I dont have access to shop air, so please suggest some ideas on how to clean my air vents. I would rather not dismantle my dash.

reason I am asking is because when I turn on the heat or put the selector switch on to the feet position, it smells like FEET.

 

spray lysol in front of the intake vents near the windshield, and run the heater for a bit.

 

What he said...

 

this would be outside of the windshield? where the hood hinges at?

 

no inside!!! where air comes out when defrost is on

 

the fresh air vent is on the outside. spray the lysol on the outside which the vents are in front of the wipers. turn on the heat and it will pull the spray inside. i assume you dont have an in cabin microfilter?

 

how much lysol?

 

btw, i use fabreeze (spl?)

 

yeah, I was thinking of using something other than lysol. I dont know if I have the cabin microfilter

 

as far as i know i think the cars came standard with it. but it shouldent be a problem i used fabreeze and it smells good now. the freshness of fabreeze. (commercial ad for free) lol.

 

my 2k1 ae did not have one so i added one mainly due to allergies. i think the reason most people use lysol is that is kills bacteria, mold and mildew. febreeze does smell better but i am not sure it gets rid of anything causing the smell.

 

my car didn't have the microfilter standard. It had a slot for it, but no filter. I put one in several months ago and haven't noticed any difference to tell you the truth.

To freshen up the scent...just stuff a bunch of that potpourri stuff down into the intake vent!

 

I already have some potpourri bags in my car. smels good everytime I enter my max. these can be found at linen's n things or bed bath and beyond for like $5 for three bags.