Did anyone else get one of these from the factory?
05-12-13, 06:17 PM
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Did anyone else get one of these from the factory?
Came out to the car to take the wife to dinner and as soon as she sat down she jumped back out, screamed and ran to the front yard. I thought it was a prank that someone was playing on me but he was real. I think he'd been in the car a while as he didn't move and gave me time to get a dust pan to fling him out of the car. After that he still didn't run so I scooped him up and threw him in the woods.
I gave the car a once over looking for more and luckily found none. I did find that my sunflower seed bag that was in the driver side door pocket was shredded. Guess he found some food he liked.
I still have no idea how the little bastard got in though.
05-12-13, 06:49 PM
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At least it is a mouse and not a rat. I live right near the water, and freaking huge rats will make a home in my shed in the backyard during the winter if I don't keep it sealed up at all times. If I saw a rat in my car, I'd probably shriek like a girl and run away, lol.
It is really strange that the mouse got in to your car though. I've read that they can flatten themselves out and squeeze into really tight spaces when they're motivated, but I wouldn't think a car would be one of them.
It is really strange that the mouse got in to your car though. I've read that they can flatten themselves out and squeeze into really tight spaces when they're motivated, but I wouldn't think a car would be one of them.
05-12-13, 07:25 PM
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At least it is a mouse and not a rat. I live right near the water, and freaking huge rats will make a home in my shed in the backyard during the winter if I don't keep it sealed up at all times. If I saw a rat in my car, I'd probably shriek like a girl and run away, lol.
It is really strange that the mouse got in to your car though. I've read that they can flatten themselves out and squeeze into really tight spaces when they're motivated, but I wouldn't think a car would be one of them.
It is really strange that the mouse got in to your car though. I've read that they can flatten themselves out and squeeze into really tight spaces when they're motivated, but I wouldn't think a car would be one of them.
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I've been thinking about where I could have picked him up. I had to go to a graduation Friday and parked off of the road pulled up against the woods. We also took some professional pictures and the lady lives in BFE in the middle of fields of some kind of sprouting green stuff. But both times the car was obviously shut.
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I've been thinking about where I could have picked him up. I had to go to a graduation Friday and parked off of the road pulled up against the woods. We also took some professional pictures and the lady lives in BFE in the middle of fields of some kind of sprouting green stuff. But both times the car was obviously shut.
05-12-13, 09:48 PM
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lol dang you have to be careful with those. I had one hide in my previous car's engine bay and he chewed up my foglight wiring harness. I was wondering why my light wasn't working until I saw a dead mouse underneath my car
05-12-13, 11:05 PM
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Check your cabin air filter. From what we have seen at our shop, these little guys like to climb into the engine bay and get into where the fresh air is drawn in. Usually, they end up making a nest in the cabin air filter location, blower box/cage.
We've also seen nests in the air filter box, and also the area under the intake manifolds of V6's and V8's where it is nice and warm.
I have also seen the entire ducting/tubing under the dash on a Sequoia as a mouse habitat.
We've also seen nests in the air filter box, and also the area under the intake manifolds of V6's and V8's where it is nice and warm.
I have also seen the entire ducting/tubing under the dash on a Sequoia as a mouse habitat.
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