I once had a mouse find it's way into my shifter assembly on my '06 350Z and got trapped between the linkage and interior shifter bezel. Found out it because it smelled like rotting meat. Took apart my interior to find the smell and found a rotting mouse corpse, luckily no damage just horrible smell for weeks.
Really, really sorry to hear about the GT3, Matt. I am sure all will go well and you will be able to enjoy your car as much as you did before. Best of luck with everything.
Working at a dealership up here in MN, we see the rodent thing several times a year. When insurance is involved, they typically want the entire harness replaced due to the other things that can potentially happen (like a car fire or ongoing electrical issues). Also, rodents are attracted to the wiring in vehicles due to things like peanut oil and other "sweet" type ingredients that are in the wire coatings themselves (thanks to you, you big greenies). Since the 90's, manufacturers have been working on ways to reduce the use of petroleums when building a car. I have really enjoyed watching your vids. I was very impressed that you personally laid everything out there for everyone to see. I'm also a "C" type, but have been moving more towards an "A" type the older I get and the more I took on professionally.
So sorry to hear about the damage. Same thing happened to my wife's 2006 350Z Roadster. The car has less than 30K on it. It is her dream car. A chipmunk got on top of the gas tank and chewed through the harness. I was investigating why the gas gauge had failed....I figured the sending unit in the tank had failed, but when I pulled the service cover for the fuel pump....surprise!!! Sending unit wires chewed clean through, with one of the fuel pump wires chewed half way through. I had seen the chipmunk around the car before, but it didn't dawn on me that he was living under the car. There were shelled bird seed hulls on top of the gas tank where he was raiding the bird feeder for food. They are cute, but the little punks can do some damage.
You shouldnt back it in the exhaust heat might make the showcase melt. Also for when you start-up/warm-up your car when you do take it out of the showcase. Overall great video!
I had a similar situation with my new Ford PowerStroke. A squirrel made a nest on top of the DEF tank and chewed through part of the wiring harness. My insurance company covered the repair, $8,850. The truck has never been the same since.
Matt, I heard that if you mix hot sauce and dish soap and spray it around rats and mice hate that smell, I did that and it seems to work for me so far.
Very sorry to hear about your car. I had a similar situation where a mouse ate the insulation off a a sparkplug wire and as a result I had a misfire because the exposed wire was arcing to the valve cover. That was fun to figure out.. hope you have better luck moving forward.
one word, Peanut butter. OK that's two words. mice love peanut butter. I completely eradicated mice in my attic with peanut butter loaded spring type traps from tomcat. I use the traps that have a hood which forces the mouse to poke itself in head first.
Hey Matt, sorry about the damage :( We had mice get into a bin full of Christmas decorations that we kept inside a utility room off of our garage. They had babies inside the bin, urinated all over everything, pooped inside my entire tool set. We found our revenge in the form of an electronic rat/mouse death machine. It's called the "Rat Zapper" and it worked wonders. There is no mercy to be found in this route, however, so if the wife or kids are tender towards tiny animals, you may want to warn them.
A feral cat next?, I have a buddy that had a 928GT years ago that had a family of mice make a home in the top of the motor while in storage for the winter, just a turn of the key and boom, bent valves, hoping that works for you and the fan etc. is fused.
I'm sorry Matt, that's tragic. I'd cry. My dad has a 958 Cayenne S that he ordered from Stuttgart and I'm sure he wouldn't have it taken apart for risk of tarnishing the craftsmanship.
I would put SwissTrax in the bottom to avoid tearing the base material. At $1600 for the Showcase, a few square feet of flooring to protect it might bee worth it if you plan on keeping it for a while.
Didn't know you had an instagram, will be following it. I would hate having my entire car taken apart, I'm sensitive to that and I would hate being in it as I feel it would never be the same as before.
I just detailed a classic 1954 Pontiac Straight 8 automobile in the beginning of December. The client told me that he was going to put the car in storage for a month and surprise his wife for a birthday present in January 2017. I told him to get D-Con mouse poison pellets just in case the mice decides to have a feast on cables while the car is in storage. I'm totally sorry Matt this happened to your GT3. Dayam rodents !
