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Old 11-11-2014, 06:29 PM
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lots of leaves inside the front bumper and in front of the radiator... how can i get them out?
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Maybe a shop vac (either vacuum or blower setting)
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Originally Posted by q5q7
lots of leaves inside the front bumper and in front of the radiator... how can i get them out?
Drive in reverse at anything over 60MPH.
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Originally Posted by DB22
Drive in reverse at anything over 60MPH.
It also takes the miles off the car. Just ask Ferris.
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Drive in reverse at anything over 60MPH.
Lmao! !
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i normally burn the leaves in my garden. wonder if it works same for the leaves stuck in the radiator grill...:P
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I just Remove the Bumper and Grill so I can make sure to get them all out. Only takes a few hours once a month or so, but it's kinda' a Zen thing for me.
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Originally Posted by dicktahoe
I just Remove the Bumper and Grill so I can make sure to get them all out. Only takes a few hours once a month or so, but it's kinda' a Zen thing for me.
looks like you are handy, when u do this do you notice any opening beneath the engine bay where rats can enter the front grill? I didn't see any from the top.

I ask this because I thought the rat entered my car via the front grill and ate the wiring harness.

and all the leaves entered the car through the front grille too
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Originally Posted by q5q7
looks like you are handy, when u do this do you notice any opening beneath the engine bay where rats can enter the front grill? I didn't see any from the top.

I ask this because I thought the rat entered my car via the front grill and ate the wiring harness.

and all the leaves entered the car through the front grille too
I put all of my old cables just behind the grill for the rats. Fortunately they are too dumb to realize that they are "dummy" cables.
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If your serious about removing the front bumper, it not really that hard to do. I removed mine to install the APR stage II pulley. Even though these are instruction for the S4, the bumper removal is about the same.

http://www.goapr.com/support/pulley_30tfsi.pdf


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