FRAM Fresh Breeze Cabin Air Filter Replacement for Car Passenger Compartment w/Arm and Hammer Baking Soda, Easy Install, CF10140 for Select Nissan, Infiniti and Mitsubishi Vehicles

Gaining access to the filter is easy enough & w/ the FRAM video online it makes popping out the glove box and installing a new filter a breeze. Total time to take out, replace and reinstall was approx 15 minutes. 7 Screws, pop out glove box, pop open filter cover, swap filters, pop the glove box back in and screw it secure. As for the filter, I just picked up this '07 Murano w/ 49k miles. Unbelievable just how much dirt, dust, and even leaves/brush were stuck on top of the old filter. I've never had a vehicle with a cabin filter so initially I was leaning toward this being a waste of money. After pulling out that filter and seeing what a difference it made I will be changing the filter periodically in my Murano and other car down the road that has a cabin filter. It's incredible just how well the air flows now. Not only that but it's a very clean smelling air.Onto the goods. Upon comparison the filter was the same size as the OEM. FRAM included 2 strips of foam w/ tape on one side that you can peel the paper off and attach the sticky side to filter. To me this seemed to offer a more secure, tighter fit that gives the filter a better seal to catch particles. Because the OEM and FRAM filter seemed to leave a small gap in the filter box I decided to use the foam. I first started with one side then went ahead and used both pieces. It doesn't slide in or out as easily with the foam but I liked the idea of having a better seal, tight fit. Since this filter is also used for a couple other cars perhaps the foam is necessary for those vehicles. Bottom line, for the Murano you don't need to attach the foam. What more can I say. The filter fits great, it's a super easy job, it's great having that clean air blowing through the cabin, the added Baking Soda to prevent musty car smell is a great touch... Do yourself & your vehicle a favor, save some money and swap filters yourself.

Already can tell the air is cleaner, worth the money

A new cabin air filter can make an enormous difference for improved car interior air quality! This one certainly did! My application for this Fresh Breeze filter was a 2003 Nissan Sentra XE. For this car, it shouldn't take any longer than 15 minutes to get the job done as the filter change process was fairly simple. The only tools I needed were: 1 small flat-head and 1 Phillips screwdrivers (I used the flat-head to pry out the plastic pins holding the glove box in. -Might be able to get them out by hand, but they can be stubborn).For the record, this is the second FRAM CF10140 filter I have installed in this car. The previous one was put in only a year ago. That may sound like bad news at first, however this car was commuting long distance every day and thus accumulated dirt at a higher rate than average. Driving conditions and "filter mileage" will ultimately determine the life of the filter. Originally, this car had no cabin air filter at all, which actually isn't uncommon. After seeing the amount of debris this filter captured in only a years' time, it's worth every penny to replace it when necessary. A clean filter also helps shield your blower motor from damage caused by excess debris and dirt entering freely into the cabin. Musty smells originating from your cars' HVAC system can be significantly reduced, if not eliminated completely after replacement.Each FRAM Fresh Breeze Cabin Air Filter comes with helpful, detailed installation instructions. Lastly, the price I paid on Amazon of about $10 for this item is fantastic! For example, Wal-Mart wants over $14 for the same thing. Good bargain!

I have a 2007 Infiniti FX35. I don't put a lot of mileage on it, so it has not quite 29,000 miles on it. However, for the last year or so, we had to put up with a musty odor whenever heat or A/C were turned on. I suspected it was caused by fungi on the 6-year-old in-cabin filter, which is supposed to be changed every 15K miles. . .which I didn't do because most car companies want you to replace items way before they need to be. But in this case, I probably should have replaced it at 22/23K miles because that's when the smell started. In any case, I just replaced it (myself) this morning, then took the car for a test drive in which I tried both heat and A/C. The heating-A/C system works perfectly and no more smell!A word of caution. Unless you're mechanically inclined, I advise against doing the replacement yourself. The instructions that come with the filter are generic/don't provide much information on how to remove & replace it. And the instructions make no mention of what the two foam strips that come with it are for (and which I did not use; the old filter didn't have them, so I figured they were for some other installation). I found the instructions on a site dedicated to FX owners, and even then, had difficulty getting some things apart. In an FX, you have to remove the right front door sill, the side kick panel between the floor and glove box, the flat panel under the glove box, and the glove box itself to get to the unit that houses the filter. The side kick panel required an excessive amount of force to remove it because of two metal clips at the back of it that went into metal slots and after 6 years, acted like they were welded to the body. It took me some time to figure out that I had to use a lever (long screwdriver) to pop them out. When I put things back together, I put SILICONE GREASE on those #@$* metal clips so removal will be easier next time!

My previous vehicle didn't have a cabin air filter. So, all of the city smells ended up in my face. When I got my newer vehicle, I finally had this option. So, why not start off with a well-recognized brand with the extra clean options? I do not regret this purchase. It stops the smells from intruding into the vehicle. The price on here is better than the local store. It's also much easier to get in stock. I often drive through city and rural areas. This makes me feel safer about what I'm breathing in while driving.Overall, I feel this is the best purchase and upgrade I've made for my vehicle. If you live in a city or dusty country area, this helps so much.