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Title: WARNING! Don't put Bounce in your pollen filter
Post by: Victor Meldrew on 27 July 2012, 18:39:17
Read somewhere about putting a sheet of Bounce (smelly stuff you put in the tumble drier) in the pollen filter as an air freshener.

If you're going to try it please note a word of warning, don't do as I did and put it in behind the pollen filter.

Bloody thing got sucked in to the heater fan!  >:( Nearly shit myself last night when I turned the fan up to max, sounded like a fog horn going off in the dash.  :o Car was actually vibrating and I thought WTF! was that, then it stuck me that it was the sheet of Bounce. 

Checked behind the pollen filter and sure enough the sheet had gone.  Looked down in to the fan and there the bugger was wrapped round the fan blades. Couldn't get my hand in far enough to grab the sod but with much poking and pulling with a straightened wire coat hanger managed to get it out.

Won't be doing that again in a hurry!  :y
Title: Re: WARNING! Don't put Bounce in your pollen filter
Post by: cam2502 on 27 July 2012, 18:41:47
Hahaha, that made me laugh out loud!
Not what could've been a disaster, the way you've worded it :) . Thanks for making my night a bit brighter!! ;D ;D ;D :y
Title: Re: WARNING! Don't put Bounce in your pollen filter
Post by: Kevin Wood on 27 July 2012, 19:44:10
You're much better off hanging such things from the rear view mirror. ::)

Remove before MOT. :-X
Title: Re: WARNING! Don't put Bounce in your pollen filter
Post by: Terbs on 27 July 2012, 20:05:18
Hahaha, that made me laugh out loud!
Not what could've been a disaster, the way you've worded it :) . Thanks for making my night a bit brighter!! ;D ;D ;D :y

Have to agree....laughed out loud on that one.

Luckily, you got away unscathed :y
Title: Re: WARNING! Don't put Bounce in your pollen filter
Post by: the alarming man on 27 July 2012, 20:25:14
+1..... ;D
Title: Re: WARNING! Don't put Bounce in your pollen filter
Post by: waspy on 27 July 2012, 20:33:18
I shouldn't laugh at your down fall & I usually don't at any ones, but that made me chuckle ;D ;D :y

Glad you got it out :y :y
Title: Re: WARNING! Don't put Bounce in your pollen filter
Post by: omega3000 on 27 July 2012, 20:33:40
Read somewhere about putting a sheet of Bounce (smelly stuff you put in the tumble drier) in the pollen filter as an air freshener.

If you're going to try it please note a word of warning, don't do as I did and put it in behind the pollen filter.

Bloody thing got sucked in to the heater fan!  >:( Nearly shit myself last night when I turned the fan up to max, sounded like a fog horn going off in the dash.  :o Car was actually vibrating and I thought WTF! was that, then it stuck me that it was the sheet of Bounce. 

Checked behind the pollen filter and sure enough the sheet had gone.  Looked down in to the fan and there the bugger was wrapped round the fan blades. Couldn't get my hand in far enough to grab the sod but with much poking and pulling with a straightened wire coat hanger managed to get it out.

Won't be doing that again in a hurry!  :y

 ;D  Once bitten  ;)
Title: Re: WARNING! Don't put Bounce in your pollen filter
Post by: grain.ben on 27 July 2012, 21:00:44
 ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D sorry, havent laughed quite so hard in a long time  :P
Title: Re: WARNING! Don't put Bounce in your pollen filter
Post by: jonny2112 on 27 July 2012, 21:43:57
Nice one grumpy  ;D :D ;)
Title: Re: WARNING! Don't put Bounce in your pollen filter
Post by: tidla on 27 July 2012, 22:25:43
some one had too.

I DONT believe it!!
Title: Re: WARNING! Don't put Bounce in your pollen filter
Post by: feeutfo on 27 July 2012, 22:35:50
Victor! Really!  ::)


Where did this daft idea come from?
Title: Re: WARNING! Don't put Bounce in your pollen filter
Post by: Andy B on 27 July 2012, 22:40:43
I suppose it's better than a shed load of air fresheners .................  ::) ::) ::) ::) ::) ;D ;)
Title: Re: WARNING! Don't put Bounce in your pollen filter
Post by: SIR Philbutt on 27 July 2012, 23:03:14
I put bounce on mine BUT realised it would be sucked in so duck taped it to the the outside (sorry to be a do good-er  ::) )

Anyway just to say dont do it anyway lasted about 3 days  ::) not worth the effort

Swmbo suggested spaying it with fabreze and that is still working a week later  :y
Title: Re: WARNING! Don't put Bounce in your pollen filter
Post by: TheBoy on 28 July 2012, 10:42:17
You're much better off hanging such things from the rear view mirror. ::)

Remove before MOT. :-X
You talking to me, Mr Wood?  >:(

 ::)
Title: Re: WARNING! Don't put Bounce in your pollen filter
Post by: Kevin Wood on 28 July 2012, 10:45:42
You're much better off hanging such things from the rear view mirror. ::)

Remove before MOT. :-X
You talking to me, Mr Wood?  >:(

 ::)

(https://dl.dropbox.com/u/26795734/Smilies/whistling.gif)
Title: Re: WARNING! Don't put Bounce in your pollen filter
Post by: Lazydocker on 28 July 2012, 10:48:29
You're much better off hanging such things from the rear view mirror. ::)

Remove before MOT. :-X
You talking to me, Mr Wood?  >:(

 ::)

(https://dl.dropbox.com/u/26795734/Smilies/whistling.gif)

BAN HIM!!!! :D :D :D

Move along... Nothing to see here ::)
Title: Re: WARNING! Don't put Bounce in your pollen filter
Post by: feeutfo on 29 July 2012, 11:02:36
(snigger)
Title: Re: WARNING! Don't put Bounce in your pollen filter
Post by: Auto Addict on 29 July 2012, 13:27:17
Brilliant ;D
Title: Re: WARNING! Don't put Bounce in your pollen filter
Post by: Vamps on 29 July 2012, 21:52:34
You're much better off hanging such things from the rear view mirror. ::)

Remove before MOT. :-X
You talking to me, Mr Wood?  >:(

 ::)

(https://dl.dropbox.com/u/26795734/Smilies/whistling.gif)

BAN HIM!!!! :D :D :D

Move along... Nothing to see here ::)

 :o :o :o  ;) ;)
Title: Re: WARNING! Don't put Bounce in your pollen filter
Post by: Lazydocker on 29 July 2012, 21:59:05
You're much better off hanging such things from the rear view mirror. ::)

Remove before MOT. :-X
You talking to me, Mr Wood?  >:(

 ::)

(https://dl.dropbox.com/u/26795734/Smilies/whistling.gif)

BAN HIM!!!! :D :D :D

Move along... Nothing to see here ::)

 :o :o :o  ;) ;)

We all know I've been banned for much less obvious "baiting" of the Angry Admin ::)