# Cabin air filter **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussion\ **Created:** [April 1, 2014, 5:52pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/cabin-air-filter/84427 "2014-04-01T17:52:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Cavell](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/cavell/32/43396_2.png) [@Cavell](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Cavell)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2014, 5:52pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/cabin-air-filter/84427/1 "2014-04-01T17:52:38Z")
Both my cars have them. Both need to b changed. Should I get paper or carbon coated version? Sort of a cheap/higher priced choice. Both are under wiper cowl. Easy to change. And yes they are grungy. U try living outside in the rain/snow. ---
**Author:** ![texases](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/texases/32/862_2.png) [@texases](https://community.cartalk.com/u/texases)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2014, 6:00pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/cabin-air-filter/84427/2 "2014-04-01T18:00:53Z")
I just go with the paper version. ---
**Author:** ![bing](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/bing/32/4619_2.png) [@bing](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bing)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2014, 9:30pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/cabin-air-filter/84427/3 "2014-04-01T21:30:59Z")
I just get the OEM one and forget it. ---
**Author:** ![dagosa](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/dagosa/32/9837_2.png) [@dagosa](https://community.cartalk.com/u/dagosa)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2014, 9:36pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/cabin-air-filter/84427/4 "2014-04-01T21:36:33Z")
They are easy enough to change often enough to use the cheaper filter. ---
**Author:** ![Caddyman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/caddyman/32/23_2.png) [@Caddyman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Caddyman)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2014, 2:56am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/cabin-air-filter/84427/5 "2014-04-02T02:56:39Z")
The carbon ones can remove foul odors and to a certain extent, fumes… ---
**Author:** ![DrRocket](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/drrocket/32/2603_2.png) [@DrRocket](https://community.cartalk.com/u/DrRocket)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2014, 7:54am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/cabin-air-filter/84427/6 "2014-04-02T07:54:20Z")
Of course, that assumes that the foul oders and fumes are emanating from OUTSIDE of the car… ---
**Author:** ![bing](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/bing/32/4619_2.png) [@bing](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bing)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2014, 7:57am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/cabin-air-filter/84427/7 "2014-04-02T07:57:41Z")
Good point Dr, plus you wouldn’t be able to blame on the farms anymore. ---
**Author:** ![cigroller](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c68b51/32.png) [@cigroller](https://community.cartalk.com/u/cigroller)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2014, 8:02am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/cabin-air-filter/84427/8 "2014-04-02T08:02:25Z")
I don’t know. I drive through some spots where you can still blame it on the farms. Considering that a lot of cars don’t even have cabin filters, I’d call it a non-decision. Without some weird reason I’d get the cheapest thing I could. ---
**Author:** ![dagosa](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/dagosa/32/9837_2.png) [@dagosa](https://community.cartalk.com/u/dagosa)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2014, 2:01pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/cabin-air-filter/84427/9 "2014-04-02T14:01:54Z")
The key to using the blame game for foul odors is traveling with three or more people. One or two doesn’t do it. ---
**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/30_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2014, 4:30pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/cabin-air-filter/84427/10 "2014-04-02T16:30:20Z")
**^** Don’t forget the dog! Traveling with a dog gives you a convenient extra “person” to blame. **;-))** ---
**Author:** ![dagosa](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/dagosa/32/9837_2.png) [@dagosa](https://community.cartalk.com/u/dagosa)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2014, 8:43pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/cabin-air-filter/84427/11 "2014-04-03T20:43:08Z")
Ya, dogs will happily accept the blame for anything ; man’s best friend .