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Old 10-30-2018, 10:36 AM
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Originally Posted by Henley1
I know the mice can be a pain. but the bait/trap n drown seems kinda ****ty.
No question its harsh and sh***y but it works. If you've ever had bad mouse issues you will appreciate this.
Old 10-30-2018, 09:00 PM
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Originally Posted by Imo000
You guys want to hear what I've done to my 5.0 Mustang that I have in Europe since '95 and only gets used maybe every 2 years? I pull the battery and give it to a buddy to use since it will be junk by the time the car gets used again and THAT'S IT! Never had ANY issues starting it, even when it saw for 4 years unused. Half this time it spend in a garage and half outside. I do the same to my 928, except I keep the battery. Cars are tougher than people think.
Here’s what I found in my e36 this month, after approx 4 years in my garage.

Want to make sure that doesn’t happen again and also worried about rodents. Next Winter, I’ll have a brand new garage built and it will be sealed up nice and tight. But this year I’d rather take precautions.

Like the wifi electronic rat trap that I just bought which is going to ping my phone every time it zaps a rat!!! 😜


Old 10-30-2018, 09:31 PM
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Oh, my word...
Old 10-31-2018, 04:34 AM
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Default Careful Use of Desiccant



Desiccant in and out.
Too long in dries the leather not long enough possibly this..remarkable!
To be said this car an after weather event Carolina car in summer humidity
with the windows left open for a couple of weeks.
Humidity in our winters hardly a comparison to a Carolina summer
but my 5 month carport covered cars at times can form a condensation on the outside
depending on the weather factors yet no issues to the interiors with proper attention.
Doors open every few weeks, Ctek off and on, carpets under the tires now rather than
moving it every few weeks as in the past. Socks fancying as exhaust tip condoms.
Mostly those of us concerned owners without a climate controlled cocoon for our cars bare the burden
of periodic oversight.
Old 10-31-2018, 10:39 AM
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^^^ Never thought of desiccant drying the leather out by being in the car too long...

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Old 10-31-2018, 11:19 AM
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Those pictures have to be from a flood car or one that had water pool in the cabin from something like a leaking sunroof.
Old 10-31-2018, 12:02 PM
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Those are very sad pictures
Old 11-04-2018, 07:31 PM
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Looks like a flood car indeed.
Old 11-05-2018, 03:37 PM
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Don't forget to leave the windows slightly open. Along with circulating the air it takes the strain off the weather stripping.
Old 11-05-2018, 04:07 PM
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I am willing to gamble on low humidity vs high humidity for leather seats. In Real Canada (TM), winter relative humidity can get down to 20%. If that cracked leather, I would get into the product liability class action game because everyone's seats would be cracked.



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