coozer
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| posted on 29/10/08 at 10:02 PM |
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Pollen filters?
what are they all about? If I take mine out and chuck it will there be any negative affect to my tintop?
Steve
1972 V8 Jago
1980 Z750
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mookaloid
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| posted on 29/10/08 at 10:07 PM |
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You'll get pollen entering the car where you didn't before
"That thing you're thinking - it wont be that."
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 29/10/08 at 10:13 PM |
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They're a good thing if you're a hay-fever sufferer (or one of your passengers is a sufferer). They also stop dust & dirt getting
dragged into the car.
However, they should be changed periodically (although mine hasn't been changed since the car was first registered in 2000!).
Must get round to it...
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prawnabie
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| posted on 29/10/08 at 11:10 PM |
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Its a good idea to change regulary. We have a problem with scenics at work which means that a blocked filter causes the motor to work harder,
therefore burning out the resistor that controls the speed!!
Shaun
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Richard Quinn
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| posted on 29/10/08 at 11:23 PM |
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I don't know what they're like now but Vauxhalls used to be prone to the filter getting damp which was great for the windscreen demister
function becoming a mister instead.
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DarrenW
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| posted on 30/10/08 at 09:47 AM |
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I washed the pollen filter out on my tintop, fully dried then put it back in. Seems ok. It wasnt made of paper though.
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C10CoryM
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| posted on 31/10/08 at 02:47 AM |
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Pollen filters are not required, although in some cases you can get a strange harmonic w/o them in place and fan on high.
I am not sold on them personally. It seems like most people who are sensitive to pollen/dust are also sensitive to mold. And they do get moldy
especially if the vehicle sits.
I'll take pollen over mold any day personally
Cheers.
"Our watchword evermore shall be: The Maple Leaf Forever!"
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 31/10/08 at 09:02 AM |
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In the past I've objected to paying £30+ for a bit of filter foam in a plastic frame...
...but today I've dipped into my pocket and paid £12.50 post-paid from a supplier on ebay! Genuine Toyota spares, too (allegedly).
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