DIY Odor Remover (For Your Car)

**Creating a Far Odor Remover for Your Car**

When it comes to car accessories, few things are more frustrating than a bad smell coming from your vehicle's interior. This is where our DIY project comes in - creating a far odor remover that will keep your car smelling fresh and clean.

The first step in our project was to identify the issue. We turned the key to the run position, checked for voltage, and confirmed that we had power only when the key was in the run position. This tells us which few slots to use for our wiring. Now we need to do is grab a long wire - one that you could run all the way to your seat - and the nice thing about this fuse tab is it comes with a crimp already built in, so just slide that in there like that and then we'll crimp it down like so.

We also needed to determine which slot to use for our wiring. Since the fans are located underneath the center console, we ran the wire behind the dash making sure it was away from any moving parts like the clutch, brake, or accelerator. We could run it up into the center console area, so there's no slack. The wires were getting run all the way underneath the center console to the back and then down underneath the carpet.

**Crimping and Connecting the Wires**

Before we can connect our ground wire to the bolt hole, we need to clean the metal surface off with some 180 grit sandpaper since this is rusty. Good now, let's get the ground wire and bolt in place and bolt it down. Next we want to connect our ground wire to the black ground wire on the fans. So let's crimp on a spade connector like that and then we could connect our ground wires together.

We also need one fan switch and one power wire switch to complete our circuit. I'm gonna crimp on Spade connectors to the ends of the fans and the switch, and then connect them now. Let's crimp the power wire and the other switch wire and connect those as well. Now let me show you what's going on here. We have our power wire coming from the fuse block which goes into our switch and then comes from our switch, it goes into the fan and then the fan is grounded right here and that completes our circuit.

**Testing the Far Odor Remover**

We're now ready to test our far odor remover. I've got a smoke machine, so I'm gonna fill the area with smoke and then let's turn on the fans and check it out. Those fans suck the fumes right out of the air and they are silent - gives new meaning to silent but deadly. Now it's time to put my money where my mouth is and we're gonna be testing this out.

I heard this smells horrible, alright, it's time to give this a try. I'm gonna waft it towards me, man, I am dreading this, this stuff smells so bad, and I'm in an enclosed car. So I'm gonna make sure the fan is on - good thing, I checked because it wasn't now it is and here we go - man come on, okay, good smell it a little bit but it's not strong at all and the smell gun. Oh man, how cool is that? If that doesn't prove that this works, I don't know what does.

**Conclusion**

Go get yourself one of these and spread them in your car - you'll never do it again. That is not bad at all. That is so cool. This works. So there you go, the proof is in the pudding and that worked beautifully. This is such a great design. Let's flip this off. And the best thing is you guys can make this at home yourself.

**The Future of Far Odor Removers**

Our DIY project was successful, but we didn't stop there. Alex from Car Throttle came all the way from the UK to meet me at my driveway to help me bring these far odor removers to market. He actually just sold his pride and joy to fund this so this is no joke. You're gonna wish you had these in your car - the next time you go for a ride and need to pass gas, hopefully it will be with the knowledge that there's something out there to help alleviate the smell.

Alex announced on camera that he was selling his pride and joy to fund our project. You could click that link right up on the screen to get right to it. Stay tuned as we continue to bring you more DIY car projects, tutorials, and product reviews.

