Keeping the dust out of your Jeep cabin requires two Mopar parts and some simple fabrication.
If you have ever spent a day playing in the dry dirt or sand with your early JK-era Jeep Wrangler, you have likely run into the frustrating reminder of how much dust gets into the vehicle’s ventilation system. You leave the off-roading area and turn on the air conditioning, only to get a face full of dust that fills the cabin, making a mess of everything.
Fortunately, Mr.T put together a great write-upshowing how to add a cabin air filter to your 2007 through 2010 Jeep Wrangler. As the thread shows, the modification is easy and the materials can be purchased for less than $60, including $55 worth of parts from Mopar.
The Introduction
When the OP introduced his “Ultimate Cabin Air Mod” for the 2007 through 2010 Jeep Wrangler, he listed the items needed, along with the materials needed to make one of those items.
“Custom Filter Tray 2011+ JK Cabin Air Filters – Mopar # 68233626AA 2011 Cabin Air Filter Screen Door – Mopar # 68235887AA“
As for making that custom filter tray, the OP used the following items:
“Kydex plastic or other material of your choice, 1/8″ thick, about 7″x9” 1/2″ aluminum angle stock, 1/16″ thick and about 2′ length 1/8″ square key stock, 24″ length Double-stick adhesive tape, outdoor, 1/16″ thick Silicone adhesive”
He then went into the simple, step-by-step process of adding the elements of the 2011-and-newer Wrangler’s cabin air filter setup to the earlier models. The basic design of the blower motor area remained the same from 2010 to 2011, but FCA added an easy-access door and a filter for 2011. Fortunately, if you make the tray that holds the filter, you can use the 2011 filter and access door in your Jeep.
For those wondering, in looking around online, the filter costs about $25 and the access door assembly costs around $30.
Preparing the Area
The first step of adding the 2011+ cabin air filter setup to your 2007 through 2010 Wrangler begins by removing the mesh that protects the blower motor from sucking in large debris. This mesh is located behind the glove box, so once the glove box is removed, you will be able to see the mesh, shown below.
Most of the mesh simply pulls away with mounting tabs, but you will have to cut the bottom corner, marked with the red arrow in the image above. Fortunately, the 2011+ screen doesn’t use that spot.
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