Mouse eat my Lincoln Continental Mark vi years ago. It was stored in a garage for winter and the first time i took it for a ride, 15 minutes later, the whole car burn up.
As a kid.. Teacher: Where’s your homework young man ?? Matt: My dog ate my homework 📚”. Car guy at a meet: Yo Matt where’s The GT3 ? All grown Matt: “A mouse ate my harness”
I'm loss for words Matt as you walked around your GT3 and saw the extent of the damage to your wiring harness. This is a passionate car guys worst nightmare. How frequent does that happen? This is a sad case of bad luck. You and Your family are ok and that's all that matters. I foresee you moving up getting another one. Once your car is violated like that it don't feel the same. It's how you can deal with it. Maybe the garage build moving sooner maybe not a bad idea.
Several years ago I had a squirrel chew up the wires in a buick I had. $2,700 dollars later, the care would run again. Needless to say, I was not a happy camper, so I feel your pain. Sorry that happened!
What a crazy situation, sorry that this happened to your GT3. I keep my car in storage, I see a mouse every now and then but now I am going to purchase traps.
Traps don’t do much. If anything, traps will attract More mice because of the bait. Rodents are smart and will learn to avoid the trap… and now you have your car right there ;)
One thing I learned after having mice issues in the past. Do not underestimate their ability to find a way in somewhere where it wants to go. Even if the company says mice don't like the taste of the plastic, they will still chew through it if they want to get in bad enough. Everytime I thought I went overkill with deterents, they still found a way in. I store my summer car in a barn, which is the worst place for mice, as well as moisture/humidity so horrible place to store a car but I'm poor and it's cheap, but the owner uses some sort of device that gives off some sort of audible sound that seems to keep the mice away. Haven't had any problems the 2 winters I've stored it there so it seems to be working. The showcase is cool though. I hope it does the job and you don't have anymore mice issues.
Amazon sells sonic rodent repellers that hook up in your car, they work pretty good. They're both 12 and 24v safe, emit a little whistle but better than $8000 wiring harness.
Dudeeee noooo .. of all the people in the world for this to happen to, it's all the more tragic that it happened to your absolutely immaculate example. Sorry to hear this happened.
garage should now be moving farther up on your priority list because it's now costing you money...plus I REALLY wanna see what you will do with a custom built garage because it will probably end up being my dream garage lol
Took forever to find this video again after seeing it originally 4 years ago. In case you didn't know there have been multiple class action lawsuits regarding rodents eating wiring as most manufacturers have deliberately started using soy and food based ingredients in wiring insulation citing "green renewable" materials. All lawsuit attempts have failed and knowing this almost every manufacturer since 2011 has turned to using soy wiring in vehicle's as a result. They are simply capitalizing on the problem by adding "food" products throughout entire parts of the vehicle. I've even heard of specific parts having to be replaced on a regular basis because mice, rats and squirrels are literally feeding off your car and chewing harnesses, ducting and molding right down to nothing. Soy was just the beginning, manufacturers are now turning to rice, wheat, cellulose and Ford is now even collaborating with Heinz for their tomato skins for use in their vehicles. To top it off they have even taken to spraying soy oil as a lubricant to pull harnesses at the factory. That and the simple fact these companies won't use soy in airbag and crucial sensor wiring goes to show manufacturers know exactly how to manipulate this to their advantage.
Absolutely brutal man. Thank effing goodness for insurance. Also this is almost as good as a garage for car storage at a tiny fraction of the cost. Pretty sweet.
You could screw to rings into the ceiling above the entrance and attach 2 pieces of wire/string to the front zipped door left and right and thread it through the rings and over, so you can pull on the wire to pull the entrance way up straight out of the way instead of rolling it up and creasing it every time??
What I see in the video are the can-bus wires, very sensitive stuff. I see no good way of repairing the car other than replacin the whole main harness. And once you disassemble a car like that the risk of unwanted squeaks and rattles is very high. Hope you get it sorted.
I know you've probably have thought of this but be careful putting so much mice poison around kids. We had a mice problem recently in our garage so we know the struggle. Also, its "dummy" not "dumby" lol. Great video Matt!
