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For some as yet unknown reason Mitsubishi Motors decided not to equip US bound Gen III Monteros with a cabin filter, even though the Heater/Fan Box is designed to accept one. Instead they just left the blanking plate in sealing it off. I like to keep the dust out when I'm offroading so I typically wheel with the windows up unless I am leading the pack. I did some poking around on www.rockauto.com looking for a Pajero Part that visually matched and hit upon a probable winner.
I chose an activated carbon filter. Part Number: 24590 Febi Bilstein that I actually purchased from Ebay: http://www.ebay.com/itm/311217681312
Total Cost(w/shipping): ~50 USD
Drop the lower glove box all the way down by pinching in the two side stoppers. This will reveal the HVAC box.
Carefully cut out the blanking plate. I used a sharp utility knife, the kind that have replacement blades stored inside their handle. But any sharp blade will do. Let your blade cut inside the recessed rectangular groove.
Find a couple of suitable wood/plastic screws. I found a couple from my junk bin. Just need two.
Take your new filter out of the bag, slide it in and screw it tight.
Enjoy your handywork with a nice cold adult beverage, after putting the glove box back up.
I'm cheap, so when it comes time to change this filter out I'm going to be looking for a local filter of the same dimension minus the attached plastic cap/cover. I figure I should be able to cobble together a way to hold the filter using the plastic cap/cover from this first filter. I'll update this thread if/when I figure that out. Or perhaps others can if they already have a solution.
I chose an activated carbon filter. Part Number: 24590 Febi Bilstein that I actually purchased from Ebay: http://www.ebay.com/itm/311217681312
Total Cost(w/shipping): ~50 USD
Drop the lower glove box all the way down by pinching in the two side stoppers. This will reveal the HVAC box.
Carefully cut out the blanking plate. I used a sharp utility knife, the kind that have replacement blades stored inside their handle. But any sharp blade will do. Let your blade cut inside the recessed rectangular groove.
Find a couple of suitable wood/plastic screws. I found a couple from my junk bin. Just need two.
Take your new filter out of the bag, slide it in and screw it tight.
Enjoy your handywork with a nice cold adult beverage, after putting the glove box back up.
I'm cheap, so when it comes time to change this filter out I'm going to be looking for a local filter of the same dimension minus the attached plastic cap/cover. I figure I should be able to cobble together a way to hold the filter using the plastic cap/cover from this first filter. I'll update this thread if/when I figure that out. Or perhaps others can if they already have a solution.
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