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enHey guys ChrisFix hereAnd today i'm gonna show you how to build your very own fart odor remover for your car or truck. YesI know it sounds like a joke. Yes. I know it sounds funnyBut I am being dead serious. This works sowellAnd it's gonna save you from the embarrassment of whoever smelt it, dealt it.So I'm building this pass gas odor remover because recently I went on a12-hourroad trip with my friend down the east coast and on the way we stopped at south of the border for lunch not thinking aboutThe consequences we had bean burritos and we filled upLet's just say for the rest of that trip every time one of us rolled down one of the windowsWe knew what that meantSo being the problem solver I am I thought how can I get rid of the smell in somebody farts?And here's what I came up with to visualize a fartHere's some smoke. And when I flip this switch a vent at the bottom of the seat sucksThe passed gas right out from under you and then in the seatThere's a charcoal filter that removes the odor. So there's no smell. Well today. I'm gonna show you how to do exactly thatSo if you your passenger think you're about to pass some gasDon't worry about it flip the switch and boom no smell as long as you're quiet about it. Nobody will ever knowSo let me show you how we're gonna build this and here are all the tools and productsYou're gonna need to get this job done as alwaysI like to put on my safety glasses to start and now looking at the toolsThese are very basic tools common stuff that a lot of people have already but more important are the productsLet's start out with the fins right here. We have two 12-volt fans similar to computer fans. So they're quiet only 27 decibelsThat means when you turn them on you're not going to hear itWhich is exactly what you want because otherwise you could just roll down the window. So 27 decibels perfect level yetThese are 45 cubic feet per minute fansSo that means they're gonna be pumping90 cubic feet per minute to suck that fart right out of the air and a typical fart is less than one cubic footSo it's gonna take less than a second to get all that filtered out through our filter material nowThis is also super important. This is a charcoal filter. This is what you would find in an air purifierAnd what it does is it absorbs odors via chemical attraction?So the surface area of activated charcoal is insanely highSo it's going to pull out that hydrogen sulfide and a methane that give farts their bad smell plusIt's a bit like the foam that's in our seatSo if we build this material you won't know that the foam is missing yetIt will breathe so our fan could pull that air through we also have a fuse tap a switch and then the piece de resistanceAt the end of the video. I have this fart spray. This smells really really badSo if I could squirt this in the car and not smell it we know we did a perfect job on installing this systemSo that's all you need and I will link all these materials in the description from the carbon filter to the fans to the toolsI use that way you could replicate exactly and get your own fart remover installedSo with that let's begin and we're gonna be doing the passenger side since we already did the driver's sideI'm going to show you how to do the passenger sideAnd the first thing we need to do is remove the passenger seat and to do thatThere's two bolts in the back and two bolts in the front. So let's get started removing these two front boltsThese are twelve millimeter bolts and that's one removedand that's the other removed now slide the seat forward and let's remove both rear bolts one andTwo and with the seat free, let's carefully remove it from the car. So we don't damage anything andPlace it on our workbench. All rightSo with our seat removed and on our workbench our fans are gonna go in the foam right about thereSo what we need to do is we need to remove this lower portion of the seat and to do thatThere are bolts hidden behind this plastic here. And actually I think they should be exposed on this sideYeah, they're exposed on this side. You can see there's a bolt there and a bolt there. We need to remove thoseSo let's remove the bottom part of the seat to do thatWe need to unscrew two Phillips head screws holding this trim onThat's the first one and then right over here is the second oneThen this seat back lever slides off like so and the plastic trim could come off nowThere's two bolts on this side holding the seat cushion in one is right here and the other is right here nextLet's flip the seat around so we could get to the other two bolts on the other side and these bolts are in the exactSame spot as the other ones. So with the bolts removed now, we could remove the seat bottomAll right, and with the bottom of our seat removed?Let's flip this over and see what we have to work withAnd that is exactly what I was hoping for we have bents in the bottom of our seatSo that is going to help let the filtered air through that way. We don't have to drill our own holesSo now we need to get to that foam in and in order to do thatLet's remove this upholstery here. And normally the upholstery has these hog rings right hereYou could see those they're kind of rusted. They hold it typically to this metalBut these are definitely rusted and broken off. So it makes our job easier. We'll just have to replace those when we reinstall itso let's peel back to see cover like so andNow we have access to our foam and it's nice the foam has a little indents in it for where the holes areSo we know exactly where we need to cut and where we have fresh air that's able to flow throughSo now just so you have an idea. This is what it looked like. So this is the back of the seatThat's the front of the seat. That's the back of the seathere's where the backrest would be andThis is kind of where you would sit right in hereAnd if we take a look at flipping this over that's exactly where our vents are right hereSo just from looking at this the fans going right there. That looks perfectWe can utilize the vent holes which are all in this areaThat looks beautiful nowWhat I'm gonna do is get a marker and we're gonna mark around the edge of both fins so we know exactly where to cutand we want to make sure that we're being accurate