MK5 Golf GTI

All Things Mk5 => Mk5 General Area => Topic started by: suave on December 12, 2011, 01:25:42 pm

Title: Pollen Filter change
Post by: suave on December 12, 2011, 01:25:42 pm

Folks

Does anyone have the link to how to change the pollen filter beneath the glove box?

My windows have been very damp of late.

cheers

Title: Re: Pollen Filter change
Post by: ktlstar on December 12, 2011, 01:30:44 pm

http://forums.vwvortex.com/showthread.php?2460669

Title: Re: Pollen Filter change
Post by: fab5freddy on December 12, 2011, 03:48:58 pm

http://chrishowells.co.uk/?p=606 (http://chrishowells.co.uk/?p=606)   :happy2:

Title: Re: Pollen Filter change
Post by: suave on December 13, 2011, 07:52:53 am

Thanks a lot for this!

Do you know if we need a Torsion screwdriver to do the Chris Howells change?

If not i can take the one i bought back to b&q....

Title: Re: Pollen Filter change
Post by: stealthwolf on December 13, 2011, 07:54:02 am

I don't think I used a screwdriver at all.

Title: Re: Pollen Filter change
Post by: suave on December 13, 2011, 08:02:19 am

Cheers SW

Waste of money buying that screwdriver last night. B&Q refund time i think.

Title: Re: Pollen Filter change
Post by: slider955i on January 20, 2014, 11:10:35 am

 just did mine , like you say no need for torx literally takes two minutes , takes longer to vaccuum the mess up lol

Title: Re: Pollen Filter change
Post by: bacillus on January 20, 2014, 03:02:04 pm

Quote from: fab5freddy on December 12, 2011, 03:48:58 pm

http://chrishowells.co.uk/?p=606 (http://chrishowells.co.uk/?p=606)   :happy2:

Does that link work for anyone? I just get a blank page.   :confused:

Title: Re: Pollen Filter change
Post by: fab5freddy on January 20, 2014, 03:50:22 pm

Yeah, it's dead

This thread is over two years old though  :rolleye:

Title: Re: Pollen Filter change
Post by: clive_gti on January 20, 2014, 04:39:52 pm

There are some videos on YouTube which demonstrate changing the pollen filter:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KXHL48X7kmg (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KXHL48X7kmg)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_yTRe869Vo (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_yTRe869Vo)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B_7wRhwNaU8 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B_7wRhwNaU8)

Also: http://www.golfmkv.com/forums/showthread.php?t=136104 (http://www.golfmkv.com/forums/showthread.php?t=136104)