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Old 09-14-2004, 01:29 AM
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Squash is the scent that the brand of air fresheners "Air Spencer" makes. It smells good and looks good too. Just google it and you'll see.
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does autozone etc sell these? cant see the point of orderein it when i can get it local
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This will help get rid of that awful odor:

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Old 09-14-2004, 04:23 AM
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I'm a smoker and i use Febreeze for my xB and it works wonders. It eliminates ALL the odors while leaving a fresh scent. also, it's not that expensive either.
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No, they do not sell these at your local Autozone or Pepboys. You must either order online, or find some funky asian place that sells them.
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haha i got a thing of the new car spray so it'll always smell new ;) or REALLY NEW haha
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Old 09-17-2004, 04:59 PM
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Originally Posted by WaterDragon
My leather seats have enough "fresh" smell for me! :D
Yeah! My xB has leather and I loved the smell... But I f*cked up and put leather conditioner on them, and it took all the smell away

Now it's squash all day baby Either that or My Shaldan

And as far as those dryer sheets.... Hmm I'll have to try that! Can you put it over a cabin filter? I fabricated one using the tech section, keeps the dust down...
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Old 09-18-2004, 07:27 AM
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Originally Posted by brian
No, they do not sell these at your local Autozone or Pepboys. You must either order online, or find some funky asian place that sells them.
Hey, those "funky asian" places are great places to shop for little car things like that, and a lot of them have JDM parts you can't find anywhere else except well... ordereing directly from japan. Sorry, didn't mean to get defensive about....but yea, all the people who step into my car like the squash smell, it's a pleasant, not too strong, sweet smell. But yes, you have to go to specialty asian stores to find them. or order them online.

I recommend these, they come in multiple shapes and last a long time, and when it starts to die off, just buy a scent refill. cybergypsy said something about her stuff lasting 30 days? isn't that kind of short? i had my air-spencer in my car for over a year and it was just starting to fade. I only got a new one because i broke the clamp
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Originally Posted by Cybergypsy
Glade Wisp is still the best boys....it lasts 30 days, on my second refill.....love that thing
Yeah... thanks for that CG.. after your last post i went and got one... the "hawaiian breeze" is way to _girly_ (for lack of a better word), but the citrus is awesome!
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Old 09-18-2004, 08:14 AM
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Originally Posted by THE DON
Yeah! My xB has leather and I loved the smell... But I f*cked up and put leather conditioner on them, and it took all the smell away

Zaino Bros Leather Conditioner brings that leather smell right back... I use that ____ everywhere... my Mustang, leather jacket, leather couch and chairs.... it's awesome
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Old 09-20-2004, 04:32 PM
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Originally Posted by TokyoRaver
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Yeah! My xB has leather and I loved the smell... But I f*cked up and put leather conditioner on them, and it took all the smell away

Zaino Bros Leather Conditioner brings that leather smell right back... I use that ____ everywhere... my Mustang, leather jacket, leather couch and chairs.... it's awesome
I actually saw an air freshener in the store called Leather scent and I laughed my ***** off

It smelled like my grampa's old smokey drapes! Someone messed up on that one. They must have smelled an old leather jacket to try to simulate the scent. They should have tried making a "new leather" scent, cuz that one is horrible!

I'll have to try that Zaino stuff...
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Old 09-20-2004, 04:39 PM
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I use the Yankee Candle Macintosh freshner. It smells really good in the box.
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Old 09-25-2004, 08:25 PM
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I just dump Courvasier all over the carpets...Sometimes maybe Jim Beam.
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Originally Posted by picklewagon
I just dump Courvasier all over the carpets...Sometimes maybe Jim Beam.





Fresh or used courvasier, jim beam.
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i have a bar of old spice soap in the glovebox.......i got it free when i bought deodrant once, i orginally left it in the car to write on friend's windows......but it smelled so nice i had to move it to my xB.....

also i bought those fricken glade scented oil ones...well...they dont snap onto my vents!!!, ended up goin in the cup holder and eventually spilling all over the floor, so now the top half of my car smells like soap, and the bottom half smells like vanialla!

also, i have orange sented spray.....and i just quit smoking, so the car smells musty like old smoke when i turn the vents on, so i simply sprayed a ____load of spray in the vents, and that seemed to work
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Old 10-16-2004, 08:36 AM
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I'm going to try & make a squash refill holder the size of the cabin filter, that way there's no spencer holder to flop around, and wne the air comes through the vents its already pre scented. Anyone tried this yet?
 
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Originally Posted by rockrawler
I'm going to try & make a squash refill holder the size of the cabin filter, that way there's no spencer holder to flop around, and wne the air comes through the vents its already pre scented. Anyone tried this yet?
I put an air freshener in my cabin filter.... It's WAY too strong!! It's cool when you're just cruising with the vent on "fresh air" mode, but God forbid you ever need to turn on the A/C or heater!! Instant headache.

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Old 03-10-2005, 07:30 PM
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Bump, for people with stank azz rides!!

I'm in love with dryer sheets now! The smell is unique, and fresh! Not just "cherry" or some other generic scent. Snuggle rules!

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Old 03-10-2005, 08:49 PM
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AirSpencer brand

either Lime Squash, Squash,
or Peach Soap
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Old 03-10-2005, 09:06 PM
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I got a bunch of squash refills for my Air Spencer from Super Autobacs when I was down in CA for JGTC/D1. They seem to be cheaper there than anywhere else I've found.

Although I did see them at a few Toyota dealers around here. In the parts department. So if you are looking for it, that might not be a bad place to check.
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