Purolator Boss Different Boxes

[Dehaka]

Guess Advance Auto and Car Quest are discontinuing sale of the Purolator Boss model for the GM 4.3 Vortec. Ran around town and bought up the last 6 in my city for $9.75 (original list price was $23.99. The Boss filters from Car Quest came in a different box. Anyone know why?

 

[MParr]

The hexagon shaped box is probably an older filter.

 

[ZeeOSix]

^^^ Yep, post up the date codes on the dome of the filters.

 

[FordBroncoVWJeta]

Hexagon were the initial box when they came out, approximately 2016. They since went to a square box.

 

[fantastic]

They've evolved the box & the hexagon was early filters.

 

[Dehaka]

^^^ Yep, post up the date codes on the dome of the filters.

Square box says copyright 2018 and Hex box shows copyright 2015.

 

[ZeeOSix]

Square box says copyright 2018 and Hex box shows copyright 2015.

What's the date code on the filter's dome end?