That truly sucks! I contacted my old boss who was a car collector, as a repellent he said he would put small vented nylon bags containing mothballs in the engine bay of his stored cars. He said he never had a rodent issue and would just remove the bags before driving. He lives in a wooded area also.
OMG..... the same issue happened to me ( not on a GT3 obviously) a few years ago .. mice made a wonderful little house in my snowmobile .. ate practically everything that was plastic .. then made the grass and stick house .. pooping little monsters sh*t in only one place , on my exhaust pipe ... so once the plastic damage was all repaired , every time i ran the sled for more than 20 minutes , all you could smell is burning mouse poop ... awesome.... rotten little bastards ..
God bless you man i feel bad for you but i cant help but think you bought that beautiful house with no garage. I know you said your putting one in in due time. Take care man - Matt
My parents used to joke about putting me in a bubble. Well this guy is so anal about perfection and his cars he's doing that. Props to you, that thing look gorgeous. And your cars are beautiful.
Damn man I can sort of feel your pain, similar situation with my BMW with the mice. I say sort of because it wasn't no damn GT3.... on top of that they hit your bumper. Hang in there man haha
Damn rats/Mice! Sorry to hear. My 04 VW R32 has been sitting. Loaded every corner of the car and perimeter with Moth balls. Hopefully your Car will done soon. But it'll be done the right way.
Matt, I just wanted to say thank you for being my excuse and reason even when you didn't know it. Anytime I get some radical idea when it comes to the cars and the wife hits me with, "but who does that?", I now have a friend to point to. Well it might have backfired a little when she saw the house tour video so thanks for that too..... lol.
Your not being serious with that car capsule thinking it's going to stop a mouse let alone a rat. A malnourished rat can exert 24,000 pounds per square inche They can chew through 4 inche concrete, 4 inches of sheet metal and 6 and half inches of cinder block. You really think that is going to do anything. small field mise would make quick job of that
I feel for you, Just hearing you say a Porsche dealer damaged your bumper made me wont to cry. If a Porsche dealer damages your car where do you take it? Crap!!!
Hey Matt, I'm a former pest control guy. I'd put a ring of lockable bait boxes secured to pavers around your wash bay and service regularly with rodenticide. kinda like a first line of defense if you will.
I used to use small concrete pavers that I would drill through then bolt the bait station onto the paver. Or you could use braided steel line run it through the entry holes and secure them to the tree's or wood pillars by your wash bay.
But the way you take care of your car, no amount of repainting can stop a cool dude like you man.... keep up the good work man, been following you a long time.... rather watch your vids than tv , lol.....
Same thing happened on my TT-RS. This is a common problem thanks to green policies. All wiring is made out of biodegradable/edible materials. It's a widespread issue.
Also, regarding some of the wack comments .... you seem to be taking care of your family, taking care of your finances, taking care of your clients/work..... so why not enjoy all the materialistic things you can.... whats the point in life if you dont ??? And the mere fact that you got rid of your M3, shows that you have no life long "attachment" to material things...the way i see it.... lifes a journey, not a sprint..... and your doing just fine ..... and your making alot of ppl happy in their lives..... family, web gurus etx.... so keep up the good work man, and do you....
A professional pest control guy will help big time. They know where to put proper traps/baits that will work 100%. The problem with mice is they are territorial so will keep coming back unless you eradicate them. A garage may not help anyways, they always find their way inside somehow. Good luck Matt, I feel for you man, that'd be a devastating blow to have damage to your car like that.
Obsessed Garage Precisely, the little buggers will get through solid brick!! Comments regarding cats are also correct but unless you are a cat person, which clearly you're not, it's not an option. Besides in a property as large as yours appears to be you'd need three😂
ouch man. that really sucks with the mice. happened in our garage too with my car. but it wasn't nearly as bad. Just had some mice eat the headlight wires on my car and they made one of my cars in storage their home and all died under the seats...all 12 of them. We set up traps around the garage that used bait. It was a white container that flipped closed and crushed the mice as they went to try to eat the bait Goodluck with the fix though
What are the chances of this happening to a supercar? This is ridiculous! This is the last thing that could've gone wrong with your GT3. It's gonna be fine. You will, eventually, get a replacement for this car, which is gonna be far superior. Stay positive.
