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Review on ๐ŸŒฌ๏ธ Enhance Your Lexus Vehicle's Air Quality with FRAM Fresh Breeze Cabin Air Filter - CF10157 by Mark Bearden

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Good filter, however the installation instructions for the ES330 filter are confusing.

Installed on 2004 Lexus ES330. It was a perfect match, but the most confusing part was figuring out which direction the arrow should be pointing. The arrow on the plastic bracket on the outside has an up arrow (towards the dashboard) so I installed it that way at first, but I felt that the airflow in the cabin was reduced. I've seen several YouTube videos and articles on the web, all of which specifically state that the filter arrow should be pointing down as the air is drawn in from the top of the car and directed through the air filter to the underside for distribution. It made sense even though it was directly opposite the arrow on the outer plastic mount. I've now changed it to a filter arrow down (meaning the white smooth side of the filter is up, sucking in air, and the dark charcoal side is now down). The airflow in the cabin appears to be normal.

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