I also live in a squirrel dense area, who is probably the culprit in my situation. I sympathize with your story. Need to start breakin out the Ruger 10/22
That looks promising. I’d verify the temperature threshold of that adhesive though, engine bay gets hot and after several temperature cycles it may begin to peel… just a thought.
Maybe give the 3m weatherstrip adhesive a go
It's strange that the design of this vehicle has been around for years in other parts of the world such as Thailand and Australia and yet only until recently were there write-ups in dealing with repelling rodents. I've thought at least the Aussies dealt with something like this on their Rangers...
So I walked into O'Reilly's to buy the Wix cab filter the day I was cleaning up the mice mess. The Motorcraft variant was on back-order. But I could have saved money and went with the Microguard which was $15. Probably wouldn't have made much difference really... so anyways, I probably spent...
So I purchased these generic filters and removed the paper filter element. The shape and silicone traits made it a secure fit after gluing it down. I wouldn't recommend anybody installing extra filters in front of the fresh air inlet as it will put massive strain on the blower.
Another design...
Yes it fits without trimming. Remove the paper but leave the paper closest to the edge alone as it will tear the silicone apart. You can trim with some scissors like I did. I highly suggest using 1/4 steel mesh on top of the filter as mice can potentially chew through thin aluminum wire. It also...
Good evening everyone,
Last week we had some insane weather here in California. I parked my truck in the backyard for two days and I guess during the downpour a mother rat and some mice made my beloved truck their home. Allow me to present the carnage:
To shreds, you say?
Repurposed Firewall...