Author Topic: 2005 Cabin Filter! (Read 2335 times)

moosc · « **on:** March 25, 2010, 02:47:08 PM »

to this day i cant figure out why GM removed the cabin filter with 2004 and newer Avs.. I mean they all use the same bottom piece and yes i hear the 2007+ have it also all you need to do is cut out the hole add a steel plate and some havac tape to seal it add the two filters from a 2002 Av and bam u have cabin filters. do we need them i say yes and hear is the proof...ive done the mod a couple years its simple as pie.

oHIobellboy · « **Reply #1 on:** March 25, 2010, 02:53:42 PM »

As much as I smoke, I'd have to change mine once a month. Good thing it's a short drive to work for me.

bluedevil · « **Reply #2 on:** March 25, 2010, 02:59:20 PM »

Yep. My 04' is waiting for a cut out someday.

waz · « **Reply #3 on:** March 25, 2010, 07:27:52 PM »

I think they need the filters. Modded my '04 and my brother's '08 to be able to install the filters.

This reminds me, I need to buy 4 sets of filters and get to changing them.
(2 AVs, '02 Tahoe, and '02 Silverado)

bluedevil · « **Reply #4 on:** March 25, 2010, 07:34:17 PM »

Quote from: waz on March 25, 2010, 07:27:52 PM

I think they need the filters. Modded my '04 and my brother's '08 to be able to install the filters.

This reminds me, I need to buy 4 sets of filters and get to changing them.
(2 AVs, '02 Tahoe, and '02 Silverado)

Not a bad afternoon gig

Fowlhunter · « **Reply #5 on:** March 25, 2010, 08:51:29 PM »

I need to change mine as well.

Alaska_AV · « **Reply #6 on:** March 25, 2010, 09:12:22 PM »

I took mine out and threw them 40 feet to a dumpster

didn't see any new ones just laying around so I closed her back up

oHIobellboy · « **Reply #7 on:** March 25, 2010, 09:21:44 PM »

Quote from: Alaska_AV on March 25, 2010, 09:12:22 PM

I took mine out and threw them 40 feet to a dumpster

didn't see any new ones just laying around so I closed her back up

And this coming from a guy that has a trapdoor cut in his floor for changing fuel pumps.

Alaska_AV · « **Reply #8 on:** March 25, 2010, 09:24:39 PM »

Quote from: oHIobellboy on March 25, 2010, 09:21:44 PM

from a guy that has a trapdoor cut in his floor for changing fuel pumps.

Time to $$$$ still the best mod ever!

Keep the 'Hole' thread handy

apalmer · « **Reply #9 on:** April 11, 2010, 09:05:35 PM »

ok i like. so where are they located and how do i do it?

oHIobellboy · « **Reply #10 on:** April 11, 2010, 09:08:45 PM »

Quote from: apalmer on April 11, 2010, 09:05:35 PM

ok i like. so where are they located and how do i do it?

I honestly don't know. I've never seen one added and didn't think to look at Moosc's a few weeks ago when I saw him.

moosc · « **Reply #11 on:** April 11, 2010, 09:48:18 PM »

i dont think the guy is selling the kit any more. what u need is a flat piece of steel some couple filters a hole saw i dont have acces to thread but maybe some one can see if the diagram is still available over there.

oHIobellboy · « **Reply #12 on:** April 11, 2010, 09:49:20 PM »

Quote from: moosc on April 11, 2010, 09:48:18 PM

i dont think the guy is selling the kit any more. what u need is a flat piece of steel some couple filters a hole saw i dont have acces to thread but maybe some one can see if the diagram is still available over there.

