When I first got the car, there was a bit of smell of humidity inside. I'd like to think that this is because the car sat at the dealership for a while out by the road. After I brought the car home, I cleaned the hell out of the inside and that annoying smell went away.
But the car still has a bit of an aroma to it. It's not "humidity" per se but i'd call it "8-year-old car smell." I dont mind it and I've come to identify it as "M5 smell" and my nostrils get used to it within seconds, but I'm curious as to whether I can get rid of it or not.
Come to think of it, a bit of it comes out when I turn the cabin fans on.
Use Anti-Bacterial Fa-breeze in HVAC intakes while runnig A/C. Works just great.
Where are the HVAC intakes located? Are they under the dash on the passenger side? Should the AC be on recirculated air? I need to do this
myself.
Thanks!
__________________ 2003 Sterling Grey M5
Dinan Front Strut Brace, Rear Sway Bar & CAI
Eisenmann Race & X Pipe
UUC Evo 3 & DSSR
GC Coilovers
Confronti Shark Injection 93 Octane
Brake Duct Mod
Intravee II
Rear Wheels Up Front (275's all around)
Ultimate Pedals
V1/S1
Where are the HVAC intakes located? Are they under the dash on the passenger side? Should the AC be on recirculated air? I need to do this
myself.
Thanks!
the two big black boxes at the rear corners of the engine compartment. Pop off the lids (maybe get a new set of activated charcoal filters, they're supposed to be replaced regularly), take out the filters and open the front doors. Turn on the fan, full speed, no recirc, spray lysol or whatever into the boxes, you'll see it getting sucked in. Spray the entire can. Close up the car and let it sit a while (overnight if you can). Car will smell like lysol for a few days, but that will kill the mildue/bacteria in the system and you should be good for a few years.
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Mike
91 M5 Alpine White II, Silver Gray 3/90 production
17x8/17x9 M system with PS2, 20mm touring roll bar; Ground Control Coilovers; EAT Chip, CD43; bmw/nardi blackline steering wheel, 3.8 Cam Gears
08 535i / 6 speed
Space Gray; Gray; Sport/Premium/Nav
00 M5 Ti Silver; Imola/black sportiv --Sold
Engine:
Supersprint Headers, Dinan CAI kit and MAFS, Throttle Bodies, Cams, Ported heads, Exhaust, Custom dinan software, Evosport Pullies, Dinan clutch and lightened flywheel; Ignition solutions plasma coils
Suspension:
Dinan Stage 3 with front and rear Strut Tower Braces, Beastpower Sway bar brackets, Dinan Wheels with 275/285 PilotSport, X5 Thrust arm bushings, Stoptech 355mm 4 piston front, 355mm 2 piston rear brake kit, Dinan 3.45 diff
Interior/Misc:
Eurodash, updated steering wheel, Bluetooth retrofit, Sirius Retrofit, hardwired V1, Widescreen Mk4 nav, M audio retrofit, Ice Link, BSW Stage 1 speaker upgrade, bmw towbar
Another thing that makes my car smell great are Meguiars Gold Class Leather Wipes- you can use them on all your interior leather and vinyl and electronics too and car will smell great afterwards for a few weeks. Also I take one of those Yankee Candle car gels and put in one of the rear door storage compartments and that thing lasts about 2 months strong, just gotta make sure the holes are facing up so nothing leaks out.
__________________ 2009 Toyota Tundra TRD Black/Gray
Tomtom Go 720 Navigation with Bluetooth
2008 Toyota Highlander Black/Gray
Still searching for a reliable race car...
"The car is the closest thing we will ever create to something that is alive"
the two big black boxes at the rear corners of the engine compartment. Pop off the lids (maybe get a new set of activated charcoal filters, they're supposed to be replaced regularly), take out the filters and open the front doors. Turn on the fan, full speed, no recirc, spray lysol or whatever into the boxes, you'll see it getting sucked in. Spray the entire can. Close up the car and let it sit a while (overnight if you can). Car will smell like lysol for a few days, but that will kill the mildue/bacteria in the system and you should be good for a few years.
A whole can???? That's a hell of a lot of lysol
Also, anyone got a part number for the cabin filters?
I use some fresh lavender is a small pouch and put it up front. Its all natural and smells good. There is also some citrus based all purpose cleaners that do a decent job of cleaning and leave a nice, non-chemically smell behind.
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