AQ1143