I recently left a comment about using mothballs in envelopes made of galvanized screen wire and putting them in the engine compartment. It works better than anything I've ever seen. And there is an odor in the engine compartment when the mothballs are there. I take the mothballs out when I'm going to drive my car. The air that pushes around the engine clears all of the smell away in seconds. You won't find a better solution than mothballs inside galvanized envelopes. I've been doing for over 20 years without a problem. If you're worried about the mothball dust make some aluminum foil trays to place the mothballs on. If anyone can find an easier fix than mothballs I want to know. You can pick up mothballs at any Walmart .
Another thing you can do. You might not like it but Mice hate the soap Irish Springs. Get it in bar form, and place it in anywhere. My best friend places one at all four corners of his trailer for storage during the winter on an acreage and has not mice come summertime. And my dad buts a couple in his hot rod during winter storage and has no problems with nests or chewed wires. and it smells like Irish Springs :-) so i'm not complaining.
I'd have stopped by the humane society and picked up a couple of outdoor cats on the way home.
I think Matt would loose his marbles dealing with Cat claws all over the car and its paint scratches lol
And then some coyotes to get rid of the cats.
My thoughts also!!! Extremely effective.
I hope the mouse didn't take a ride to the dealer with your car and now has a buffet every night in the dealer!
i think matt is going to have a video on how to detail the car capsule pretty soon!
tyau1234 or how to completely seal the air
Dude that is so cool! A mouse ate into the wiring on my BMW 2002 but I stripped the whole car to rebuild anyway
You should invest in a cat lol
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Person: "What are you doing, Matt?"
Matt: "Just blowing up my garage."
Ha, ha...
I once had a mouse find it's way into my shifter assembly on my '06 350Z and got trapped between the linkage and interior shifter bezel. Found out it because it smelled like rotting meat. Took apart my interior to find the smell and found a rotting mouse corpse, luckily no damage just horrible smell for weeks.
In this video Matt finally builds his garage!
If the mouse can chew wires why can't it chew through the fancy car bubble?
He explained that in the video, the material it is made out of doesn't appeal to mice, and the noise the fan makes scares them off too.
Harrison Davis yep. Commented before I watched full video. I still would be looking to thin out the local mouse population.
James Russo agreed. Let's get some .22 and go plinking.
Joshua Griffing I have my m&p 15-22 and a few thousand rounds... I'm in.
Since the gt3 is worthless now sell it to me and we can make it a drift car :) haha
Better yet- make it a Christmas ornament! XD
Glad to see you watch OG! You need more cars like this, Adam. Without the mice though. Mice are bad.
Ha, ha...
Adam LZ lol
smart ass bahhahahahaha
Adam LZ no sell it to me
when you catch the mouse, stuff it and use as a hood ornament
My heart goes out to you. I literally felt sick watching this. Sucks that the rats in TH-cam comments are attacking you IRL too!!
Much love man. Tragedy hits right where it hurts...every time.
At his might sound stupid but why can't you park either the gt3 or mustang in the trailer? Or is there stuff already in there
I would put a heavy tarp on the floor to keep from messing up the material on the floor.
Wow... $8700 for a harness. Would've never guessed.
Strife Better be mouse resistant at that price.
Strife probably because of the amount of connectors and I'm assuming that's maybe installation? If not its just factory mark up lol
Strife Downside of an import. Everything is over the top expensive.
Really, really sorry to hear about the GT3, Matt. I am sure all will go well and you will be able to enjoy your car as much as you did before. Best of luck with everything.
These are awesome! Had no idea such thing existed until now.
Guttering man feel your pain chin up 👍 us men understand your pain with cars being scratched also.
Plot twist: the mouse is still living in the GT3
Never had a mouse eat my car , but my car has eaten a few cats .
Working at a dealership up here in MN, we see the rodent thing several times a year. When insurance is involved, they typically want the entire harness replaced due to the other things that can potentially happen (like a car fire or ongoing electrical issues). Also, rodents are attracted to the wiring in vehicles due to things like peanut oil and other "sweet" type ingredients that are in the wire coatings themselves (thanks to you, you big greenies). Since the 90's, manufacturers have been working on ways to reduce the use of petroleums when building a car. I have really enjoyed watching your vids. I was very impressed that you personally laid everything out there for everyone to see. I'm also a "C" type, but have been moving more towards an "A" type the older I get and the more I took on professionally.
