Thanks for the video Captain Jack! Unfortunately my 2004 Chevy Silverado did not have that groove at all! I don't believe GM put that groove in until the 06 or 07 model trucks. That made it doubly hard to cut out the plastic at the bottom of the filter compartment. It took a good bit of time and a lot of patience along with a very sharp utility blade. Once I cut through the plastic in several places I also used a hacksaw blade to finish the cut. I suggest using a file afterwards to smooth out the rough edges and remove any burrs. I was then able to clean the coils using a toothbrush and my shopvac and I also used my air compressor blow gun accessory to really clean it out well. Put the filter in and then installed the retrofit panel to seal it up. My A/C flow is better now with very clean coils and the musty smell is gone! Just a word of caution to anyone else who plans on doing this retrofit project, be careful! If you have an older model truck like mine without that groove to cut along, you DO NOT want to cut the side of that filter compartment or you will have to repair that to make sure it's all sealed up. Also, be careful not to cut yourself with that very sharp utility knife. The entire process took me a bit over an hour so just make sure you have the time and patience for this project. In my opinion, it was well worth it though.
What month was this truck manufactured? Other posts online say GM did not use a cabin filter from 07-13. The truck I'm working on is 02/08 manufactured date and the air duct is different than in this video!!
Hello, my Silverado C 2500 2007 has the area where the filter would go solid shot, no groove to guide me for the cut, and it did not have the lid. so the space to receive the filter is there, unless I would have to cut the area so I could place the filter. Thanks.
im unable to cut that damn thing. my utility knife cant cut thru so i tried a dremel which made a huge mess of things. plate is still on there! so frustrating
Just wondering, I have a 2008, or 2007 Sierra. (I can’t remember if it’s 07 or 08 but I don’t think it matters) does my truck have a factory filter in it? If so, why would I do this instead of just replacing that? The smoke from the wildfires is kicking my butt, so I would really like to get a fresh filter in here ASAP.
LuckyAngel In USA oh crap so I’m driving around inhaling all this smoke? Crap I thought I was good. I guess I need to watch the video again, do you say which filter we need for this type of truck?
Did you remove the old factory one or leave it in place? My truck smells like ketchup when I first cut the ac on and I think I need to remove the old one. It looks to be placed to the left of the slot cut out so just wondering how you got it out or if you did.
Yes it is to the left and can easily be pulled out with needle nose plyers . There should be a tab hanging out that you can pull also. If not ise plyers.
CHEVROLET did a boneheaded maneuver on this CAF set up, especially in my 2014 Chevrolet Suburban LT 1500. Car maker should have designed a removable flap at the bottom of the CAF case. Just plain stupid!!
The filter should have an arrow on it indicating air flow. It should be going towards or pointing towards the driver's side. The blower motor is to the left of cabin air filter compartment.
@@grantgrow after many calls and speaking to several service techs, it depends on body style. I have a 4 door with a 6 foot box and the under dash has a totally different configuration. Nothing available for my particular model
Patience? Really? A freaking tile knife? I had to use a freaking grinder with a ceramic tile blade to cut mine out and when I finally got it cut out, I stuck a screw driver in there and when I pulled it out it had slivers of aluminum on it because someone forgot to tell me that it didn't have a filter, so after I figured out what a air conditioner evaporator is, I installed the filter but I had to practically destroy it to get it n there because of no clearance between the hole and the floor. Then I tok a hammer and beat the shroud the rest of the way out and burned it. Put duct tape on the hole,. I had to repent and get babtized again for all the cussing and I used the tile knife to start cutting myself again.
Awesome thank you for sharing. I was going nuts trying to figure out why i couldn't find the filter.
Your patience is impressive. Can’t believe GM requires you retrofit this
This is very informative. I leaned something new today. Thank u sir!
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Awesome video and inspirational with beautiful background musuc
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Thanks for making this video. No wonder I couldn’t locate mine!
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Great video ! It seems easy with your video.😎
Thank you so much sir! Put freon in my truck last night and was cool not cold this morning...going to see if replacing this works
Thanks for the video Captain Jack! Unfortunately my 2004 Chevy Silverado did not have that groove at all! I don't believe GM put that groove in until the 06 or 07 model trucks. That made it doubly hard to cut out the plastic at the bottom of the filter compartment. It took a good bit of time and a lot of patience along with a very sharp utility blade. Once I cut through the plastic in several places I also used a hacksaw blade to finish the cut. I suggest using a file afterwards to smooth out the rough edges and remove any burrs. I was then able to clean the coils using a toothbrush and my shopvac and I also used my air compressor blow gun accessory to really clean it out well. Put the filter in and then installed the retrofit panel to seal it up. My A/C flow is better now with very clean coils and the musty smell is gone!
