Air conditioning clean- best location for cleaner to be left

[Chocaholic]

Hi all.  Need to clean/disinfect air conditioning.  Where on floor is best place to set it off please?  I understand that AC needs to be on and in Recirc mode but unsure on which side of car the recirc intake is.  Many thanks !

[Gaz]

Passenger side rear footwell, with the front passenger seat all the way forward is what I do.

 

Gaz

[Ootohere]

Is the Old pollen filter out ready for a new one to go in.  The area vacuumed and washed with disinfectant & dry ? 

[Chocaholic]

Thanks both.  Still in preparation for next weekend.  In practice how easy is it to remove/replace glovebox?  Looks tricky releasing left side latch without popping off side panel near passenger door

[ords]

5 hours ago, Chocaholic said:

Thanks both.  Still in preparation for next weekend.  In practice how easy is it to remove/replace glovebox?  Looks tricky releasing left side latch without popping off side panel near passenger door

Youtube has a few videos

[ChoonDoode]

5 hours ago, Chocaholic said:

Thanks both.  Still in preparation for next weekend.  In practice how easy is it to remove/replace glovebox?  Looks tricky releasing left side latch without popping off side panel near passenger door

 

It's easy enough to do. It's just reattaching the damper which is fiddly to do

[paulski]

Side panel removes easily enough, its just clipped in, not much force required. 

 

https://youtu.be/ZD2rOX7xx4A?si=PK2UANdO2m-PFCkk

 

Damper reinstallation can test the patience of a saint😆

Edited 13 November, 2023 by paulski

[Tivan]

14 hours ago, paulski said:

 

Damper reinstallation can test the patience of a saint😆

So true. After the years I can put it back in few seconds most of the times, but now and there comes moment when I need to take a step back in order not to brake the car. 

[hhcd80]

Use a long screwdriver to help reinstall the damper. That's what I did. 

[Tivan]

Yes, screwdriver and lamp/torch is mandatory. It's not a rocket science what needs to be done, it's practice to do it properly. . For me the challenge is in making the damper arm stay in proper position while I am trying to fit the box on its hinges and all that. Depending on the the box, on some cars that damper simply does not want to stay up so you need to use duct tape or something sticky in order to have it in the right position while putting the box back in.

[Chocaholic]

Is it best to remove old filter, run cleaning and then install new one?  Or can new one go in first?

[Tivan]

I always remove the filter, do the cleaning session without it and then put back new filter in (or old one if its not too old and in a good conditon).