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05-01-2010, 09:29 PM | #1 |
Drives: Yaris Hatchback LE Join Date: Jul 2007
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Tired of expensive parts from stealership
Hi, can anyone recommend a good shop/mechanic in the Toronto/Markham/Scarborough areas? I need to replace my air filter and cabin filter but stealership is charging them 25 + 55 for both... well this is if they are even telling me the truth and not showing me some fake dirty filters in the first place..... anyways, my car has just gone over 40,000 KM and is almost 3 years old. I would love to change them myself if I know how to (and where to buy the parts), but I have two Yaris and I would really like to stick to a trustworthy shop that I can go to do all my other maintenance works in the future... A simple oil change at stealership is almost reaching $50 bucks now... arrrggh
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05-02-2010, 12:37 AM | #2 |
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Got a napa or something around there? Also, cabin air filter can be home made. Get a big home-use air filter, cut it up, tape off the end, and you're set with enough filters for the life of the car
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05-02-2010, 02:40 AM | #3 |
Drives: 2007 Toyota Yaris Hatchback Join Date: May 2006
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If you go to the DIY section, there's a DIY to make a cheap cabin air filter. I also remember seeing a thread about someone finding a cheap place online to buy the cabin filter. Not sure if they ship to Canada, though. As for air filter, what about Canadian Tire or Lordco if you got one. Sorry, not too sure about the price, but you could look it up on CT's website.
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05-03-2010, 12:07 AM | #4 |
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search the toronto section on matrixowners.com
there are a lot of guys in the GTA and i know ive seen posts of where to go and not to go in the toronto area
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05-03-2010, 01:56 AM | #5 | |
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05-03-2010, 03:42 AM | #6 |
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Okay, this is the site: http://www.logical-source.com. It looks like they do ship to Canada, but you better e-mail them to make sure. The cabin air filter was $5.53.
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05-03-2010, 03:22 PM | #7 | |
Drives: Yaris Hatchback LE Join Date: Jul 2007
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I just dont understand how these dealers have the guts to ask these ridiculous price |
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05-03-2010, 03:28 PM | #8 | |
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now question is, if i bought the parts and bring it with me to my next oil change, I wonder how much they will charge me for replacing them? hahaha... |
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05-03-2010, 03:52 PM | #9 | |
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if you can tie your own shoes you can replace both of these filters yourself |
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05-05-2010, 10:07 PM | #10 |
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They didn't charge you labour for air filter, the part itself is $25 already, $35 for carbin filter + labour to replace +$50.
Rememer, when you walk into dealership, everything you see and people that serve you are costing their money (reception, advisor, tech, carwash and electricity...etc). |
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05-08-2010, 04:11 PM | #12 |
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Polar White, if you haven't already bought the filter from the website, I've got an ebay auction for both the engine filter and cabin filter for just over $23 Canadian shipped. At least, that's what I paid for. The link is: http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?...=STRK:MEWNX:IT
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05-09-2010, 12:55 PM | #13 | |
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05-09-2010, 04:29 PM | #14 |
Drives: 2007 Toyota Yaris Hatchback Join Date: May 2006
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No, I'm not the seller. This thread got me to thinking that it was probably time for me to change my engine/cabin filter and I thought, why not try ebay. I was probably going to buy from the other site I pointed out to, but shipping was actually doubled of what the actual cost of the cabin filter itself. I was probably going to buy from them anyways before turning to ebay. Rereading my post, I guess I wrote it like I was the seller.
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05-19-2010, 11:26 AM | #15 | |
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So how long did it take for him to ship the item to you? Thanks, |
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05-19-2010, 06:12 PM | #16 |
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I didn't get hit with duty. I've never been hit with duty on my ebay purchases, but they've rarely been too expensive and most of the time the seller puts it down as a gift or something like that to get around it. They arrived in about a week. The air filter is taller than the original, but fits. At first I just popped it in but the cover wouldn't fit. Then, I realized that one of the corners is squared or rounded. Flipped it over and perfect.
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05-19-2010, 08:55 PM | #17 |
I just placed my order with this eBay seller so I will let you know my thoughts afterwards as well.
Thanks! |
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06-01-2010, 02:37 PM | #18 |
I just wanted to update this thread and say the my filters arrived safely in the mail yesterday from AIRCABINMAN. Although they are a no name brand (not even labelled) they both fit perfectly in place, and after looking at my stock cabin air filter after ~2 years it was definitely due time to replace! :)
A definite 2 thumbs up to the eBay seller, especially both for $23.50 CAD shipped. |
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