Changing Cabin Filter in 1999 Escalade

[r.knighter]

Howdy,

I've been trying to change the Cabin Filter in my Escalade but continue to run in to problems removing the "kick panel". This is because I can't seem to figure out what the "kick panel" is.

All the discussions I've read pretty much skip over the "kick panel" portion of their how-to (perhaps because the how-to's are based on GM trucks that don't have the "kick panel").

Another how-to mentions removing the four Phillips screws that hold the panel in place - my truck doesn't have Phillips screws beneath the glove box, it has 6-sided screws. I continue to run in to discrepancies online,

Can someone help me with this step? With pictures?

Sorry, the forum auto rotated my first picture (tilt your head left to view as it was taken).

 

[Monstar_est87]

That's ur heater core box and ur blower motor... They require a 6 or 7 mm socket to get them open... But as far as I know theres no cabin filter in the OBS's... O and u kno where ur hood release latch is..? The plastic part bhind it is the kick panel... Since ur on the passenger side its the same location just flipped if u get wat I mean..?

 

[_Dylan_]

Kick panel....the trim panel you can kick with your feet

 

[JenneK]

Those pictures look EXACTLY like my 99 Yukon's. (Which is in pieces on my deck whilst I replace the Evap Core) Ain't no filter in there...

 

[01HDtahoeNJN]

In obs models there's a filet accessible by the glove box I read somewhere they where removing them cleaning the area out along with the filter washing that out putting the old filter in and seeing great improvements....only nbs and nnbs models have them in the kick panel 2000-2012

 

[_Dylan_]

If you pull out the blower motor you can clean all the leaves and gunk in there. No filter though.

 

[95BlackTahoe]

Yep, no filter in a obs at all. no provisions for them. But cleaning out the leaves and gunk does work though.

Shawn

 

[Gzes]

There's a write up on cleaning it up but I don't feel like searching it. Good write up. Havnt tried myself since I have no ac rubro now but it will be on ny list eventually

 

[r.knighter]

If you pull out the blower motor you can clean all the leaves and gunk in there. No filter though.

Thanks Dylan!

Know of any write-ups for this?

 

[_Dylan_]

http://www.fullsizechevy.com/forum/general-discussion/tech-articles/272657-improve-obs-c-2.html

The pictures are gone, but its not very hard to do