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Hey,

I've got an Apexi Panel Air Filter (in standard air box) which I bought 2nd hand mid last year. I've hit it against the ground etc from time to time to get the dust out of it etc.

But just wondering what the lifetime of these should be? Should I be replacing it or can I just vacuum out all the crap and keep using it for years?

I can go and take a photo of it if that would help...

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They'll last till........dunno I've never seen one rot or rust away, moths might be a problem if you were in syndey for spring :)

As long as the cotton has no damage holes ect it shouldnt be a prob. You can also wash them with warm soapy water , then blow off excess water or sit it in the sun till it's dry and it's like new.

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Cheers, thanks for that!

The underside looks like new but the top has a few straggly bits on it...no holes or anything like that though and it looks generally in pretty good condition still...

:)

Spunky Munky Grand Master

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The only time you'll probably want to replace it is when it starts to look a bit aged. These should last you 20k kms before you need to clean them.

Apexi Air Filters (both standard and power intake pods) are amazing and very long-lasting... it would last 10 years or so... nearly never - only change it when it looks aged and all damaged... I would not change it until there's a need for it.

Thanks mate.

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sewid Grand Master

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Are you sure. Last time I had a look at Apexi panel filter it was just a paper filter. I'd change it around the 10k mark just as with a regular paper filter from Nissan. The pods are made of different stuff.

There may be a new Apexi panel filter out I haven't seen though.

pixel8r Mentor

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Are you sure. Last time I had a look at Apexi panel filter it was just a paper filter. I'd change it around the 10k mark just as with a regular paper filter from Nissan. The pods are made of different stuff.

There may be a new Apexi panel filter out I haven't seen though.

Its definitely not paper. They are a red colour with the big apexi logo clearly visible from the top (in white).

Its more like a mesh-like cloth - it looks like a paper filter since it is "folded" like a zigzag the same as the standard filter, but it is a very fine mesh that would be about 4-5mm thick at any point.

I bashed mine against the driveway a few weeks ago to shake out the dust from a recent trip to the yorke peninsula (incl dirt roads).

Now just yesterday I vacuumed it out to make sure it was really clean and I've noticed an improvement in that the car feels free-er and seems to struggle a bit less under full throttle/load.

I just think that this slight difference proves that the filter must catch a lot of dust/etc in the fibres and is obviously very effective at what it does.

I originally bought it 2nd hand just over 12 months ago. Very happy with it :(

Spunky Munky Grand Master

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Its definitely not paper. They are a red colour with the big apexi logo clearly visible from the top (in white).

Its more like a mesh-like cloth - it looks like a paper filter since it is "folded" like a zigzag the same as the standard filter, but it is a very fine mesh that would be about 4-5mm thick at any point.

I bashed mine against the driveway a few weeks ago to shake out the dust from a recent trip to the yorke peninsula (incl dirt roads).

Now just yesterday I vacuumed it out to make sure it was really clean and I've noticed an improvement in that the car feels free-er and seems to struggle a bit less under full throttle/load.

I just think that this slight difference proves that the filter must catch a lot of dust/etc in the fibres and is obviously very effective at what it does.

I originally bought it 2nd hand just over 12 months ago. Very happy with it :ermm:

Couldn't have said it better. :P

Apexi's pod filter are king of the pack... simple as that.... they last for ages... get the dry ones and they'll last you until you sell your car... so I wouldn't think of changing it.

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Couldn't have said it better. :thumbsup:

Apexi's pod filter are king of the pack... simple as that.... they last for ages... get the dry ones and they'll last you until you sell your car... so I wouldn't think of changing it.

Mine is a panel filter...but I'd say the material used is very similar.

Dry type is definitely better than oiled IMO. Also I read somewhere that oiled air filters are illegal...?

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