FD smell
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FD smell
Okay, my new to me FD arrived last week. Inside it smells exactly like my previous 94, which is a lot more than most cars smell inside. Sort of a strong leather-like smell. Is that the seats? Anyone else find it objectionable? I've got way more important things to fix (like the EGR valve) so I decided to focus on this instead :-)
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That is something I had always wondered about. I have been in about 10 different third gens and eight of them had a similar "new car smell" The other two smelled like cigarettes and weed. Approximate mileage was between 48k and 175k.
I've come to enjoy it. Thought it was odd at first how they all smelled the same despite coming from different parts of the country with different owners.
I've come to enjoy it. Thought it was odd at first how they all smelled the same despite coming from different parts of the country with different owners.
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It's the carpet. All FD's small the same until you get a late model, they changed the carpet for the S8 as they needed to save more weight to counter the added weight from the extra crash protection. The S8 doesn't have the "FD smell".
All earlier models I've seen (smelt?) have that same distinctive smell.
All earlier models I've seen (smelt?) have that same distinctive smell.
Last edited by Ceylon; 11-03-22 at 05:26 AM.
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Yes, you can refer to this thread:
https://www.rx7club.com/3rd-gen-gene...-back-1142695/
https://www.rx7club.com/3rd-gen-gene...-back-1142695/
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