[Jay]

When I replaced my cabin air filter I found a Fram replacement at Walmart for a reasonable price but I passed on it because of the charcoal filtration. I felt that it might not flow as well as stock. I settled on a Microguard 4132 filter from O'Reilly Auto Parts. It was priced competitively with the Fram and it looks identical to the Hyundai OEM.

 

[billjwll]

Went in for my free oil change. They showed me a picture of my dirty cabin air filter and offered to replace it for something like 60 dollars. JUST WOW. Appreciate the time and energy they put in to pulling it out and photographing it; but what's with the price? Good grief. So I came home and looked up the price on a replacement filter at the local auto parts store:
10 bucks...
Then I YouTubed "replace 2023 Tucson cabin air filter." Several videos popped up. Hyundai has made it ridiculously easy: we're talking less than a minute, no tools and no fuss.
So now I've got a new cabin filter, and it was super easy to install.
Don't get burned on this at the dealer, guys.

For those not aware, replacing the Cabin Filter and Air Filter is easy on most cars. No need to pay the excessive dealer charges. If you're not sure how to proceed, You Tube is a great source.

 

[Alex]

I changed my engine air filter around 8300 miles and I got a 2-pack of filters from Bezos, for a lot less than Hyundai would charge for just 1 filter. Pulled out the old filter, slid in the new one, locked it in, closed the door, and done; no muss, no fuss.

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Personally, for important parts I stick to brand names. I would risk an unknown brand for the cabin air filter. But for the engine air filter, I want a brand name. I replace my filter with a Wix at about 20k miles. The originally that came with the car still looked ok, but swapping the filter is so cheap and easy, I just put in the one I bought.

 

[Alex]

My biggest issue with Amazon is all of the counterfeit stuff they sell. Unless Amazon is the actual seller (not just shipper), you don't know for sure what you're getting. For a cabin air filter, I don't mind so much for engine air filters, I go with something I trust because the potential health and longevity of the engine depends on it.

When younger, I installed K&N filters on all of my vehicles, loved the enhanced sound. They're also used in the majority of aftermarket cold air intake systems that guys like to put in their vehicles. Then I read oil analysis studies that showed these K&N type filters (oil charged) allow much more particulate through as proven from oil samples. No more K&N type filters for me.

Yup, both Amazon and eBay are full of counterfeit parts. Even when Amazon is the seller and shipper, you need to be careful. If the SKU is the same, Amazon will sometimes mix together stuff they get from different sources. For that reason, I avoid buying anything important from Amazon or eBay. On one of the other forums I have heard horror stories from people who bought "OEM" timing blet kits from Amazon and eBay. They looked good when installing them. But when the parts failed a few thousand miles later, the buyers were SOL. They had to eat the cost of a replacement engine.

 

[StanDiego]

For those not aware, replacing the Cabin Filter and Air Filter is easy on most cars. No need to pay the excessive dealer charges. If you're not sure how to proceed, You Tube is a great source.

I must assume you've not owned a recent BMW or MINI. Contortionist skills are not required but are highly recommended for the cabin air filter. I do appreciate how easy Hyundai has made it.

 

[billjwll]

Personally, for important parts I stick to brand names. I would risk an unknown brand for the cabin air filter. But for the engine air filter, I want a brand name. I replace my filter with a Wix at about 20k miles. The originally that came with the car still looked ok, but swapping the filter is so cheap and easy, I just put in the one I bought.

It's a cabin air filter to filter air. ¿ Use any cabin filter that fits correctly. Jeezzz. Or, you could use no cabin filter at all and outside air is not filtered at all.
The horror. How did we ever survive the days before cabin air filters were used in cars?

 

[MRG]

Wanna cheap out? Buy a furnace filter at Walmart for less than $6.00, cut to size and slide 'er in there. (And have several more cut out for changing down the road.)

 

[Alex]

It's a cabin air filter to filter air. ¿ Use any cabin filter that fits correctly. Jeezzz. Or, you could use no cabin filter at all and outside air is not filtered at all.
The horror. How did we ever survive the days before cabin air filters were used in cars?

You missed the most important part of the cabin air filter. It keeps leaves and other crap from going into your HVAC system. This time of the year it helps keep pollen out of your car, so if you have allergies it is helpful. Unless you get a charcoal filter, it won't really filter out smells.

 

[Tampa8]

You missed the most important part of the cabin air filter. It keeps leaves and other crap from going into your HVAC system. This time of the year it helps keep pollen out of your car, so if you have allergies it is helpful. Unless you get a charcoal filter, it won't really filter out smells.

And filters more. Came back from Palm Springs CA last year and realized sand was everywhere in places on the car, so checked the cabin air filter and it did have particles of sand trapped. (For those who are not familiar, there is sand everywhere around and in Palm Springs and blows at times, you can see it in the air somewhat actually blocking the sun a little. I used a shop vac to get sand that might be sitting in areas behind the filter etc and I also changed the engine filter.