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My wiper has been eaten! #1381218 29/09/2012 13:23 29/09/2012 13:23
Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 252 Oldham, Manchester stuart81 OP Making a profit
stuart81 OP Making a profit Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 252 Oldham, Manchester	Just been down to the carpark to find small footprints all over the car. On closer inspection the washer jet tube on my wiper is no more and looks like it has been chewed! What are these pawprints from? A fox or a cat? [IMG]http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/bb156/stuart81/SAM_1126.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/bb156/stuart81/SAM_1125.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/bb156/stuart81/SAM_1123.jpg[/IMG] I am seeing the funny side of this but the car is booked in for an MOT on Monday! so not the best timing. Stu Last edited by stuart81; 29/09/2012 13:26.

Re: My wiper has been eaten! [Re: stuart81] #1381229 29/09/2012 14:18 29/09/2012 14:18
Joined: Jan 2006 Posts: 1,205 Oxfordshire enfant_teribl My job on the forum
enfant_teribl My job on the forum Joined: Jan 2006 Posts: 1,205 Oxfordshire	Usually rats or mice eat rubber piping etc. those don't really look like rats paw prints though...

Re: My wiper has been eaten! [Re: stuart81] #1381244 29/09/2012 16:35 29/09/2012 16:35
Joined: Aug 2011 Posts: 2,595 angus, scotland jimbob13 I need some sleep
jimbob13 I need some sleep Joined: Aug 2011 Posts: 2,595 angus, scotland	It's not a Fox either, in my experience we tend to wear size 9 Caterpillar work boots.

Re: My wiper has been eaten! [Re: stuart81] #1381245 29/09/2012 16:35 29/09/2012 16:35
Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 9,707 Gone J Jimbo Je suis un Coupé
Jimbo Je suis un Coupé J Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 9,707 Gone	Looks like a cat to me, it was probably so embarrassed with the rust growing on the wiper that it tried to hide the evidence by eating it?

Re: My wiper has been eaten! [Re: stuart81] #1381249 29/09/2012 16:54 29/09/2012 16:54
Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 252 Oldham, Manchester stuart81 OP Making a profit
stuart81 OP Making a profit Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 252 Oldham, Manchester	It would have to be one enormous rat! I suggested fox as I have seen one running round the underground carpark but most likely a cat. I think the suspect cat also wee'd on the wiper causing the rust Jimbo ;-) The rusty wiper is on my list of things to spruce up along with the petrol cap. Where can I get some replacement tubing tomorrow? Do halfords do it?

Re: My wiper has been eaten! [Re: stuart81] #1381251 29/09/2012 17:14 29/09/2012 17:14
Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 252 Oldham, Manchester stuart81 OP Making a profit
stuart81 OP Making a profit Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 252 Oldham, Manchester	Are non working washer jets an MOT failure?

Re: My wiper has been eaten! [Re: stuart81] #1381252 29/09/2012 17:18 29/09/2012 17:18
Joined: Aug 2011 Posts: 2,595 angus, scotland jimbob13 I need some sleep
jimbob13 I need some sleep Joined: Aug 2011 Posts: 2,595 angus, scotland	Originally Posted By: stuart81 Are non working washer jets an MOT failure? On the front, i'm afraid so. On the rear, no.

Re: My wiper has been eaten! [Re: stuart81] #1381254 29/09/2012 17:30 29/09/2012 17:30
Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 9,707 Gone J Jimbo Je suis un Coupé
Jimbo Je suis un Coupé J Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 9,707 Gone	Halfords sell the tubing but it might be the clear stuff which looks pretty damned ugly. It will get you through an MOT though.

Re: My wiper has been eaten! [Re: Jimbo] #1381322 29/09/2012 22:14 29/09/2012 22:14
S sparkyman Unregistered
sparkyman Unregistered S	100% the footprints of the haggis, their pee is like pure north sea. You could also try your local aquariums for the tubing.

Re: My wiper has been eaten! [Re: stuart81] #1381326 29/09/2012 22:31 29/09/2012 22:31
M Marco20ValveT Unregistered
Marco20ValveT Unregistered M	I guess it was a cat. May be it was trying to get to the pimp seats!!

Re: My wiper has been eaten! [Re: ] #1381330 29/09/2012 22:54 29/09/2012 22:54
Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 252 Oldham, Manchester stuart81 OP Making a profit
stuart81 OP Making a profit Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 252 Oldham, Manchester	Originally Posted By: Marco20ValveT I guess it was a cat. May be it was trying to get to the pimp seats!! Well the LE seats are pussy magnets

Re: My wiper has been eaten! [Re: jimbob13] #1381333 29/09/2012 23:45 29/09/2012 23:45
Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 18,216 Auld Reekie Edinburgh Club President, member225
Edinburgh Club President, member225 Forum veteran Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 18,216 Auld Reekie	Originally Posted By: jimbob13 It's not a Fox either, in my experience we tend to wear size 9 Caterpillar work boots. Doggone it Jim you're no chicken when it comes to humour, must be all the bookworm in you BumbleBee carer

Re: My wiper has been eaten! [Re: stuart81] #1381389 30/09/2012 13:32 30/09/2012 13:32
J johnnybravoturbo Unregistered
johnnybravoturbo Unregistered J	Originally Posted By: stuart81 Originally Posted By: Marco20ValveT I guess it was a cat. May be it was trying to get to the pimp seats!! Well the LE seats are pussy magnets Jealousy in you spending the money and getting the most expensive model . You have exquisite taste

Re: My wiper has been eaten! [Re: stuart81] #1381420 30/09/2012 18:13 30/09/2012 18:13
Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 252 Oldham, Manchester stuart81 OP Making a profit
stuart81 OP Making a profit Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 252 Oldham, Manchester	Thankyou Johnny, Well tried a bodged repair job with a bit of tubing but it wasn't very successful. The remaining bit of sticking out tube does however squirt water directly on the windscreen so hoping it will still get through the MOT tomorrow. When washing the car this morning I found a rather large scratch right down the centre of the windscreen is it possible to polish out scratches on glass?

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