Inside hood tear???
05-22-2011, 08:53 PM
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Without a doubt mice were/are making a nest in your car! You really need to make sure you got them out of there! Lets hope they haven't already chewed up wiring. I had a pickup catch on fire from the little bastards... so it's serious business. If all they got was your hood liner consider yourself VERY lucky....
They can do enough damage to wiring if they go undetected that the damage can be so costly to repair that the car can be totaled.
The hood liner would be the least of my worries.
05-22-2011, 09:39 PM
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careful with the moth *****. I threw some under my house to run out a snake and it smelled up the inside of the house for about a month.
Also keep in mind that mothballs are poisonous to dogs and cats
Also keep in mind that mothballs are poisonous to dogs and cats
05-22-2011, 11:59 PM
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Probably mice...picture #3 looks like corrosion (where the mice pee). 
It's a desert rodent...not like a NYC sewer rat. They're everywhere in southern Arizona and not a big deal. They will, however, nest in an engine bay if given the opportunity. Years ago my parents RV caught on fire because of pat racks nesting around the engine and chewing wires and fuel lines. The best deterent to pack rats is to leave the hood up and put bright lights shining on the engine bay (they like closed, dark places). Sometime, we augment that with moth ***** and use Have-a-Heart capture traps.
It's a desert rodent...not like a NYC sewer rat. They're everywhere in southern Arizona and not a big deal. They will, however, nest in an engine bay if given the opportunity. Years ago my parents RV caught on fire because of pat racks nesting around the engine and chewing wires and fuel lines. The best deterent to pack rats is to leave the hood up and put bright lights shining on the engine bay (they like closed, dark places). Sometime, we augment that with moth ***** and use Have-a-Heart capture traps.
05-23-2011, 08:18 AM
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All very helpful, thanks! I'll try the moth ***** or that Mouse Magic instead of traps first. I'm afraid the peanut butter will attract more critters. I'll also check the cabin filter as well.
As for a replacement, $80 I can deal with, but $80 shipping does sound too much...maybe I can check my local chevy dealer and see what they charge. $80 is a lot for hood insulation, but it looks like crap like this
As for a replacement, $80 I can deal with, but $80 shipping does sound too much...maybe I can check my local chevy dealer and see what they charge. $80 is a lot for hood insulation, but it looks like crap like this
05-23-2011, 12:29 PM
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You can get a new hood insulator from Kevin Cassimore at PartsTaxi or Gene Culley at GMPartsHouse (both forum vendors) for about $80.00 plus shipping. However, the shipping cost will be in the neighborhood of around $80.00 also (they don't weigh anything, but the high freight is due to the oversze item charge). Or, you can have your local dealer quote you one.
Bye the way, I would check your cabin air filter just to see if your mouse guests built a nest in there - it's been known to happen.
Bye the way, I would check your cabin air filter just to see if your mouse guests built a nest in there - it's been known to happen.
05-23-2011, 01:29 PM
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[QUOTE=F65MPH;1577688189]I plan to put this or something similar in my garage. I cannot let a mouse eat my hoodliner. I hope it works.
That's a sweet Silver Surfer liner!
That's a sweet Silver Surfer liner!
05-23-2011, 08:12 PM
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St. Jude Donor '13
We had both chipmunks and mice invading our garage. A friend had several thousand dollars damage to his Buick, so I took the following steps:
Put'em on the endangered species list- air rifle and Havahart traps (they can't swim underwater) for the Chippies, four different types of traps for the mice.
Old fashioned mothballs from Walmart in tupperware containers with small holes punched in the lids- allows the fumes to get out, but keeps any pets from eating the mothballs in a hurry. One container under the engine and one under the trunk, of each car. Renew every six months.
Our garage smells like Grandma's closet, but no rodent damage even though we go away for three months in winter.
Put'em on the endangered species list- air rifle and Havahart traps (they can't swim underwater) for the Chippies, four different types of traps for the mice.
Old fashioned mothballs from Walmart in tupperware containers with small holes punched in the lids- allows the fumes to get out, but keeps any pets from eating the mothballs in a hurry. One container under the engine and one under the trunk, of each car. Renew every six months.
Our garage smells like Grandma's closet, but no rodent damage even though we go away for three months in winter.
