How to replace cabin filter on W124
 

My new filters for my wife's wagon arrived today from Phil - literally LESS than 24hr after placing my order :eek::) - NOW it's time to install them.

I have looked thru many of the threads via SEARCH as well as doing GOOGLE searches for the 'How-to' on the subject with very little helpful information. I did come across a site that had an illustration that just does not give enough 'detail' for one to actually discern what to remove to get to them.

I can actually see them when the hood is standing 'erect' and with flashlight peering thru the screen on drivers side just beloe the WS wiper. Is there a step-by-step DIY that anyone knows about that they would be kind enough to share? Thanks... :)

UNBELIEVABLE!

I can not believe there is nobody on this forum that has no knowledge of this task! :eek: C'mon somebody speak up!...

http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/showthread.php?p=637852

http://aa.bosch.de/aa/en/static/produkte/filter/innenraum/einbau/index.htm

Hope the above links are helpful. At times you need to be creative with a search. I searched "W124+cabin+filter" and quickly found the instructions.

Thank you.

I s'pose one would need to know 'how' to be creative. :)

Well guys, I started this thread almost 5 years ago and I'm bringing it back to life for a moment!

I don't know where I got this but for some reason I was thinking that the change interval on these things was something like 30K miles. I'm too lazy to look it up in my owners manual or any other of the many places I could find it :(...

A couple months ago I made an online order for a few car related maintenance items and cabin filters was one of them. The package lay upon a shelf in the garage until today - I wanted to get something accomplished today :eek:. So, after washing the car it started sprinkling rain and I pulled it into the garage and thought, HEY, I think I'll tackle installing cabin filters. I bought the car 5 years ago and it has been our family DD and everytime I even mention updating my wife gives me a bit of static! I replaced what I remember being very possibly the original filters 5 years ago (they were incredibly dirty and clogged). Today, it received its 2nd set of filters since I've owned the car and I really do not think they were nearly as dirty as the first set I changed.

It wasn't until I was nearly finished that I thought I should have actually recorded a short YouTube video on the procedure. My wife is content to keep the car for another 3 - 5 years - provided it doesn't become a money pit for some crazy reason, but I believe I will change them out sooner than the 63K miles we just put on the first set! Another benefit to doing it more often is that it will likely be fresher in my mind as to the details of the items needing removed to gain access to those rascals. It's not too bad a job but should plan an hour to do. :)

if you remove the driver side wiper drains - its a 20 minute job from start to end. (drain tray removal included)

As I stated, if I were to have been doing the change -out a bit more often, I'd likely have remembered the 'easiest, fastest' procedure! But I think you are right about just removing those and cutting at least half the time :)

Thanks for the reminder!

Be careful when you put it back together, e.g. the rubber seal / coverup. I broke my wind-shield because I applied too much force and was not careful enough (just my thumb) to the rubber seal in the wrong place. Crack.....|----\___, kaching!:mad:

your thumb is cast from steel perhaps?

a coat of soap on the rubber tongue of the molding and a gentle press clips the molding back into place without any assistance of force.