so we don't cut too large of a hole for these fins andLet's check it outPerfect, and now comes the fun part cutting the foam nowWe don't want to go too deep because we could get through to the other sideSo at this depth we should be good and we won't be able to go all the way throughSo cut the foam on the line and I'm cutting more towards the inside of my line because I could always remove more foam laterBut if I remove too much nowThe fans might have a loose fitNow peel away the foam that we just cut out and then remove as much foam as we can under that that way the airCould flow through this very easilySo let's test to see if this works get our fans in here and they fit pretty snug which is perfectNow we could take a 9-volt batteryIt's not gonna be as powerful as the car batteryBut it should still workEnough to let us test this and it turns it right on look at that nice and quiet can't even hear themAnd if I put my hand above here, even at 9 volts, I could feel the air getting blown through the seatLet me flip this over just to show you and with the seat flipped overright here is where the fans are pulling the air through I could feel it andI have everything all set up so they're both running right nowLet me show you how well this works and again with our smoke makerYou can see the smoke getting sucked into the seatThis isn't gonna have any issues pulling a fart out from under you and that works pretty goodnow these do not go in all the way so there is a gap between the fin and thebottom of the seat to fill that gapWe're going to be using the activated charcoal filterAnd this is also going to give us our filtering capability to remove the smellso we just want to line this up over our hole and cut out a few pieces of charcoal filter to fit the hole thatWay when we sit down we don't even know that there's a fan under usI'll just cut a few more pieces out and we'll layer in there just like thatThen we could put the fans on top of that and I'm gonna add one more layer of charcoal filter on top of the finsTo keep the fans off the metal seat bottom and this will be held in place once we sandwich it in between the seat bottomLike so so let's get this all set upPerfect. Now that charcoal filter is going to be held in just by this being tightly bound to thisIt'll add two more filtrationAnd also prevent that noise from happening from metal to metal contact of those screws to the back of the seatSo that is exactly what we want. Now we want to get this all tightened up and held into place and to do thatWe're gonna install hog rings with a hog ring pliers, and this is exactly how it came from the factory actually firstLet's run our wires out of the seat hole here. So we have access to themNow anytime you run wiresSharp edges like this metal edge right here could cause a problem back and forth back and forth over time will cause this to chafeAnd then you'll get a shortso what you use is a wire loom protector like this andJust push the wires into the loom like that and work your way up the loomSo the wires are completely protected and now this plastic right here will protect it so it doesn't get chafedSo now we could reinstall our upholstery properly with a hog ring in each of those three spotsSo grab your hog ring pliersOpen it up grab a hog ring it fits right in and then get the hog ring into the original hole in the seat coverAnd crimp it onto the metal seat bottom like so then do the same exact thing for the other two spots on the seatYou're just crimping the cover to the seatSo it doesn't move and that's all there is to it now that is sturdy in placeLet's do the other sideSo crimp four hog rings into place on this side of the seatFlip the seat around and then crimp for more hog rings on this side of the seat beautifulThat is all there is to it now. Our upholstery is nice and tight and that looks greatLet's install this into the the seatso let's set the seat up on the workbench and the seat bottom slides right in now we need to line the seat and theHoles in the bracket and then hand tighten the bolt into placeSame for the other bolt line it up and then hand tighten it then we could torque both bolts down to spec so we knowThey won't come loose. Now. Let's flip this around and repeat tighten the bolts down by hand and then torque them to spec andI hate putting things back dirty. It's all dusty and grimy all in hereSo before we put that cover back on, let's grab some soapy water and a brush and spray down this grimy seat bracketthen use a brush to agitate all the dirt andFinally, we could wipe it clean with a paper towel. Now, we could install our side trim. I'll get that in place like thatJust test fit it up. Perfect. Now's a good time to install our switchI want to have a nice discreet spot where you can flick it on and flick it off without anybody knowing and this is perfectRight around here and if we take a look right here peel this back beautifulYou can see there's a nice big cutout right here. So we could drill into it and there's a big cutout right in hereSo we won't have any clearancing issues. So I think that right there looks perfectLet's make a mark and drill our holeSo we'll start by drilling a pilot holeWhich is using a small bit?just to get this hole started good now we're going to use the full size drill bit and we need a hole that this willFit in so if you look at this drill bit it fits perfectly. So use this bit to finish drilling andThat looks pretty good. So, let's see how well our switch fits. We'll get that in here andBeautiful look at thatNow we get the on off placard and put it on the switch. This only goes on one way and we get our fastener nuttighten that down all the way so it's nice and snug and holds that switch in place now before we install ourPlastic piece here. We want to wire in our switchSo what I have are too long leads that we're going to wire up just like thatso I'm going to use this terminal end and this just slips right in like that and thenCrimp it down and we do the pull test to make sure it doesn't come off and that is goodNow we could take those terminal ends and screw them into the switch. We just need to make sure both of these wires are securedGood now with both of wire is securely fastenedWe're gonna add a wire loom to protect themJust work that