Put it lightly, it stinks! Well, it did before I started tearing everything out... Smelled like my Camaro was a diaper changing station in the the rear cargo area.

Anyway, I'm changing EVERYTHING on the inside. I will have fresh paint, new carpet, cleaned plastic panels, newer leather seats, and 4th gen dash. I'm hoping that with everything being exposed to some air it will air the vehicle out.

Any of you that have changed out everything in the interior, did you notice that "new car smell" or just a plain old BETTER smell?

 

like mothballs

 

Like a summer breeze in October:



Seriously though, if mine stunk it would be because of mildew/mold seeping in from a hole in the top.

Is your smell coming from the vents or the carpeting?

If it's the vents, run the A/C for a couple minutes and then spray a shot of Lysol into the A/C intake at the base of the windshield. Do this a couple times. Then, another rule of thumb when using the A/C is to be sure to cut off the A/C a good few minutes before I shut the car off. This way the vents get a chance to dry from possible condensation that's accumulated in the system. If you just shut off the car with your A/C still on, this moisture ends up reaking. The Lysol can kill the smell after repeated applications.

I'm sure someone can comment on what exactly is going on in the A/C if there is a smell coming from there. The Lysol thing worked for me in the past with another car.

If it's your interior, drop some change on getting your entire interior shampooed.

Hope this helps,

 

it may have leaked at one time and there might be mold ever check that out?

 

in june it smelt like tint glue.....for the past 3 months its smelt like various dust from the work being done to it

 

mine smells like anti-freeze and exhaust........

 

My vents always smell like coolant for the first minute or two of turning them on. Pisses me off.

 

honeslty.. It still smells kinda brand new! only has 14k miles tho

 

The reason I ask is I'm wondering if my car, with new paint (even on the inside) and the new carpet and the fact that EVERYTHING will be new (no musty smells), if it will smell new again.

 

Mine smells like fresh wildberries (air freshener)! easy and cheap fix! ($2)

 

like hot sick ***... you know that smell when you walk into an apartment complex and you can smell everyones cookin' ... That plus ***... :lala:

Few more gallons of fuhbreeeez should cure.

 

i have mine almost 100% complete with paint and new interior and a few other goodies.

there is no real smell to the car anymore. well the windows are all open too. but it did have that musty closed up wet skunk smell when i started this project almost 3 years ago. i sit in the car working on it and there is no stink left. i wonder about new smell maybe i'll leave the windows up this week and see what happens.

i would go after the carpet with a nice cleaner. i used the home carpet cleaner on my truck it works good. either that or just put all new stuff its not that expensive

Jeff

 

If your getting a coolant smell coming from the vents when you turn them on, even just for a second then you have got a heater core going bad and starting to leak. you'll eventually get a pool in your passenger floor board. I dont know how hard they are to change on third gens but most cars are a pain in the butt. my 76 firebird i had you had to take the passenger side inner wheel well out, that was lots of fun.

 

Ohh yeah they also have this spray for your a/c box it kills all the bacteria and stuff on the evaporator core, all you do is find a spot that gives you access to the inside of the box and spray it. the dodge dealer did it on my dakota and it worked like a charm.

 

my car smells like water that has been sitting in my backseats for a few weeks, wait maybe because there is, i never had to buy so many car freshners in my life , kind of got worst being that my car was left raised on jackstands the other night when it poored so i opened up my trunk to find that there was about 4 inches of water just floating around..sucks

 

hmmm old cheetos 30 cigarret butts 6 month old milk and cat

well when i bought it no interior kinda leaves no smell

 

My car has a pleasent odor of well aged damp carpet in the trunk, combined with just a hint of coolant, and of course a little pine tree (New car scent). It smells just right

My 25th T/A still smells brand new though

 

Greeeaaat. Can anyone confirm this? Am I going to have to remove the dash to change it?

 

like ****

 

Not much of anything, except when I wash the towel that I use on the drivers seat. Then it smells like a bounce dryer sheet.
No musty smell here, my '84 is a hardtop car.

 

Smells most of the time like exhaust. Probably b/c she's running dirty

 

Hmm. Sort of like new interior smell. becomming more and more like running a little rich smell. Also 'new car smell' thanks to the air freshener I subtly keep in the console

 

like gas

 

Like burnt plastic! I drove next to a plastic bag and it melted to my exhaust system! That sucks!

 

smells like the carpet in drivers side under pedals is wet. It is. Water seems to come out of heater vents, and through firewall just above carpet line. Any Ideas????

 

Still has a hint of new cloth smell, had the seats redone a few years ago.

 

smells like a junkyard! and coffee. very repulsive

 

heres the link
http://www.homemadesimple.com/febrez...cts/auto.shtml

well it sounds like you people need some of this

 

That works good, but it won't fix my problem!

 

My car smells like Bounce facbric softener. u se it to keep out the rodetns and the scent has taken over. It really isn't that bad. before that though it just smelled plain or like a hint of any of the cleaners I had just used on the dash and interior. My car has never seen snow and rarely saw rain so no mildew or moisture here.

 

 

Yea but it did see a concrete wall about 1.5 years ago Still smells the same though

 

My car smells the way it always has, hard to describe, just has that "old car smell" and tranny fluid LOL

 

when your passengers side floor board is always getting wet and it smells like anti-freeze you are more then likely having a problem with your heater core. Engine coolant passes through it, getting heat from the engine, and its leaking coolant through.

Its very easy to by-pass, you just wont have a heater. Ive heard from many friends/family its a real pain to put a new one in.

 

It's not too bad, just replace it.

 

Is it accessible from the engine bay fairly easily or would it make more sense to remove the dash?

 

I rip my interior out everyyear and have it completley shampooed from front to back, then lay down a good layer of scothguard, I also over Zaino the leather seats. The car looks and smells like new for the rest of the year and that says alot cause its a black on black leather interior. Also helps that i don't ever leave anything in the car nor drive it in the rain of bring dirty shoes in the car and i spend 5 hours a week cleaning the damn thing.

 

You have to open the dash.

 

Mine smells kind of musty since it sits most of the time in the garage.

I've been in some GM cars that smell down right putrid.....like nasty BO. Makes me gag.

 

It dosent smell very good when I fart in there...but normally it smells good.

 

The 99 Z smells like fresh wonderful leather.....

The 92 Firebird has a smell so wonderful that I cannot possibly describe the joy that fills my heart every time I open the blessed drivers side door. The sensation that fills my nose is like that of a soft summer breeze on my skin. :hail:

 

My int. smells like sex.

 

smells like beer and women... one or the other is always in there with me

(i never drink and drive my friends)

 

You shouldnt even drink and drive by yourself, IDIOT!!

 

it was a hyperbole IDIOT.... and i meant it to say ... i dont drink and drive...just so u know my friends..

 

A mixture of mildew and unburnt fuel. Yum!

 

Like gear oil and smoke

 

my car was gutted a year ago and put pack together with 99% new parts.

smells like a brand new car.....





STILL.

 

Everything new...cleaned...painted...and or soundproofed...

Smells new to me!

 

after it rains, it smells musty/modly. damn leaky t tops but for 270, i think ill put up with it