Pollen filters

[Panthera]

There is a horrible smell, kind of like corn/wheat grasses type smell coming out of the vents and when I put the A/C on its worse then does clear. But no the less, still horrible. So I am going to replace the pollen filter, have the A/C re gassed/cleaned and then buy one of those A/C cleaners to clean out the vents.

Do I buy a OEM VW pollen filter or buy something like my friend recommended me  Puravent upgraded filter - /www.puravent.co.uk/filters/display_filter.php?id=110&part=M2225

Also Aircon cleaning and re-gassing, VW or specialist?

Cheers

Darren

[stealthwolf]

I'm thinking about the aircon thing at the mo but OEM pollen filter isn't expensive or particularly difficult to swap out.

[DSG-GTI]

If the air con is working I think I would get one of the air con sanitizer spray cans... all you do is take the the pollen filter out run the system on fully cold with the re- circulation button on... set the can off and close the doors (get out first) give it 5 mins job done... then fit a new OEM pollen filter if it was me... Do mine every year after a guy told me that bacteria lurks within the systems  

http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_storeId_10001_catalogId_10151_productId_224996_langId_-1_categoryId_165632

[apples12]

if your gna get the OEM one you can pickup the vw oem charcoal activated one.... 'odour neutralising' only a few quid more...

[Panthera]

If the air con is working I think I would get one of the air con sanitizer spray cans... all you do is take the the pollen filter out run the system on fully cold with the re- circulation button on... set the can off and close the doors (get out first) give it 5 mins job done... then fit a new OEM pollen filter if it was me... Do mine every year after a guy told me that bacteria lurks within the systems  

http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_storeId_10001_catalogId_10151_productId_224996_langId_-1_categoryId_165632

That's the thing I was thinking of - the air con cleaner.  You all say get the filter from VW rather than the item I posted in the link from puravent. Is there a VW carbon version? whats the part code any one know?

[bacillus]

I think the VW charcoal one is part number 1K1819653B
http://www.ecstuning.com/Volkswagen-Golf_V--2.0T/Climate_Control/Filters/ES258932/

[-blade-]

could it be: 1K2819653B ? it doesnt say carbon activated but this one is black/grey where the usual one is white..... ?

12 quid on ebay (genuine apparently)