FRAM CF10132 Fresh Breeze Cabin Air Filter for select Lexus/ Mazda/ Mitsubishi/ Toyota models

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1. 38 of 39 people found the following review helpful

   
   May reduce air flow coming from vents, January 7, 2011

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   Ken Yeh –
   
     

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   I purchased and installed this on a 2005 Toyota Camry. It is about the simplest replacement part to do by yourself. The fit on the filter was perfect; very snug and tighter even than the OEM cabin air filter that was previously installed. Be sure to orient the filter so that you can compress the «accordion» of the filter element a bit to tuck it under the little tabs that hold the filter in place. Also make sure to match the arrow on the filter with the direction of air flow for the ventilation system (on the ’05 Camry the air flow is up).

   Don’t expect the baking soda and activated carbon to magically eliminate any outside odors from coming in to the vehicle. We can’t really tell if this filter is really twice as effective at deodorizing than regular filters, as the description claims. However, one thing we have noticed is that the filter does seem effective at getting rid of the musty smell that sometimes occurs after the car is started again after the A/C has been running for awhile.

   One negative characteristic of this filter is that the volume of air coming out of our vents seems to be noticeably weaker than before with an OEM filter. This seems to be a consequence of the more effective filtering ability of this filter. This hasn’t been a problem so far, but we will see if this decrease in air flow is sufficient to reduce the effectiveness of the A/C system when the weather gets hot again.

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2. 13 of 15 people found the following review helpful

   
   perfect for my Smart car, December 19, 2009

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   Yes I have a Smart ForTwo and yes this filter fits. Perfect really and at a savings of about $40 per filter. I have no idea what the dealer would charge to install it, but it couldn’t be easier to do yourself. Check Eviloution.co.uk for how to details.

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3. 10 of 12 people found the following review helpful

   
   Great Cabin Filter, October 7, 2012

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   Charles –

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   I rarely write product reviews. I won’t write a product review unless the product is very poor or very good. Thankfully, this product falls into the very good category. I have a 2007 Toyota Sienna that I bought when it had almost 50,000 miles on it. This previous owner must have been a heavy smoker. As a non-smoker, I find the odor objectionable. I’ve tried spraying Febreze on all the interior fabric surfaces in the van. This was only marginally effective and very temporary. I saw the Fram CF10132 Fresh Breeze Cabin Air Filter.on the Amazon website. Reading the description, I discovered that it is high efficiency particulate air filter that is impregnated with activated.carbon and treated with baking soda. As a retired Certified Indoor Air Quality Professional, I know that activated carbon is used to adsorb organic vapors off- gassed by a myriad of sources inside and outside the vehicle while it is in operation. The baking soda neutralizes a wide variety of odor causing substances introduced into breathing air of the van occupants. And finally, you have the high efficiency particulate air filter to filter particles from breathing air of the van occupants. In conclusion, this is a cabin air filter capable of removing objectionable organic and inorganic substances from the breathing air of the van occupants. I noticed an immediate improvement of the indoor air quality after installing rhe product in the van. I know that this is a long product review. But, I wanted to explain the science behind how and why the product works fron a techical prospective. In case you’re wondering, I have no affiliation with Fram or any of its subsidiaries. I am NOT receiving any financial consideration for this review. This is very good product and its high quality deserves to be recognized. I highly recommend the product and I will be purchasing it again when the filter needs to be replaced. I hope that you find this review helpful when you’re considering your next cabin air filter purchase for use in your vehicle.

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