Would need to find a diagram elsewhere, like if the originator were to post it here. Copywrite stuff.

moosc · « **Reply #13 on:** April 11, 2010, 09:52:31 PM »

Quote from: oHIobellboy on April 11, 2010, 09:49:20 PM

Would need to find a diagram elsewhere, like if the originator were to post it here. Copywrite stuff.

they was from another sight diesel forum who shared his info it was just hand drawing showing where to cut the hole

oHIobellboy · « **Reply #14 on:** April 11, 2010, 09:57:36 PM »

Quote from: moosc on April 11, 2010, 09:52:31 PM

they was from another sight diesel forum who shared his info it was just hand drawing showing where to cut the hole

I'll find someone that has done it and gets some pix. How about asking your room mate to snap a few for us?

moosc · « **Reply #15 on:** April 11, 2010, 10:00:45 PM »

Quote from: oHIobellboy on April 11, 2010, 09:57:36 PM

I'll find someone that has done it and gets some pix. How about asking your room mate to snap a few for us?

yea right i would get laughed out for doing this to my av. there moto if it aint broke then dont fix it. cant out engineer a engineer

moosc · « **Reply #16 on:** April 11, 2010, 10:15:01 PM »

ok next time i meet you guys u owe me a bud light.. the kit is available here is the link hes selling them on eBay..http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/2003-2010-GM-Truck-SUV-Cabin-Filter-Retrofit-Kit_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQhashZitem35a7debedfQQitemZ230449659615QQptZMotorsQ5fCarQ5fTruckQ5fPartsQ5fAccessories and guess what they work on the new avalanches

waz · « **Reply #17 on:** April 13, 2010, 11:10:08 AM »

Here are some pics of my cabin air filter install. I used a utility knife to cut the hole. It's not easy and you need to use a new sharp blade. A dremel might be easier.

The first 4 pics show the plate I made installed.
1st Yes, I used a wood screw.
2nd Where the tab inserts toward the front of the AV.
3rd The existing boss the screw goes into.
4th The weather stripping on the plate.

To remove the area of weather strip that would have contacted the filters I installed the plate and cut inside of the depression made by the edges of the hole.

waz · « **Reply #18 on:** April 13, 2010, 11:11:07 AM »

These next two pics show the filters installed. There is a rig around where the hole needs to be cut. On vehicles with factory installed filters the hole is just long enough to fit the filter. I cut the hole a little farther to the front so I could grab the filter that gets pushed in and to the front of the vehicle a bit easier.

waz · « **Reply #19 on:** April 13, 2010, 11:14:51 AM »

Now for the dimensions of the plate.
11 3/4" x 1 7/16" x 1/8"

The plate could have been a little wider or narrower, I just happened to find a piece that wide.

The notches that form the tab are cut 1/4" from the end and the tab is 15/16" wide.

Fowlhunter · « **Reply #20 on:** April 13, 2010, 12:24:04 PM »

Very nice write up!! Great job!!!!

oHIobellboy · « **Reply #21 on:** April 13, 2010, 03:29:11 PM »

Quote from: Fowlhunter on April 13, 2010, 12:24:04 PM

Very nice write up!! Great job!!!!

X2

bluedevil · « **Reply #22 on:** April 14, 2010, 08:41:45 AM »

Excellent. You can find these plates at a machine shop?

bluedevil · « **Reply #23 on:** April 14, 2010, 09:23:56 AM »

I added this tip to the articles section. Thanx Waz

waz · « **Reply #24 on:** April 14, 2010, 09:50:45 AM »

Quote from: BlueDevil on April 14, 2010, 08:41:45 AM

Excellent. You can find these plates at a machine shop?

To be honest, I don't remember where we got the aluminum. I'm just an aging farmboy, we have an iron pile, a stainless pile and an aluminum pile. If the piles get too big, we take a load in for scrap.

I just looked up "aluminum strip" at Mcmaster-Carr and you can get a 12"x1 1/2"x1/8" strip for $12.25 or $12.26.
One is harder/stronger, the other is more corrosion resistant. I think the corrosion resistant one would be the better choice. There will be a little trimming and notching involved but, not much waste.

Edit: Now that I've caught up enough at work to catch my breath. Thanks guys for the compliments. I'm just trying to pay it forward (at least a little bit) for all the things I've learned from this and other AV sites.