Rats ate my wiring
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Anonymous
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I thought this was an urban myth, but rats ate my car wiring.
Any tips to prevent this from happening again? |
Anonymous
| Park in a garage and take measures to control rodents in it. |
Anonymous
| it happened to me too, but I rarely drove my car (maybe once or twice a month). After it happened, I rented a spot in a garage. If that's not possible, maybe you could just drive your car more often---and not always park it in your spot, but on the street occasionally. |
Anonymous
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Keep your hood raised a few inches (put a block underneath).
- Southwest resident, we all do that here |
Anonymous
| Leave some rat poison under your hood. |
Anonymous
| Honda? |
Anonymous
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What does leaving your hood open do?
And I drive a Chrysler Pacifica. |
Anonymous
That you keep there 24/7 and drive off with?? |
Anonymous
They crawl inside because it's warm and dry. Open hood = cold and uninviting |
Anonymous
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This does not happen with traditional plastic wiring, but with new soy-based wiring used by several manufacturers. You apparently have the soy-based wiring. |
Anonymous
Why not? They're just pellets. If they fall out when you're driving, just put some more under the hood at night. |