Thanks man!
Dope af. This guy makes me work harder everyday.
So sorry to hear about the damage. Same thing happened to my wife's 2006 350Z Roadster. The car has less than 30K on it. It is her dream car. A chipmunk got on top of the gas tank and chewed through the harness. I was investigating why the gas gauge had failed....I figured the sending unit in the tank had failed, but when I pulled the service cover for the fuel pump....surprise!!! Sending unit wires chewed clean through, with one of the fuel pump wires chewed half way through. I had seen the chipmunk around the car before, but it didn't dawn on me that he was living under the car. There were shelled bird seed hulls on top of the gas tank where he was raiding the bird feeder for food. They are cute, but the little punks can do some damage.
I just found out last week I have adolescent rats living under my deck. This video hits home for me!
Next week title: I seal the capsule with the GT3 AND the mouse in it ...
You shouldnt back it in the exhaust heat might make the showcase melt. Also for when you start-up/warm-up your car when you do take it out of the showcase. Overall great video!
I had a similar situation with my new Ford PowerStroke. A squirrel made a nest on top of the DEF tank and chewed through part of the wiring harness. My insurance company covered the repair, $8,850. The truck has never been the same since.
Matt, I heard that if you mix hot sauce and dish soap and spray it around rats and mice hate that smell, I did that and it seems to work for me so far.
I empathize with your troubles and worries, Matt. Keep your chin up.
wow he warned you about possible rattles I will say it's a pretty good and honest mechanic most wouldn't say that props to him
Very sorry to hear about your car. I had a similar situation where a mouse ate the insulation off a a sparkplug wire and as a result I had a misfire because the exposed wire was arcing to the valve cover. That was fun to figure out.. hope you have better luck moving forward.
one word, Peanut butter. OK that's two words. mice love peanut butter. I completely eradicated mice in my attic with peanut butter loaded spring type traps from tomcat. I use the traps that have a hood which forces the mouse to poke itself in head first.
Cool now the mouse is going to eat the fan motor wires
Hey Matt, sorry about the damage :(
We had mice get into a bin full of Christmas decorations that we kept inside a utility room off of our garage. They had babies inside the bin, urinated all over everything, pooped inside my entire tool set. We found our revenge in the form of an electronic rat/mouse death machine. It's called the "Rat Zapper" and it worked wonders. There is no mercy to be found in this route, however, so if the wife or kids are tender towards tiny animals, you may want to warn them.
A feral cat next?, I have a buddy that had a 928GT years ago that had a family of mice make a home in the top of the motor while in storage for the winter, just a turn of the key and boom, bent valves, hoping that works for you and the fan etc. is fused.
I'm sorry Matt, that's tragic. I'd cry. My dad has a 958 Cayenne S that he ordered from Stuttgart and I'm sure he wouldn't have it taken apart for risk of tarnishing the craftsmanship.
putting more swistrax in there might be a cool idea
I would put SwissTrax in the bottom to avoid tearing the base material. At $1600 for the Showcase, a few square feet of flooring to protect it might bee worth it if you plan on keeping it for a while.
Didn't know you had an instagram, will be following it. I would hate having my entire car taken apart, I'm sensitive to that and I would hate being in it as I feel it would never be the same as before.
I just detailed a classic 1954 Pontiac Straight 8 automobile in the beginning of December. The client told me that he was going to put the car in storage for a month and surprise his wife for a birthday present in January 2017. I told him to get D-Con mouse poison pellets just in case the mice decides to have a feast on cables while the car is in storage. I'm totally sorry Matt this happened to your GT3. Dayam rodents !
I feel for you man! Nothing worse could really happen when not driving. I think it would have been better had you reversed into it with your truck!
Mouse eat my Lincoln Continental Mark vi years ago. It was stored in a garage for winter and the first time i took it for a ride, 15 minutes later, the whole car burn up.
As a kid.. Teacher: Where’s your homework young man ??
Matt: My dog ate my homework 📚”.
