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[Martin_1962]

This is AFTER VAXing.

A few days after the floods the car started ponging - and it is the carpets.

So what is a good spray or deodouriser

[Craig_R]

Same Problem Here

I am thinking about frebreeze
but at the momment i am using room perfume chocalate smell its better than stale nasty horrid smell Yuck

[davlad22]

The sound deadening in cars is the bit that absorbs all the moisture. Because it's not exposed to any air it doesn't seem to get a chance to dry out, acts like a sponge and as you say, stinks.

If you were feeling brave, you could replace all the sound deadening, presumably tear it off and affix some new. Or if you were feeling really brave, replace the whole carpet. This I think would be the only way to get rid of the smell. There are a few facelift migs knocking around in salvage yards.

Febreeze is the obvious easy option, however, I think it's about 4 squid a bottle Tesco's do an own brand  which is less than half that price and pretty good. Give it a try, perhaps it will gradually cure the problemo.

[markey mark]

only way to get rid is to completly remove all carpets and dry completely !!  

[TheBoy]

A really good spray is Oust! from your supermarket. It doesn't mask that damp smell, but seems to erradicate it. Obviously if capets still wet, smell will return...

Used Oust! in Tunnie's senny which had been stood around for months and whiffed a bit, that damp smell never returned...

[MickAP]

Mine has had the same problem, flooding of the front and rear footwells. Same problem the drain plug was blocked. Anyway after curing the water ingress problem I set about drying the carpets, no problem doing that the bigger problem was drying out what is underneath them. You will never get that sound deadening material dry (it's like a sponge) unless you remove it and leave it out of the car for around a week to dry out. Not much of a problem in the rear footwell as it's not very thick there and comes away easily, it's the front that a bit of a pain and it's quite thick there and contoured to fit up behind the dash. You will need a stanley knife and cut it out, it's a pain to get it out in one piece, but  once out hang it up somewhere to drip dry, it's suprising how much water it holds. Becareful when cutting as there is part of the wiring loom (in my facelift model) passing across the passenger footwell on top of the sponge and up by the door pillar. You will never get rid of the pong unless this is dry. Mine started to smell after about 10 days so I had to cut it out, if your careful it goes back in no problem and you can even glue it back if you want but I didn't bother as it fitted back in ok.

Mick

[TheBoy]

In previous cars, I've Vax'd, then stuck the dehumidifyer in there for a day or two...

[miggy]

May be worth a try, Autoglym interior carpet/seat freshner, comes in a spray form, I have always found it to be good.

 

[Martin_1962]

Footwell heaters recycle and Hi

Getting the smell out

[Crazydad]

This is AFTER VAXing.

A few days after the floods the car started ponging - and it is the carpets.

So what is a good spray or deodouriser

An easy way to get rid of unwanted smells in cars is to use ground coffee, put about 5-6 tablespoons in a Tupperware box overnight, this should then do the trick, depending on how intensive the smell is of course, if it`s not completely gone repeat  

[Dave-C]

Neutrodol or similar spelling, is ' tastic...  little white pot with a dropper on the end...  blue logo and red writing ...  I like this product...  must say though, the Auto Glym is rather nice too..
DC

[MickAP]

Footwell heaters recycle and Hi

Getting the smell out

Yeah but if that spongy stuff underneath the carpets is still wet you'll never get rid of the smell that way, it's that whats causing it to pong. It's like drying out you carpet at home but leaving the unlay sopping wet.

Mick

[davlad22]

An easy way to get rid of unwanted smells in cars is to use ground coffee

Yeah i've heard that as well! Charcoal & Bi-carb of soda are another couple!!! Won't dry out the carpets mind!

[luv_my_mv6]

Going back a fair while, my dad had an old skip on wheels escort, that leaked water and soaked the carpets everytime it rained, the car stunk like an old soggy mattress, but he got round it by using my mums de-humidifier in the car, it absorbed all the water out of the air in the car and hence dried out all the wet carpets etc after a weekend or so, if you could borrow one or hire one it might work for you, just a pain having the household mains cable leading to the car....... dont know if they make any better and faster ones these days? Worked for his old s**t box and never left smells untill it got wet again  

[luv_my_mv6]

In previous cars, I've Vax'd, then stuck the dehumidifyer in there for a day or two...

 Sorry TB...... just posted similar answer   that'll teach me to read properly in future   Does work though and saves cutting the car to bits