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Old Nov 7, 2011 | 06:48 PM
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What do you use? and how long do they last?

im fed up with nothing lasting more than a week
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Old Nov 7, 2011 | 06:50 PM
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Magic Tree's however ive noticed these dont last like they used too!
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Magic tree black ice.

Edit to say... If you just ripp the V on the packet to just get the elastic out and hang in car then you will see a month easy out of one.

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Old Nov 7, 2011 | 06:52 PM
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I've tried them, i hate having them hanging off the mirror, and i hate having the bag hanging off them, so i rip it straight off, then it smells for about a week

i want something i can hide away, under the seats etc, that smell for ages.
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Old Nov 7, 2011 | 06:54 PM
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My magic tree goes in the boot....
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Old Nov 7, 2011 | 06:55 PM
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Get one of those room air freshener things, stick it under the seat.
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Old Nov 7, 2011 | 06:55 PM
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[quote=James @ M Developments.;5691478]What do you use? and how long do they last?

im fed up with nothing lasting more than a week[/quote

ive got used to chips and vineger, it lasts a long time noooooo, ive got into the habit of using those airfreshner dangley things, i spray them with the air freshner spray bottles from halfords
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Old Nov 7, 2011 | 06:56 PM
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Calafornia Scents, usually Strawberry or Citrus. Pleanty to try though, avoid new car though, it smells like bleech
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Old Nov 7, 2011 | 07:01 PM
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Another for California Scents, Shasta Strawberry for me, or those under seat ones
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Old Nov 7, 2011 | 07:06 PM
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Originally Posted by Bailes1992
Calafornia Scents, usually Strawberry or Citrus. Pleanty to try though, avoid new car though, it smells like bleech
cherry is to strong aswell
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Old Nov 7, 2011 | 07:06 PM
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Not a fan of airfreshners(hanging ones anyway)

but i sometimes use the Autosmart berry,very fresh smelling,you can buy it in both hanging and spray(berry blast)its unique nozzle pumps it out like a fire extiguisher lol and lingers for a fair while
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Originally Posted by rs_traynor
cherry is to strong aswell
You can dial in how strong you want it?
I usually only have it open a tiny bit and can get a month or two out of them
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Old Nov 7, 2011 | 07:14 PM
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Originally Posted by Bailes1992
Calafornia Scents, usually Strawberry or Citrus. Pleanty to try though, avoid new car though, it smells like bleech
cherry is to strong aswell
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Old Nov 7, 2011 | 07:18 PM
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well I've ordered a few california scents on the bay, so ill give them a go!
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Let me know how you get on with them James.

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Old Nov 7, 2011 | 07:23 PM
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will do mate, they do some nice flavours, hopefully they will hide the smell of damp Husky
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Old Nov 7, 2011 | 07:39 PM
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Originally Posted by Moonstone Mo
Not a fan of airfreshners(hanging ones anyway)

but i sometimes use the Autosmart berry,very fresh smelling,you can buy it in both hanging and spray(berry blast)its unique nozzle pumps it out like a fire extiguisher lol and lingers for a fair while

same here love the smell
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Old Nov 7, 2011 | 07:40 PM
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air freshener from lidl, meant for the house 89p
hidden under seat been there 4weeks still smells nice.
car airfreshners are just a rip off never last and twice the price.
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Old Nov 7, 2011 | 07:45 PM
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Originally Posted by rsmat
Magic tree black ice.

Edit to say... If you just ripp the V on the packet to just get the elastic out and hang in car then you will see a month easy out of one.
+1 love the smell, need to get a few
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Old Nov 7, 2011 | 07:49 PM
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autosmart berry blast
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Old Nov 7, 2011 | 08:03 PM
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You need one of these in your life, proper retro business

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Old Nov 7, 2011 | 08:12 PM
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i empty a bottle of febreze over it once every few weeks.
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Old Nov 7, 2011 | 08:26 PM
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You need one of these in your life, proper retro business

where did you get them from mate?
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Old Nov 7, 2011 | 08:33 PM
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Old Nov 7, 2011 | 08:38 PM
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Andy130 - wheres my £45!?!? I paid you for the carpet back on October 4th and have nothing? You said you were send my money back but still havent got it. BEWARE OF THIS GUY!
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Old Nov 7, 2011 | 08:46 PM
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Blimey, have I strayed into the Boots perfume department by mistake?
Air Fresheners? What happened to honest sweat and old beer cans?
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Old Nov 7, 2011 | 08:49 PM
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i don't have the luxury of country air up here Alan
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I valeted a car for a american lady in the summer,when i opened the door there was a realy realy strong smell ( i thought it smelt like marzipan ) she had about 4 cans of cherry california scents under the seats.
Was overpowering but it was a nice smell,maybe one under the seat would not be as bad.
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Old Nov 7, 2011 | 09:05 PM
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I use the magic tree black ice aerosol spray, spray it in the car and it lasts for ages! Also bought another car at the weekend and it has a green leaf shape thing hanging on the mirror but its smells blimmin lovely!!
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Can't remember the make, it's been a while since I've needed to buy one.

But it's a purple coloured soft plastic foot, it's some sort of berry smell and it's good.


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few squirts of fabreeze and its sorted
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Andy130 - wheres my £45!?!? I paid you for the carpet back on October 4th and have nothing? You said you were send my money back but still havent got it. BEWARE OF THIS GUY!

PM him mate... Don't shit on someone else's thread..!

Ps Andy says cheers for the £45... He's now got a cracking pair of adidas chile 62's....

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Originally Posted by James @ M Developments.
i don't have the luxury of country air up here Alan
Ah yes, country air. My car is full of it. Horse Do, Collie Do, Chicken Do and my favourite for the real connoisseur, Badger Do.
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Originally Posted by rsmat
Magic tree black ice.

Edit to say... If you just ripp the V on the packet to just get the elastic out and hang in car then you will see a month easy out of one.
these are the best smell imo, dirt cheap to
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Originally Posted by RS Grant
Can't remember the make, it's been a while since I've needed to buy one.

But it's a purple coloured soft plastic foot, it's some sort of berry smell and it's good.


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i use a magic tree but dont hang it on the mirror, i hate stuff there, i hang it off the rear passenger handle on the roof, cant see it there.
and as said only cut the V and do it with sissors. then just pull a little more out every coupe of weeks, they last ages then.

when i worked at bmw the valeters used to spray a bubblegum air freshener onto the rear footwell mats, used to work well.

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Autosmart Blast, the Bubblegum one. Amazing! They're £3 from an Autosmart guy and will last forever. Just don't do the old flamethrower trick with it in your house

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Glals...e_gdata_player

You also get as said above Berry Blast and a Cool Waters smelling one.

The purple feet Grants talking about, you get them in Halfords but they also sell it in a wee pouch that goes under the seat They smell lovely!

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Originally Posted by rsmat
Magic tree black ice.
Best by far, Mighty Oak do a pirate version called Ice cool.
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The autosmart is the business like.. Chewing gum flavour has got to be the best or cool which smells similar to cool waters. The apple one is rotten like
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