I am literally going insane from this issue I have had for the past 6 months... my rx8 smells HORRIBLE. There are 2 causes I can think of for the odor; sweat and someone that left eggs in my car that then became rotten when I didn't know. The eggs were immediately cleaned up and scrubbed out upon discovery. The seats being made of cloth amplifies this issue. Now the question is what can possibly be done about this horrid stench?
I have tried several things already, at first I thought it was a simple problem, I bought some upholstery cleaner foamed it up and scrubbed down hard. This effectively did absolutely nothing. I then dealt with the smell for a while but it became worse and worse, the sun beating down on it multiplies the effect of the odor. I then had it completely shampooed all the seats and inside everything for 100$ and I replaced my cabin air filter in case it was in the A/C. This allowed it to smell ok for a few hours... and then it crept back in.
I then got fed up with this problem and went and straight up rented an ozone generator.... I thought for damn sure this would work, nope, it smelled fine for 1 day and it was back. I have no idea what I can do at this point and my car is basically rendered a 1 door because no one will ride in it, it's that bad. So in conclusion now my car having gone through all those treatments doesn't smell anywhere NEAR as bad as before but it still constantly smells like a wet dog and it pisses me off to no end.
Could someone suggest anything to me? I'm basically desperate at this point...