Car guy at a meet: Yo Matt where’s The GT3 ?
All grown Matt: “A mouse ate my harness”
I'm loss for words Matt as you walked around your GT3 and saw the extent of the damage to your wiring harness. This is a passionate car guys worst nightmare.
How frequent does that happen? This is a sad case of bad luck. You and Your family are ok and that's all that matters. I foresee you moving up getting another one. Once your car is violated like that it don't feel the same. It's how you can deal with it. Maybe the garage build moving sooner maybe not a bad idea.
Several years ago I had a squirrel chew up the wires in a buick I had. $2,700 dollars later, the care would run again. Needless to say, I was not a happy camper, so I feel your pain. Sorry that happened!
asks for it for free, doesn't get it. complains that their logo is on there
wisp They will sell a crap load of these from my photos and videos. It's a simple exchange in value.
What a crazy situation, sorry that this happened to your GT3. I keep my car in storage, I see a mouse every now and then but now I am going to purchase traps.
Traps don’t do much. If anything, traps will attract More mice because of the bait. Rodents are smart and will learn to avoid the trap… and now you have your car right there ;)
One thing I learned after having mice issues in the past. Do not underestimate their ability to find a way in somewhere where it wants to go. Even if the company says mice don't like the taste of the plastic, they will still chew through it if they want to get in bad enough. Everytime I thought I went overkill with deterents, they still found a way in. I store my summer car in a barn, which is the worst place for mice, as well as moisture/humidity so horrible place to store a car but I'm poor and it's cheap, but the owner uses some sort of device that gives off some sort of audible sound that seems to keep the mice away. Haven't had any problems the 2 winters I've stored it there so it seems to be working. The showcase is cool though. I hope it does the job and you don't have anymore mice issues.
Amazon sells sonic rodent repellers that hook up in your car, they work pretty good. They're both 12 and 24v safe, emit a little whistle but better than $8000 wiring harness.
Dudeeee noooo .. of all the people in the world for this to happen to, it's all the more tragic that it happened to your absolutely immaculate example. Sorry to hear this happened.
garage should now be moving farther up on your priority list because it's now costing you money...plus I REALLY wanna see what you will do with a custom built garage because it will probably end up being my dream garage lol
Took forever to find this video again after seeing it originally 4 years ago. In case you didn't know there have been multiple class action lawsuits regarding rodents eating wiring as most manufacturers have deliberately started using soy and food based ingredients in wiring insulation citing "green renewable" materials. All lawsuit attempts have failed and knowing this almost every manufacturer since 2011 has turned to using soy wiring in vehicle's as a result. They are simply capitalizing on the problem by adding "food" products throughout entire parts of the vehicle. I've even heard of specific parts having to be replaced on a regular basis because mice, rats and squirrels are literally feeding off your car and chewing harnesses, ducting and molding right down to nothing. Soy was just the beginning, manufacturers are now turning to rice, wheat, cellulose and Ford is now even collaborating with Heinz for their tomato skins for use in their vehicles. To top it off they have even taken to spraying soy oil as a lubricant to pull harnesses at the factory. That and the simple fact these companies won't use soy in airbag and crucial sensor wiring goes to show manufacturers know exactly how to manipulate this to their advantage.
Yup, well, not current Mercedes. I’ve had rodents in my engine bay (AMG GT) and nothing was eaten.
Pretty cool. My wife over heard and did have a comment. "OMG a guy who reads directions..."
If you put Swisstrax in the thing you're on another level of obsessed.
Absolutely brutal man. Thank effing goodness for insurance. Also this is almost as good as a garage for car storage at a tiny fraction of the cost. Pretty sweet.
You could screw to rings into the ceiling above the entrance and attach 2 pieces of wire/string to the front zipped door left and right and thread it through the rings and over, so you can pull on the wire to pull the entrance way up straight out of the way instead of rolling it up and creasing it every time??
Time for Swisstrax flooring install for the showcase
Matt once the gt3 comes back get rid of it. itll never be the same again
Ultimatemxcn Jesus!
Believe me, I've thought about it.
Sucks that many car manufactureres use soy based compound that coats the electrical wiring. Its a tasty treat for rodents!