Just a word of caution to anyone else who plans on doing this retrofit project, be careful! If you have an older model truck like mine without that groove to cut along, you DO NOT want to cut the side of that filter compartment or you will have to repair that to make sure it's all sealed up. Also, be careful not to cut yourself with that very sharp utility knife. The entire process took me a bit over an hour so just make sure you have the time and patience for this project. In my opinion, it was well worth it though.
I have an 08 tahoe 6.2 with the same problem 🤦🏽♂️ thanks for sharing 👍🏽
Amazing video thank u for sharing
Thanks Angel Wings13
Can't believe Chevy didn't make that module with that access door for the filter sounds like something Ford would do , thanks .
Thanks for posting
Nice video
Thank you
Thank you very much for you video. Where can I get the kit to seal it back up from? Is there a part #?
What month was this truck manufactured? Other posts online say GM did not use a cabin filter from 07-13. The truck I'm working on is 02/08 manufactured date and the air duct is different than in this video!!
Hello, my Silverado C 2500 2007 has the area where the filter would go solid shot, no groove to guide me for the cut, and it did not have the lid. so the space to receive the filter is there, unless I would have to cut the area so I could place the filter. Thanks.
im unable to cut that damn thing. my utility knife cant cut thru so i tried a dremel which made a huge mess of things. plate is still on there! so frustrating
Why they didn’t make it with a filter? Thank you.
You just put a paper based filter beside your heater core. Why did you do that?
Just wondering, I have a 2008, or 2007 Sierra. (I can’t remember if it’s 07 or 08 but I don’t think it matters) does my truck have a factory filter in it? If so, why would I do this instead of just replacing that? The smoke from the wildfires is kicking my butt, so I would really like to get a fresh filter in here ASAP.
As far as I know you do not have a factory filter. The housing is there and it just needs to be cut open and install a carbon filter.
LuckyAngel In USA oh crap so I’m driving around inhaling all this smoke? Crap I thought I was good. I guess I need to watch the video again, do you say which filter we need for this type of truck?
I don't know how to repair.hahahah that's my weakness
Did you remove the old factory one or leave it in place? My truck smells like ketchup when I first cut the ac on and I think I need to remove the old one. It looks to be placed to the left of the slot cut out so just wondering how you got it out or if you did.
Yes it is to the left and can easily be pulled out with needle nose plyers . There should be a tab hanging out that you can pull also. If not ise plyers.
Sorry for typo. Use plyers if need be and just pull down.
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Great video could you tell me tha part number you used? was this a GM part or after market? Thank You.
Just go on Google a d search retro fit cabin filter for 2008 or earlier Silverado
@@luckyangelinusa175008 or earlier"? In late 07 they changed to a completely new/different truck..
what filter where?
Ok thanks for showing how to access the filter now how in the heck did you get the filter out???
Cmon lucky angel share the secret on removing the filter from that godawful tiny space its in!
There is a tab on the bottom of filter. When replacing make sure tab is exposed
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CHEVROLET did a boneheaded maneuver on this CAF set up, especially in my 2014 Chevrolet Suburban LT 1500. Car maker should have designed a removable flap at the bottom of the CAF case.
Just plain stupid!!
Which way should the air filter face for airflow?
The filter should have an arrow on it indicating air flow. It should be going towards or pointing towards the driver's side. The blower motor is to the left of cabin air filter compartment.
@@cajunweatherman8974 the blower motors only on your left if you're standing on your head looking under the dash
@@brenttate9299 good catch! Lol.
my 2008 crew cab has slightly different ducting with no cut out area...anybody else have this issue?
My bottom panel does not have the groove. It has a diamond like pattern on the bottom, and the retrofit kit has too big of a door to put back on there
@@grantgrow after many calls and speaking to several service techs, it depends on body style. I have a 4 door with a 6 foot box and the under dash has a totally different configuration. Nothing available for my particular model
Cover part number??
Nevermind...that plastic is damn near impossible to cut.
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When you cut tab off, does it need to be glued again ?
It doesn't need to be glued again
No,
The 2008 Chevy Silverado does not have a cabin air filter and is not designed to have one
Patience? Really? A freaking tile knife? I had to use a freaking grinder with a ceramic tile blade to cut mine out and when I finally got it cut out, I stuck a screw driver in there and when I pulled it out it had slivers of aluminum on it because someone forgot to tell me that it didn't have a filter, so after I figured out what a air conditioner evaporator is, I installed the filter but I had to practically destroy it to get it n there because of no clearance between the hole and the floor. Then I tok a hammer and beat the shroud the rest of the way out and burned it. Put duct tape on the hole,. I had to repent and get babtized again for all the cussing and I used the tile knife to start cutting myself again.