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Originally Posted by KBD
I bought a 2024 CPO X5. Not sure where the smell is coming from in my cabin. It's not an unpleasant smell, just not my cup of tea. It smells like maybe the previous owner sprayed cologne or some strong fragrance into the seats/carpet/etc.
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10:1 what you are smelling is the residual "hide it" fragrance of whatever it was that the dealer used to hide the underlying offending smell. Likely that of cigarette / cigar smoke.
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Originally Posted by KBD
How would one go about getting rid of a persistent smell, and getting back to OEM? As in, no smell at all, other than upholstery?
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Regardless of how the current bouquet of smells got in, the way to get them out is to thoroughly clean all interior surfaces, especially the carpets.
If you've never done deep interior cleaning before, prepare to be grossed out, or pay someone else to do it for you.
Here is an example: