Cabin air filter too long? (1 Viewer)

[Bungle]

I checked my 99 when I had the gloves box off, and I've got the door for the cabin air filters nothing in there and I know I need a pair.

I've ordered some up, and assuming I've been sent the wrong ones as they are too long? I checked and thought I was correct, and the ones I have look the same as the ones in the video I watched on them getting changed, but still they are at least 50% too long

 

[Trunk Monkey]

I'd put your VIN into a parts place like partssouq, then you know you'll get the right part, or at least part number if you're ordering elsewhere.

 

[Diplodocus]

You just need to saw it in half and stack one half on top of the other half. No filters were ever actually produced for these shorty RHD HVAC boxes, even though they are provisioned for filters. Here's my post on it: Africa Build 2.0 - https://forum.ih8mud.com/threads/africa-build-2-0.1267711/post-14162440

 

[Mike NXP]

You can measure that filter and post here and I can compare but it looks like you bought a filter that is too tall.

It's a tight fit in there but one filter slides in and drops down and the other slides in on top of it.
Here is what I used in my 2002 LC and it works just fine.

 

[Bisho]

You just need to saw it in half and stack one half on top of the other half. No filters were ever actually produced for these shorty RHD HVAC boxes, even though they are provisioned for filters. Here's my post on it: Africa Build 2.0 - https://forum.ih8mud.com/threads/africa-build-2-0.1267711/post-14162440

Wow, who would have thought.

 

[Bungle]

You just need to saw it in half and stack one half on top of the other half. No filters were ever actually produced for these shorty RHD HVAC boxes, even though they are provisioned for filters. Here's my post on it: Africa Build 2.0 - https://forum.ih8mud.com/threads/africa-build-2-0.1267711/post-14162440

Thanks so much! I was thinking I would just cut and carve to get it fitted and that makes a lot of sense now.
Awesome

 

[Mike NXP]

Thanks so much! I was thinking I would just cut and carve to get it fitted and that makes a lot of sense now.
Awesome

Buying a filter of the correct size makes more sense lol but might as well get what you have working for now.

 

[Bisho]

Buying a filter of the correct size makes more sense lol but might as well get what you have working for now.

If you look at the previous replies, they don't make a filter that fits a right hand drive. Cutting is the only option.

 

[Bungle]

If you look at the previous replies, they don't make a filter that fits a right hand drive. Cutting is the only option.

Cut it down and it fits a treat, I could not find any OEM filter. If one doesn't exist, that's probably why

 

[GTV]

If you look at the previous replies, they don't make a filter that fits a right hand drive. Cutting is the only option.

Super odd that Toyota didn't make them fit both RHD and LHD.