Thanks for the pictures!
I did remove the dust/pollen filter myself.
The trouble is that I sent my car to the body shop to fix
a rather large scracth+dent against a concrete post from the right rear door and while the repair was great, now my car has this faint smell of car paint solvent inside.

I tried washing the upholstery and wiping all plastic w/ armor all to no avail.

Now I'm trying to replace the damn filters. I smelled them when they came out and while pack w/ dust (my 98 Accord LX has 70K and the weren't replaced) the filters themselves don't smell like car paint. Must admit that it wasn easy,
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The plastic panel below the glove box cracked I think because I was prying it out on a 25F crispy morning. Aaanyway, my significant other says I should contact the body shop and complain. What are they going to do anyway? I try to fix this on my own. So far the fix is driving with the windows open.
Damn luck!