I know that Scotty Kilmer says to get rid of them as they serve no other purpose other than trapping more heat under the hood.
I thought I would ask here for opinions.
I thought I would ask here for opinions.
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I know that Scotty Kilmer says to get rid of them as they serve no other purpose other than trapping more heat under the hood.
I thought I would ask here for opinions.
The big problem I have is where I live, my vehicles are invaded by swarms of field mice and they love to make their home underneath the cover. I have had to dig out a few nests and clean copious amounts of mouse poo from off the engine every time I remove the cover. If I could discourage the little bastards somewhat, it might be worth while. Cooking mouse does not smell good. Not to mention what they do to the wiring.
Last time I went on vacation for two weeks, I had to set almost two dozen mouse traps in and underneath my GTI. When I got back, most were occupied. Yuck!
Maybe I am worrying about this more than I should.
Yes you are worrying too much. Do you park inside ?The big problem I have is where I live, my vehicles are invaded by swarms of field mice and they love to make their home underneath the cover. I have had to dig out a few nests and clean copious amounts of mouse poo from off the engine every time I remove the cover. If I could discourage the little bastards somewhat, it might be worth while. Cooking mouse does not smell good. Not to mention what they do to the wiring.
Last time I went on vacation for two weeks, I had to set almost two dozen mouse traps in and underneath my GTI. When I got back, most were occupied. Yuck!
Maybe I am worrying about this more than I should.
I thought so. It is what I typically do.Yes you are worrying too much.
Only the GTI is parked inside as the rest of the garage is filled with non-car stuff plus my BMW 1150 GS. The GTI suffers even more of a mouse problem. I have traps all over the garage.Do you park inside ?
The big problem I have is where I live, my vehicles are invaded by swarms of field mice and they love to make their home underneath the cover.
I have thought about motion activated blow torches!The dude is a clown… typical of the worst click bait on youtube.
The cover helps avoid road dirt getting into some places and definitely helps avoid radiant heat transfer to the hood pad and hood.
Ten years ago I was removing them as a matter of routine. Then I learned how useful they can be. If that many rodents were in the mix it may change my calculus but then I’d probably also risk burning my garage down with home-made motion-activated blow torches.
Thing is, when you try and do your own research on something like this, half of the self-proclaimed internet experts say the covers serve no purpose other than aesthetics while the other half say they actually serve a functional purpose.
So, let me get this straight, we can mostly agree the 200 is one of the best built longest lasting SUv’s but are questioning the team of engineers that developed the shields under the hood??