[Tal_S]

Hey guys, I have a ‘22 SS 1LE and the Recaro seats have had a smell since day 1.
The smell sticks to clothes, it smells kind of plasticky/sour and won’t go away.

So far I have wet vacuumed the seats twice professionally, which made it a bit better for a bit before the smell came back.
I used Sonax odor eliminator spray, which masked the smell for a bit before it came back.
I had the car ozone treated twice now and the smell still persists and sticks to my shirt and pants even after a short 5 minute drive.

Has anyone had experience with eliminating odor from these seats? The next step I’m thinking of is getting a hardcore, enzymatic odor eliminator designed for pets etc (that is safe to use on fabric) and just spray it daily.

Any tips would go a long way as it’s been this way for months and it’s frustrating to say the least.

Thank you!

[22SS1LE]

you can try one of these.
I know they get alot of praise for how well it works at removing not covering smells
https://biobombs.com/collections/aut...dorization-kit

[DaveC113]

Wow. How about a warranty claim?

If they won't replace them I'd try an ozone treatment. Some car detail shops may be familiar.

[Tal_S]

Originally Posted by DaveC113

Wow. How about a warranty claim?

If they won't replace them I'd try an ozone treatment. Some car detail shops may be familiar.

As I said in the OP, I had it ozone treated twice now :\

And I dont think I can have it warranty claimed due to smell, but I can definitely go to the dealer and try! Thanks for the idea

Originally Posted by 22SS1LE

you can try one of these.
I know they get alot of praise for how well it works at removing not covering smells
https://biobombs.com/collections/aut...dorization-kit

I've heard about those but as far as Ive heard Ozone treatment works better than these

[DaveC113]

Originally Posted by Tal_S

As I said in the OP, I had it ozone treated twice now :\

And I dont think I can have it warranty claimed due to smell, but I can definitely go to the dealer and try! Thanks for the idea





I've heard about those but as far as Ive heard Ozone treatment works better than these

Sorry, missed that. I think it's 100% a manufacturing defect, or maybe something happened in assembly. like a chem got spilled. It sounds like there's some chance whatever it is is toxic, or at least tell the service manager you think it's a health hazard. If they won't replace them I'd get ones from a junkyard. After all you've done I don't think anything is going to work. I've never heard anyone else with this issue.

[Tal_S]

Originally Posted by DaveC113

Sorry, missed that. I think it's 100% a manufacturing defect, or maybe something happened in assembly. like a chem got spilled. It sounds like there's some chance whatever it is is toxic, or at least tell the service manager you think it's a health hazard. If they won't replace them I'd get ones from a junkyard. After all you've done I don't think anything is going to work. I've never heard anyone else with this issue.

I think you might be right. Thank you for the advice, I'll book an appointment with the dealership and see if they can do something about it. I don't think its toxic, but I will definitely try and convey that haha

[CamaroDreams76]

My wife's car is a 22 1LE and she complains about this. I think it's part of the new car smell, which I love. The problem is when it sticks to your clothes it makes the clothes smell like pee, which is pretty disgusting. Have yet to find a solution.

[Tal_S]

Originally Posted by CamaroDreams76

My wife's car is a 22 1LE and she complains about this. I think it's part of the new car smell, which I love. The problem is when it sticks to your clothes it makes the clothes smell like pee, which is pretty disgusting. Have yet to find a solution.

Okay I’m really relieved in not the only one 😅
I’ve recently had it wet vacuumed again several times in a row with warm water and laundry agent and it seems to have made a difference! After that I sprayed it down with laundry perfume and let it “cook” in the sun for a day, closed, before airing it out. Seems to have made a big impact

[2004YZFR1]

I think my 1LE smells like exhaust gas or something. And I get a smell on my shirt etc. but it doesn’t smell sour. I bought my car new and I thought it was new car smell also. I took it into the dealer so they could check it out. They said they didn’t ever smell anything. I did use a Chemical Guy water proofing type treatment on the Alcantara. I’m not sure if it’s from that.