I have a line on some Celica seats to replace my bench, but they have been out in the yard in the car with the doors off for more than a year. I had to scrape the snow off of them to get a look (they look really good). But how bad are they going to smell once they dry out?

Advice would be appreciated!

 

They are going to smell pretty bad i think. If you can, i would pull the seat lining off the cushions and wash really well.

A friend of mine rolled his Isuzu Rodeo and left it out in the rain and all of the seats turned green, and when he washed them with a floor cleaner, they turned green again. My neighbor said certain cleaners will kill the mold and it won't come back or smell as bad.

 

caution on the washing, I bought a carpet set for my 4Runner from a salvage yard, and it musta been in the weather because it was 20% shrunk all the way around!

 

look around for some other seats. once that mold gets in there it is hard to get out. unless you have lost of time on your hands I would go find some dryer seats

 

take them to the car wash and power wash them then stick them in a sealed room or one at a time in a large box with a dehumidifier

 

have them steam cleaned