That smell

[Rave Racer]

    What I did in my 4000 when it started to smell like dust was to put one
of those glade gel pouches in my vent.  I guess it's kind of specific
because the center vents on 4000's are useless for anything else, and the
dust smell was coming from my vents when I turned my fan on and it was the
source of the offending odor anyway.  I used the thing that you use to
refill your Glade home air freshener.  There's one that has gel in it and
two halves that you're supposed to take the foil off.  I took the foil off
of one side and stuck that inside the vent then closed the vent on it.  I
did all this after I took the grill on the vent off, then I put the grill
back on after.  Now every time I want the car to smell good I turn on the
fan and open the side vents.  You just have to remember to never open the
center vent.  For the first month or so it was a little strong so make sure
you get one that you can tolerate for a while.  The usual disclaimers apply
with respect to my connection to Glade.  I'm just mad they don't make
vanilla anymore.

       Rave Racer
'89 Jetta 1.8L 16V GTX
 http://www.vwot.org/members/Pete.html
'87 Audi 4000 Quattro Sedan
 http://www.audifans.com/registry/view.php?action=viewCar&carid=110
'72 Triumph GT6
 http://motorcities.com/contents/01I3H011116682.html
'83 Toyota Tercel (yoda)     Possible future Sandrail donor...  Maybe

----- Original Message -----
From: Doyt W. Echelberger <Doyt at buckeye-express.com>
To: <cobram at juno.com>
Cc: <quattro at audifans.com>
Sent: Friday, June 07, 2002 1:02 PM
Subject: Re: That smell


> I just feel that it is necessary to thank you for that suggestion. One of
> the most useful posts I can remember....mainly because I LIKE the smell of
> coffee, and never connected it with making my car smell better. I think
> I'll just sprinkle some around the living room, also.
>
> Doyt Echelberger
>
>  >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> At 12:31 PM 6/7/2002 -0400, you wrote:
> ><David.Ullrich at ferguson.com> writes:
> >
> > > smell. Guess what I found under the passenger seat? A DEAD MOUSE!!!
> > > Ewww!!! Anyway, With the mouse gone, the smell is slowly going away.
> > > I wonder how long it will take to completely go away?
> >
> >Coffee or coffee grounds.  A paper bag with some good strong expresso
> >ground under the seat will keep the "scent" at bay until nature takes
> >it's course.  If it's under the seat, you can just sprinkle it on the
> >carpet.  LOTS better than those commercial car fresheners that'll make it
> >smell like a cheap bordello in there.
> >
> >BCNU,
> >http://www.geocities.com/cobramsri/
> >
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