I just want to let everyone knows that I followed this instruction last night replacing my pollen filters on '01 Accord Ex (with 60K miles), and it has worked very well for me. It took me about two hours and 20 minutes. I just want to add to few gotchas for those who will doing this the first time (like me).

1. To get the center panel to open, use a flat screw driver wrapped with electrical tape (to prevent scratches) to pry the top open. Then, I used a long, hard, and flat wooden stick to pry the bottom open. I did this by inserting the wooden stick down the center thru the top openning, and push outward against the radio like a sesaw motion.

2. Two screws of the metallic beam blocking the openning of the bottom pollen filter (on the bottom panel) after you removed the panel can be really tough to open. Becareful not to strip the screws. Use a hair dryer or heater glue gun to heat up the screw area a little bit to make it easier to unscrew them.

3. Wear a dust mask to prevent from inhaling the dusts when removing the pollen filters. I found mine were really dirty (black) and full of leaf debrits. I used my home vacumn with a narrow spout to vacumn the filter area after removing the filters.

4. Lay out the screws in an orderly way (map them out) so that it would easier for you to reassemble everything after you've sucessfully replace the filters.

5. Replace your Philip screw driver if the edges are worn. It cost less than $5 but it would save the headaches off causing stripped screws.


Good luck.