Valcryss
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Bacon.Yes....very familiar with liner...have done a few of my other vehicles in the past but hadnt thought about doing it to the pathfinder.
Bacon.
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The plastic grates are pretty broken. I snaked the hand vac hose down there best I could. It's going to the carwash for a big vac tonight. I'll probably just snap off what little plastic remains and get some new ones soon. Or fabricate one. I'm not very pleased with those plastic bits. I don't park under trees, so I should be good for a few days without one.Nice work. Be sure to check the blower motor squirrel cage to the right for leaves as well. Unless you like having your blower sound like a 10 year old's bicycle with playing cards clothes pinned to the spokes, lol
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They do it so you can hose it out. Especially nice for sand. Most popular with beach goers and rock climbers!Sprayed in liner would be pretty cool...hmmmm....
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My turn! So I pulled my glovebox, and was presented with the black barrier thing. I was supprised to see that the screwheads were a little stripped, because my luck usually goes that no one improves anything before I own it.
Then I unscrewed the resistor box. It says "Up" on the top, in case you're an idiot!
When I removed the box...
WHOLLY CRAP!
So I started scooping. And scooping. And digging. And sucking. Good thing for my tiny girl hands!
Afterward, I was left with a sparkly clean blower box, resistor cage, and a mountain of leaves, pine needles, and mats of some sort of gray fiber.
I didn't find any poops, so I don't think the weird fiber is a nest... but who knows!
And as for the mysterious white powder on the floor, I assure you that I'm not trafficking contraband. It's baking soda, to improve the smell of my filthy truck.
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I love everything about it. Except I think that would get a little chilly in the winter!Just rip all the carpet out and spray in some aerosol bedliner! Now it's a a rockcrawler and will smell like dead ozone!
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A sunday afternoon isn't really prime appliance buying time. And because of that, I'm pretty pleased we have wifi.
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I'm going to vac the baking soda and blower box tonight, hopefully that takes care of it. I pitched the seat covers that my grandpa had in there too, and will put my personal freshly-laundered seat covers in. I didn't mind the smell at first, it was more of a joke than anything. But then after a week or so, I started picking it up on my purse and my clothes. So stink-busting needs to happen.Welcom
After the baking soda and vinegar RENT a good steam cleaner or Resolve wet vac from your local Large chain grocery or hardware store.
As far as finding the factory amp, some vehicles had two (8 speaker premium sound, I think one included a noise filter for the tweeters) and if you are running an aftermarket stereo both should be bypassed.
Yeah, that rear amp has GOT TO GO. I was okay with it being a little spotty, but it started making this godawful buzz the other day. Unacceptable! So I hope to be able to rip it out (or simply bypass it) tonight after work as part of my sanity cleanup.
Yeah, I'm naughty and post at work... I even registered my account on a work computer... sooo naughty...
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I'm glad everyone here is so helpful and understanding of a smelly truck! As I mentioned in my very first post, I've never had a smelly truck before, so it's going to be a learning experience.
Although I'm quite capable of removing all the seats, I'd rather not if I can help it. This is not only my "fun project," but it's also the vehicle I drive to work 5 days a week. I'm sure it would be very pleasant afterward to basically rip out and replace my interior, I feel this would be a project for a vacation-length of time.
So while it may eventually come down to that, I'm going to try a more non-invasive approach first, then work my way up. Sucking out the blower seems like just a good solid idea, so I will be doing that either way. But the seats have to stay for now!
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So I've removed my mats and seatcovers and sprinkled 4lbs of baking soda throughout the interior. I'll vac it out tomorrow night and see where that leaves me.
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By request, here are some pretty pictures!
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This could actually be the problem! There are no shortages of leaves and pine needles everywhere else on it! Thanks!Hi and welcome to the forum. I found in my 1992 that the air distribution box was full of leaves and pine needles from years past, giving a rank smell all the time. Cleaned it out and the smell got better. There is a thread pinned on here somewhere about cleaning around the blower resistor. Also a serious fire hazard too.
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I'll definitely check out the floorboard under driver seat area, and I'm going to empty a large box of baking soda all over the carpet. Although it's just recently become mine, this truck has been through my family and at least I know it's not leaking and molding from weather. Best I can tell, the smell got in there the summer we cleaned out my hoarder grandfather's house after he passed away... he was the owner before my mom, who was the owner before me. So it's probably got something to do with the rotten house he lived in. It's just that no amount of Febreeze and fresh air can handle the lingering odor of feetmoldgrease.
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Hi, my name is Rachel, and I've never had a truck before my new 92 Pathfinder. It's pretty great! I'm not at all new to mechanics and fixing up my current rustbucket, I've just never had a 4wd rust bucket that was taller than I am before! I found this forum doing a random google search to find where the stock amp for the rear speakers was located, and it seemes like a great place to set up camp and learn more about my new smelly little dumpster fire.
I'm slowly but surely making my truck more likeable by the day, but there is one thing that just doesn't seem to want to get fixed-- the overwhelming smell of grossness. It's like mold and feet and bearing grease all got drunk together in the back seat, and then their mom came and tried to spray flowers and vanilla and Febreeze on it. I don't know what to do.
I promise I'll be a contributing member of (this) society as time rolls on... but for now, who knows how to take care of this problem before I have to give my awful... I mean, great new truck away to a highschool jock, or someone else who might not mind the stink?
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