What I see in the video are the can-bus wires, very sensitive stuff. I see no good way of repairing the car other than replacin the whole main harness. And once you disassemble a car like that the risk of unwanted squeaks and rattles is very high. Hope you get it sorted.
Feel for you Matt with the scratch to the bumper, had it happen to me too. Not a fun feeling.
That's fucked up brother..this question may be to soon, but a GT3 RS in the near future??
One can dream.
Obsessed Garage The 991.2 GT3 will be manual so trade up.
Obsessed Garage, ;)
H Mack or a 911R?
Talk about Dream car.., but the prices people are paying to get one (if they can find one for sale) are getting out of hand
My heart broke when I seen this that's the baby right there hope everything goes back together good and the baby comes back good as new :)
Wow, sorry to hear about this. Something good will come of it though, maybe a new Porsche!
I know you've probably have thought of this but be careful putting so much mice poison around kids. We had a mice problem recently in our garage so we know the struggle. Also, its "dummy" not "dumby" lol. Great video Matt!
That truly sucks! I contacted my old boss who was a car collector, as a repellent he said he would put small vented nylon bags containing mothballs in the engine bay of his stored cars. He said he never had a rodent issue and would just remove the bags before driving. He lives in a wooded area also.
OMG..... the same issue happened to me ( not on a GT3 obviously) a few years ago .. mice made a wonderful little house in my snowmobile .. ate practically everything that was plastic .. then made the grass and stick house .. pooping little monsters sh*t in only one place , on my exhaust pipe ... so once the plastic damage was all repaired , every time i ran the sled for more than 20 minutes , all you could smell is burning mouse poop ... awesome....
rotten little bastards ..
Hard luck Matt,problem in Australia too.Spicy sauce does work to some extent but best rodent deterrent is sadly a cat.
God bless you man i feel bad for you but i cant help but think you bought that beautiful house with no garage. I know you said your putting one in in due time. Take care man - Matt
If there was a garage it wouldn't be sufficient. So I have a blank slate.
So the whole area you work at now will be turned into a garage? or just some of it ?
That is ridiculous man. I hope they fix your car as if it came out of a dealership.
My parents used to joke about putting me in a bubble. Well this guy is so anal about perfection and his cars he's doing that. Props to you, that thing look gorgeous. And your cars are beautiful.
Damn man I can sort of feel your pain, similar situation with my BMW with the mice. I say sort of because it wasn't no damn GT3.... on top of that they hit your bumper. Hang in there man haha
Damn rats/Mice! Sorry to hear. My 04 VW R32 has been sitting. Loaded every corner of the car and perimeter with Moth balls.
Hopefully your Car will done soon. But it'll be done the right way.
Why am not surprised that your pocket knife is a Sebenza, known for some of the best tolerances and not being flashy.
Dude I would be so pissed, that's one of my biggest fears.... that totally sucks Matt, I'm sorry man !
I wouldn't be surprised if they moved into the trailer, make sure you put traps in there if you haven't yet.
looking great matt perfect for your situation i echo swisstrax will look great in there :)
Matt, I just wanted to say thank you for being my excuse and reason even when you didn't know it. Anytime I get some radical idea when it comes to the cars and the wife hits me with, "but who does that?", I now have a friend to point to. Well it might have backfired a little when she saw the house tour video so thanks for that too..... lol.
Ha, ha... It's great to be need in this world.
see man now you have me freaked out. I have a beautiful '62 Buick sitting in my backyard and we definetly have mice, rats, squirells, and racoons
I saw the mouse run by heading for the house...wait till the brown spiders come down from the trees in the spring
Your not being serious with that car capsule thinking it's going to stop a mouse let alone a rat. A malnourished rat can exert 24,000 pounds per square inche They can chew through 4 inche concrete, 4 inches of sheet metal and 6 and half inches of cinder block. You really think that is going to do anything. small field mise would make quick job of that
josh anderson He said that it's made out of something that rats wouldnt enjoy chewing through
I feel for you, Just hearing you say a Porsche dealer damaged your bumper made me wont to cry. If a Porsche dealer damages your car where do you take it? Crap!!!
