# Need to get behind my dashboard

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/need-to-get-behind-my-dashboard/7497>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [November 20, 2007, 7:51pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/need-to-get-behind-my-dashboard/7497 "2007-11-20T19:51:06Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![sammee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a4c791/32.png) [@sammee](https://community.cartalk.com/u/sammee)\
**Post date:** [November 20, 2007, 7:51pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/need-to-get-behind-my-dashboard/7497/1 "2007-11-20T19:51:06Z")

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because I believe an animal has died behind my glovebox area. I can hear an odd noise when I turn on the heat/defrost and now there is rather an unpleasant odor. I have a 1993 small Toyota truck.

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**Author:** ![Roadrunner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/d2c977/32.png) [@Roadrunner](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Roadrunner)\
**Post date:** [November 21, 2007, 4:42am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/need-to-get-behind-my-dashboard/7497/2 "2007-11-21T04:42:47Z")

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Oy. You’ll likely have to remove the glove compartment to access the heating ducts. It’s probably a mouse.

This is not a cheap job unless you can do the work yourself. I can near guarantee the smell will never go away with deodorant.

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**Author:** ![GreasyJack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/df705f/32.png) [@GreasyJack](https://community.cartalk.com/u/GreasyJack)\
**Post date:** [November 21, 2007, 5:19am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/need-to-get-behind-my-dashboard/7497/3 "2007-11-21T05:19:33Z")

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I’d take out the blower motor, which is under the dash on the pass. side, and look around-- if it’s making a wierd noise, the problem is probably near the blower motor. Could it be a burning electical smell?