wire all the way into the split of the loom and there you go with our wire loom installedThis wire won't get pinched on the seat when we move the seat back and forth. So now let's install our seat trimSo sneak the wire loom back under the seatSo it's out of the way and then snap the cover into placefinally screw the front screw and then the back screw and then push the seat adjustment handle on like so andThere we go. Let's take this and install it into the carBe careful not to damage anything as you put the seat back in and now we can tighten down the front two bolts to holdthe seat in andFinally tighten the rear bowl. All right with those bolt screw down our seat is nowBolted in and we're good to go and check this outour switch is nice and discreet off to the side here good clearance easy to get toNow one last thing you saw I didn't bolt in that last bolt. Well, that's because we're gonna use that as a groundso we're gonna hold off on that and now comes the fun part that everybody gets so nervous about it's not bad at all andThat is wiring we're gonna be using a fuse tab and it's just one wire that we connect to the fuse boxWhich is underneath the driver side and that one wire is gonna run right to here super simpleSo let me show you how to do thatLet's get to the fuse box underneath the steering wheel now with our fuse tap we could tap into any of these fusesbut I rather try to find an open fuse slot and use one of those now the idea isWith the ignition on we want power to our fins, but with the ignition offWe don't want powerSo to find the right fuse to tap into we're going to be using a multimeter set to 20 DC volts now grab your fuseTab and we're gonna use a 5 amp fuse because our blowers are one amp eachSo two amps total 5 amps is the smallest fuse we have and then let's place this in a random slotLike that, then grab your ground clamp from your multimeter, and we're just gonna ground it to something metalNow the key is out of the ignitionSo let's get our red lead and connect it to the fuse and you can see we have no voltagenow if I turn the key to the run positionCheck it out. We have voltageBeautiful. So that means this gets power only when the key is in the run position and now we know which few slot to usethe nextWe need to do is grab a long wire one that you could run all the way to your seat and the nice thing aboutthis fuse tab is it comes with a crimp already built in so just slide that in there like that andThen we'll crimp it down like soLook at that perfectSo let's go plug this in make sure you plug it into the correct slotGoodAnd now let's run the wire behind the dash making sure it's away from any moving parts like the clutch brake or acceleratorNow we could run it up into the center console area. So there's no slackGood. So the wires getting run all the way underneath the center console to the back and then down underneath the carpetTo right here and then we could pull some of this out. There we goNow, let's run our ground wire. This is gonna connect to this bolt hole right hereBut before we connect it, let's clean the metal surface off with some 180 grit sandpaper since this is rustyGood now, let's get the ground wire and bolt in place and bolt it downNext we want to connect our ground wire to the black ground wire on the fansSo let's crimp on a spade connector like that and then we could connect our ground wires togetherSo now we have our power wire from the fuse our power wire to the fans and then our switch so we need one fanTo switch and one power wire to switch and then we're doneSo I'm gonna crimp on Spade connectors to the ends of the fans and the switch and then connect them nowLet's crimp the power wire and the other switch wire and connect those as well. Now. Let me show you what's going on hereWe have our power wire coming from the fuse block which goes into our switch and then coming from our switchIt goes into the fan and then the fan is grounded right here and that completes our circuit. That's all there is to itLet's try it outAll right, my first time sitting in this seatand it feels pretty good this which is easy to get to and I can't even tell there's fans built into the seat which isExactly what we want now to prove this works. I have a smoke machineSo I'm gonna fill the area with smoke and then let's turn on the fans and check it outThose fans suck the fumes right out of the air and they are silent gives new meaning to silentBut deadly now it's time to put my money where my mouth is and we're gonna be testing this outI heard this smells horrible. Alright, it's time to give this a tryI'm gonna waft it towardsOh, that's horribleMan, I am dreading this this stuff smells so bad and I'm in an enclosed carSo I'm gonna make sure the fan is on good thing. I checked because it wasn't now it is and here we gomanCome on okay good smell it a little bit but it's not strong at all and the smells gun. Oh man. How cool is that?If that doesn't prove that this works, I don't know what does go get yourself one of these and spread in your carYou'll never do it again. That is not bad at all. That is so cool. This works. So there you goThe proof is in the pudding and that worked. Beautifully. This is such a great designLet's flip this off. And the best thing is you guys can make this at homeYourself and if you don't want it to suck the air out you could flip it around and then now you have cooled seats easyAs that, but I'm telling you in the future carsespeciallyLuxury cars are gonna have these and then hopefully maybe we could get them so that every new car will have oneactually Alex from car throttle is gonna help me do just that he came all the way from the UK to meet me at myDriveway to help me bring these far odor removers to marketHe actually just sold his pride and joy to fund this so this is no jokeYou're gonna wish you had these in your carThe next time you go for a ride and need to pass gas as alwaysHopefully the video was helpful if it was remember to give it a thumbs upif you're not a subscriber consider hitting that subscribe button andAll the tools and products are linked in the descriptionSo you could easily find them also alex's announcement video for selling his car is linked right up on the screenYou could click that and get right to it. Stay tuned\n"