I took the cowl cover off today to investigate why the drivers side window washer didn't work. this is what I found...

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of course I had my lil helper supervising...

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Amazing what they will chew up and destroy . A friend got in his honda a few years ago , after sitting a few weeks , turned on the ac and was hit by a piece of dog food ! We had to remove the dash to get all the dog food out of the vents and ac /heater box . He now keeps his dog food in a metal can !

 

Found rubber chewed under the hood on my X after I bought it. Cost me about $50 to replace the pieces...

 

They just have an expensive taste.

 

Nice head lamps!

 

A coworker of mine had her radiator hose chewed on by rodents in her Camry. Coolant slowly leaked out as she drove and the engine overheated eventually.

 

thanks, some people don't think so. they are, (in my opinion) the best looking aftermarket lights I could find. in my price range, that is.

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I have found a few spots under the hood that have been chewed on. fortunately I have not found any electrical problems as a result.

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Is that grill an overlay?

 

no, I had to modify my original grill shell. the billet part mounts under it. here is the grill I bought on ebay...

99 04 00 Ford F250 F350 Superduty Billet Grille Grill | eBay

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What did you have to do? It says it fits in the ad. Not chrome I guess.

 

I removed the original inserts and then cut out the center. it originally looked like this...

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I was told that a lot of the plastic parts and wire covers are of a corn oil base so the smell like food to the rats and other varms.

 

i use bounce dryer sheets under the hood of my excursion & snowmobile. They work at keeping the mice away!

 

Can you still drive while those are in there? Where do you put them?

Just paid for a bunch of rat damage on my wife's Expy since its a FORD it still ran like a champ, but the ac blowers stopped working due to vacuum lines being severed. They ate the insulation off the A/C lines, too!!! Crazy!

This is the car that 'lives' in the garage, not like my Ex that sits outside all the time. Strange....