cabin air filter idea..? - Toyota Nation Forum : Toyota Car and Truck Forums

clarkgrizwald · 12-19-2007, 08:50 PM

im gonna replace my cabin filter soon. and i was thinking, what if you dropped a few drops of air freshner on it? would it work or would it smell too strong/not enough?

liquidi3ladz · 12-19-2007, 10:21 PM

It might not work.

clarkgrizwald · 12-19-2007, 10:27 PM

why not?

touringcamry · 12-19-2007, 10:44 PM

What type of air freshener are you talking about? It may evaporate faster than you think

njerald · 12-19-2007, 10:59 PM

Someone told me it works with dead mice/rats on the filter so.........

touringcamry · 12-19-2007, 10:59 PM

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Originally Posted by njerald

Someone told me it works with dead mice/rats on the filter so.........

Don't forget about tuna. That stuff works wonders.

***CharmCityES*** · 12-19-2007, 11:32 PM

hmm that would be cool if it does work
i like my vanilla scented yankee candle air freshemer alot so im good in the car fragerence department

liquidi3ladz · 12-20-2007, 01:05 AM

Maybe if you have some kind of secented gel. =p

clarkgrizwald · 12-20-2007, 01:18 AM

scented oil plug ins

TRD VVTi · 12-20-2007, 04:21 AM

I'd make it smell like sex. You could be creative on how to get the smell on the air filter. After a while, I don't think it would smell that great anymore though.

Maybe your air freshener idea would be better.

MrSo0h0o · 12-20-2007, 10:04 AM

i dont know why u guys are giving him a hard time about this.. i dont think its that bad of an idea. clark, if it works, let me know and i will do the same..

jimmy-j · 12-20-2007, 10:08 AM

think of how often you change the cabin filter and think of how often the air freshner effectiveness wears off.

air freshners (even the JDM ones) last only a few weeks to a month - cabin filters need to be changed about once per year. it'll smell nice for the first bit then if you want to make it smell nice again u gotta crack open the glove box, unscrew it, reach in to remove it and do it all over again.

more hassle than benefit IMO.

MrSo0h0o · 12-20-2007, 10:16 AM

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Originally Posted by jimmy-j

think of how often you change the cabin filter and think of how often the air freshner effectiveness wears off.

air freshners (even the JDM ones) last only a few weeks to a month - cabin filters need to be changed about once per year. it'll smell nice for the first bit then if you want to make it smell nice again u gotta crack open the glove box, unscrew it, reach in to remove it and do it all over again.

more hassle than benefit IMO.

it takes 2 secs to get to the filter.. u just have to drop the door and u can reach in and change it out.. but i guess to each his own..

geoff5093 · 12-20-2007, 10:20 AM

It's not a bad idea at all, but I believe that any kind of spray-on freshener will disappear much faster then you're probably thinking.

TRD VVTi · 12-20-2007, 04:11 PM

I don't think that it's a bad idea. I'm just not fond of air freshener smells that much. I keep my car clean and it always smells fine.

If you like that stuff, I'm sure there is a way to make it work.