Hey Matt, I'm a former pest control guy. I'd put a ring of lockable bait boxes secured to pavers around your wash bay and service regularly with rodenticide. kinda like a first line of defense if you will.
I bought a bunch of those. Any suggestions on how to secure them?
I used to use small concrete pavers that I would drill through then bolt the bait station onto the paver. Or you could use braided steel line run it through the entry holes and secure them to the tree's or wood pillars by your wash bay.
Thanks Albert!
But the way you take care of your car, no amount of repainting can stop a cool dude like you man.... keep up the good work man, been following you a long time.... rather watch your vids than tv , lol.....
Same thing happened on my TT-RS. This is a common problem thanks to green policies. All wiring is made out of biodegradable/edible materials. It's a widespread issue.
Also, regarding some of the wack comments .... you seem to be taking care of your family, taking care of your finances, taking care of your clients/work..... so why not enjoy all the materialistic things you can.... whats the point in life if you dont ??? And the mere fact that you got rid of your M3, shows that you have no life long "attachment" to material things...the way i see it.... lifes a journey, not a sprint..... and your doing just fine ..... and your making alot of ppl happy in their lives..... family, web gurus etx.... so keep up the good work man, and do you....
Well said. Thanks man!
you should check out the trailer to see if the lights still work
That sucks, mice suck, 8,600$ wiring harnesses suck but it has to be done right or it would bother you.
A professional pest control guy will help big time. They know where to put proper traps/baits that will work 100%. The problem with mice is they are territorial so will keep coming back unless you eradicate them. A garage may not help anyways, they always find their way inside somehow. Good luck Matt, I feel for you man, that'd be a devastating blow to have damage to your car like that.
I agree. People assume putting walls up solves the problem. It may not just like this bubble may not.
Obsessed Garage Precisely, the little buggers will get through solid brick!! Comments regarding cats are also correct but unless you are a cat person, which clearly you're not, it's not an option. Besides in a property as large as yours appears to be you'd need three😂
You need to get some Swiss trax in that thing
Sad times, but that CarCapsule is the awesomest thing i have ever seen.
you can use a heat gun or blow dryer to remove the wrinkles
i feel your pain man sorry to hear
I think you want to put medal around the edges or something because the mouse might eat the inflated tubes just to be on the caution side
ouch man. that really sucks with the mice. happened in our garage too with my car. but it wasn't nearly as bad. Just had some mice eat the headlight wires on my car and they made one of my cars in storage their home and all died under the seats...all 12 of them.
We set up traps around the garage that used bait. It was a white container that flipped closed and crushed the mice as they went to try to eat the bait Goodluck with the fix though
What are the chances of this happening to a supercar? This is ridiculous! This is the last thing that could've gone wrong with your GT3. It's gonna be fine. You will, eventually, get a replacement for this car, which is gonna be far superior. Stay positive.
Wow, this is a terrible nightmare. Sorry to hear about this man. Devastating. Good luck in the future with the rodent situation, awesome cars.
Thanks!
I recently left a comment about using mothballs in envelopes made of galvanized screen wire and putting them in the engine compartment. It works better than anything I've ever seen. And there is an odor in the engine compartment when the mothballs are there. I take the mothballs out when I'm going to drive my car. The air that pushes around the engine clears all of the smell away in seconds. You won't find a better solution than mothballs inside galvanized envelopes. I've been doing for over 20 years without a problem. If you're worried about the mothball dust make some aluminum foil trays to place the mothballs on. If anyone can find an easier fix than mothballs I want to know. You can pick up mothballs at any Walmart .
Mouse from hell! Boy this is sure one unlucky situation to happen to anyone! I hope this fixes any future mouse or creature messing with your gt3
Another thing you can do. You might not like it but Mice hate the soap Irish Springs. Get it in bar form, and place it in anywhere. My best friend places one at all four corners of his trailer for storage during the winter on an acreage and has not mice come summertime. And my dad buts a couple in his hot rod during winter storage and has no problems with nests or chewed wires. and it smells like Irish Springs :-) so i'm not complaining.
HoTrOds0are0ForEver I'm doing that tonight.
Well i hope it work for you as well as it has for us.
this is the coolest obsession i have ever seen.