I wanna ******* get rid of this old car smell, not by using air freshiners but for good man, what could be the cause and how can I get it to go away >.< btw its not really a bad smell or anything just would like it to be fresher haha ty!

 

get it detail

 

What kind of smell is it?

Something crawled in an died? Mold? Not much else it could be...unless it's you...

 

haha im fresh to def foo lmao nah but really its not a dead animal smell or anything just like years put into it old smell ya know? I doubt its mold? its in good condition

 

get some foaming carpet cleaner and scrub until your hands bleed. Then scrub some more.

I did mine, and like 3 months later it still smells fresh. Have a hose handy to wash off the brush though, it gets dirty fast.

 

+1 on the foamy carpet cleaning! 89' rex still smells as good as it looks.

 

so its the carpets by itself then thats making the car smell old? cuz the carpet dont look to bad but now that i think of it carpet can get to smelling pretty bad haha

 

could also be a smell in the air ducts

but yea if you want tot take out the carpet and get that **** steam cleaned and also take the carpet out to check for mold under it and als check the sound dampener inside the trunck out by the spare tire taht also get water in them and smells !


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thanks man! these are some useful tips, throw out some more ideas please!

 

hhmmm probly just the carpet not much more can hold odor in the car unless you have dead mice in your blower motor just get a new carpet!!

 

I always heard running a steam cleaner or carpet cleaner works wonders...I need to do it in mine and my wife's car once I get home.

 

Carpet and upholstery can hold a lot of nasty stuff.
And there are so many rubber seals that in the typical crx have quite doing their job...and let small puddles form in little nooks and crannies.

1. Clean/shampoo seats and carpet
2. Give the whole car a good dousing of Febreeze
3. Keep a small tin of baking soda under the seat...it absorbs odors. There are several types of semi-permeable boxes that let air flow through but keep the powder from spilling everywhere..like:
http://www.armhammer.com/fridgefresh/index.asp

 

the worst ever smell was when i bought my wife's accord. we went to foam/brushing away and i finally figured out 'what' the smell was....a can of vienna sausage 'juice' (or whatever it is called) had been drained out on her floor. i started blowing chunks uncontrollable for like an hour. just putting a lil humor to it.


BTW i still cant even get close to vienna sausages anymore

 

could also go to a detailer who has an ionizer that he can set in the car for a while. that will help a lot.

I had a 95 integra that smelled really bad when I got it. I did an interior swap. changed everything! even the dash. and before putting the new interior in, I coated the whole inside of the car with Tide detergent and let it dry. the car smelled fine until I turned the heat on. that foul smell came through the vents and stunk the whole car up again!

I didn't go the ionizer route that time. I should have.

 

I just put new oem carpet in mine, problem solved, cost $350

 

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dang. you could go to stockinteriors.com and got any color carpet fit for your car brand new for like $120

 

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Sweet, black carpet here I come hehe, maybe red though...who knows

 

yeah check it out. they have like a few hundred colors to choose from and its fit to your vehicle.

 

take the seats and carpet out and scrub man. I bet you'll find some nasty black gunk on the bare metal. That happened to a pickup my brother inherited. Worked like a charm.

 

LOL. The first thing my friends say when they go for a ride in my Talon is "Man, this car smells like the 80's" Good luck getting rid of the smell

 

where can I get crx carpet from besides other crx cars!?

 

Here's a bunch of things you want to check.

a) EVERYWHERE for leaks. Get up in your wheel wells with a power washer and see if your accuring any moisture on the inside.

b) Heater Core. Mice love to chill out there especially in old cars that are easy for them to get inside, thats where they leave their turds, whatever food they brought along with them, etc etc.

c) Seat foam and under carpet foam. Magnets for holding water, therefore breeding grounds for mold.

d) HVAC passages. The best way I've found to clean them out is use a real high pressure air nozzle and blast the funk out.

Best of luck to de-stinkin your car.

 

if none of that works does anyone know where I get get new crx carpeting?

 

auto custom carpets.... rock auto has it too, their stuff fits pretty well.

 

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lol your from WA and you don't think it could be mold???????????