Someone ate my hood sound insulation

noro · 01-05-2009, 07:02 PM

No I am not joking. Hopefuly I can take some pics tomorrow in the day. Basically there is about 10 inch radius of the padding all chewed up just over the driver side strut tower. There is absolutely no sign of fire damage or anything mechanical that could have done it. Look like an animal just picked at it.

Anyone had something this ridiculous happen to them?

Majikthese42 · 01-05-2009, 07:11 PM

Evil woodland critters. They haven't developed a taste for the Bimmer, yet. They do keep trying to kill my wife. (By chewing through the gas hose for he grill 4 times.)

CyberGypsy · 01-05-2009, 07:26 PM

Mice plug your exhaust

Sara · 01-05-2009, 07:27 PM

Damn..man thats funny but sucks!

Bimmer007 · 01-05-2009, 07:28 PM

how could it fit or get up there?

Sara · 01-05-2009, 07:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Bimmer007

how could it fit or get up there?

mice can jump. They do gymnastics at my stable before the stable cats finish them off.

noro · 01-05-2009, 08:12 PM

The hole was just above that empty space between the strut tower, engine and the power steering fluid reservoir. I see some signs of damage on an insulation just around the steering column as well. I am really really lucky the sucker didn't touch any wires or hoses.

I took the sound padding off, the car sounds nicer

... maybe will get a new one maybe won't we'll see.

RyBMW · 01-05-2009, 08:34 PM

I had a squirrel chew on my shark fin. Must of thought it was shark fin soup.

CFM3 · 01-05-2009, 08:45 PM

I recall a story a few years back about a guy with a Z8 that was stored and mice nested inside. They ate up a ton of the wiring in the car.

I wouldn't necesssarily be worried though as that car was sitting for a significant amount of time.

cgpublic · 01-05-2009, 08:49 PM

...rats.

stressdoc · 01-05-2009, 08:50 PM

Mice do this. You are also likely to find food caches and nests. Get some mouse traps and bait them with PB.

Boost Gomez · 01-05-2009, 08:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sara504

mice can jump. They do gymnastics at my stable before the stable cats finish them off.

Picturing that in my head makes that situation look absolutely ridiculous.

bsamoul · 01-05-2009, 08:54 PM

well that certainly is no bueno

raceyBMW · 01-05-2009, 09:56 PM

Don't mess around with the rodents, get some traps around ASAP. My old E36 got totaled by a mouse chewing through the main wire harness from the trunk and shorted out the whole thing, ECU and all.

BK · 01-05-2009, 10:11 PM

Hmmm... does it look like this?

Take a look at my thread from September (more pics there): http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=173082

So far, no more chewing since I replaced the pad. Thankfully.

noro · 01-05-2009, 10:11 PM

Funny thing is that my M3 has been stationary since 2 months ago and it's fine, wife's car is fine as well. I think this problem occurred while my car was parked somewhere else. I have absolutely no signs of rodents around the house. My car has always been sitting outside which an unusual place for rodents to get to.

noro · 01-05-2009, 10:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BK

Hmmm... does it look like this?

Take a look at my thread from September: http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=173082

So far, no more chewing since I replaced the pad. Thankfully.

Yup! just like that!

Borsig · 01-05-2009, 10:19 PM

I hate squirrels...

I live in the city and we are inundated with the tree rat bastards.

Having a silenced .22 around makes a VERY handly tool for dealing with vermin. Ive killed literally over a hundred in the last 5-6 years

That does look like mice.

quiksilver1029 · 01-05-2009, 10:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Borsig

Having a silenced .22 around makes a VERY handly tool for dealing with vermin. Ive killed literally over a hundred in the last 5-6 years

holy shit thats intense. i just got a picture in my head of you killing those things and i cant stop laughing

Borsig · 01-05-2009, 10:30 PM

I told you - I loathe squirrels.

The damn things were EATING my deck. Thats what sent me over the edge.

The only bad thing is you have to use subsonic .22 aguila ammo and it wont cycle the action.

carrabassett786 · 01-05-2009, 10:36 PM

fucking mice have destroyed every car we have ever kept at our old house.
now we have a heated garage and a dog with nothing better to do than eat the fuckers.

Boost Gomez · 01-06-2009, 12:03 AM

Don't you love pets that will eat any animal smaller than them?

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noro Colonel 90 Rep 2,707 Posts Drives: '91 M3, '04 E46 ZHP, '72 2002 Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Boston iTrader: (0)	The hole was just above that empty space between the strut tower, engine and the power steering fluid reservoir. I see some signs of damage on an insulation just around the steering column as well. I am really really lucky the sucker didn't touch any wires or hoses. I took the sound padding off, the car sounds nicer ... maybe will get a new one maybe won't we'll see. __________________ zhpregistry.net - ZHP stats and free classifieds.
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stressdoc Moderator 618 Rep 10,855 Posts Drives: BMW i8; Toy 4runner TRD pro Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Waco TX iTrader: (0)	Mice do this. You are also likely to find food caches and nests. Get some mouse traps and bait them with PB. __________________ My recent ED photos: http://f80.bimmerpost.com/forums/sho....php?t=1026808 my not-so-recent ED: http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=31829 Please join BMWCCA http://bmwcca.org/index.php?pageid=c...&ref_by=300279
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Boost Gomez Colonel 51 Rep 2,361 Posts Drives: C63 AMG Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Miami iTrader: (0) Garage List 2007 BMW 335i [0.00]	Don't you love pets that will eat any animal smaller than them?
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