Damn it was easy... just need some small screw drivers to get into those tight places and the instructions and pictures in the other threads were definitely helpful.

https://acurazine.com/forums/showthread.php?t=101349

https://acurazine.com/forums/showthread.php?t=53043

One tip that the others did not mention, just get a wire cutter to snip the parts holding the plastic part on. I think it is metal in the older 2ng Gens. It makes it sooooo much faster.

http://www.acurainspired.com/gallery...88_p34428.jpeg

 

You're right, wire cutters makes it easier. That's what they show being used in the Acura Service Manual.

I have a '99 and it's plastic.

 

2002 TLS 2nd gen and mine was plastic. I used a utility knife and it worked fine.
It made a word of differnce for me, as mine was 43000 miles and almost black.
Congrats on a successful DIY

 

hmm mine is at 60k and I don't think the previous owner replaced it since I opened the compartment and the plastic trim had not been cut before. Boy, was the filter black and dirty!

 

damn 3 times the scheduled point. Mine was BLACK and I can imagine how black yours were. Now it also makes you wonder what else he didnt do.

 

For as cheep as it is, I will always do it every year no matter what. Maybe more if Im bored. Really makes a difference in the smell of the AC air, plus Im weird about filters...ya I know thats weird. I just replaced my mom's in her '02 Avalon, first of all, the dealer wanted like $80 for it and she has 60k on it. Anyway, the damn thing took me about 1 minute - much easier than our cars and it was pure black with about 1/4 inch of dust all in it! Worst filter Ive ever seen by far.

So moral of the story - change your damn AC filters on time!!!

 

Haha suprisingly, the previous owner had maintenance records that he changed oil every 3,000 miles which was a big . Also, he requested to have the tranny flushed when the dealer didn't require it. So I guess it's not intentional that he didn't change the filter or probably didn't even know about it.

 

Just Replaced mine as well - got the filters at Autozone, a 2-pack for $14, now I can breathe easier! With 64k miles on her, man those old ones were BLACK! Thanks to everyone that posted pictures and pointers, they helped tremendously!

 

Oh, I forgot - The filter I bought was a Bosch P3600 if anyone is interested, as stated before easy to do and use wire cutters for cutting the plastic, took about 30 mins.