Easy, doesn’t seem to restrict the fan
Easy install. The fan doesn’t seem to sound restricted at all. Tried uninstalling It for future cleaning. Leaving in Alaska I will pre warm the car before attempting it but it came out easily as well. For what it is and as much as it’s needed I can see future availability from other manufacturers driving prices closer to cost but didn’t want to wait for that to happen. After cleaning my 2010 that had nothing preventing hair and dirt to the fan I was happy enough that out of the three previous owners no one seemed to have had a dog and we don’t either so our battery may just go the distance although I do t think I’ll get 600,000 miles out of the 2010 pack the way the Swiss taxi driver has so far on his original pack. This predicted is a small inexpensive part in my Alaskan hybrid longevity plan. Hope they get cheaper by the time this one breaks from being exposed.
Photo from the back of the trim piece with filter attached, fan 10 years no dogs apparently without having been cleaned and last is after spending an hour vacuuming, blowing and scrubbing with a q-tip wet with brake cleaner. Save some effort possibly and help the system cool itself in the summer and heat itself in the winter with a fan not clogged with hair and other unidentifiable stuff.
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