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Sorry to hear about the smoke smell. My 97 also had been smoked in for years. I work for a small business that caters to dealerships. Often we have to remove smells, and almost all are cigarette smoke. Personally I recommend taking the dash apart and cleaning everything with simple green. Let the simple green soak inside of the vents. (simple green may also eat some of the color, don't leave it there too long.) Use a carpet shampooer or an "extractor" to clean all of the cloth surfaces (seats, headliner, cloth on the door panels, carpet). If all else fails, I would shake baking soda all over the carpets, leave the truck sealed up, then vacuum it all up a week or so later. There are machines called ozone machines that eat a lot of odor also, but are expensive. Good luck! If you have any questions let me know!
Thanks for all the suggestions guys, I tried most of them and got frustrated beyond control. The wife still couldn't ride with me anywhere so I done the unheard of and broke even on trade for my '00 NBS. Don't be to sad though some trucks are beyond saving. Now I'm back down to 1 OBS and she is going to hang around a while.
Exactly. It's the very good idea for such a case.Ozone generators have come done in price lately. You can usually get one for under $200. If you buy and sell very many cars it is worth the investment.