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My car swallowed a bird

Old 04-20-2017, 06:16 PM
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So I had a bird nose dived right in front of me and of course went through the grill. What's the best way to get in there to remove it? From the bottom or remove the the radiator?
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I'd go through the bottom; drive it up on a couple of 2X's (each front tire) and remove the bottom tray. Their will be a boat load of screws so if you can come up with an electric driver, it will be a wiz bang project....maybe 15 min to get the tray down. Good luck
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i would use the rotisserie on slow with a medium heat,,for about an hour,depending on the size of the bird,,,oh wait a minute,,,,i just reread the question,,,,,,never mind

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I had the same problem...

Used this to fish the carcass out. Worked great.

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Old 04-20-2017, 08:19 PM
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I know Corvettes eat Mustangs, Vipers, and even Cats... never knew they also ate birds
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Originally Posted by tiger013
So I had a bird nose dived right in front of me and of course went through the grill. What's the best way to get in there to remove it? From the bottom or remove the the radiator?
Was it a cardinal?


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Wow that's terrible
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How about a vacuum - use the bird sucker tool.
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Not C7 related,but my S2K once ate a buzzard.

He was still alive...Nasty....

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at least it wasn't a Kuala

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Originally Posted by managerman
I had the same problem...

Used this to fish the carcass out. Worked great.

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https://www.zoro.com/mag-mate-mechan...22/i/G5395853/
I thought about trying one of those, I wasn't sure how easy it would be to pull the bird out. Hitting it @ 50 mph I'm sure it forced its way in.
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I can send the neighborhood cat in to retrieve it, if you like.

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Originally Posted by ///ADMAN
I can send the neighborhood cat in to retrieve it, if you like.

Must be nice and warm.
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Is this a FireBird or just a bird?
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Originally Posted by ///ADMAN
I can send the neighborhood cat in to retrieve it, if you like.

If I saw that on my car I'd have a panic attack. Cat claws and paint is not a good combo.
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Originally Posted by DAFFYDRUNK
If I saw that on my car I'd have a panic attack. Cat claws and paint is not a good combo.

Those claws won't come out unless you panic causing the cat to panic.

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Originally Posted by tiger013
So I had a bird nose dived right in front of me and of course went through the grill. What's the best way to get in there to remove it? From the bottom or remove the the radiator?
Just think if your car was named Monica, it would have swallowed something much different
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Originally Posted by demasterz
Is this a FireBird or just a bird?
:rof l::r ofl:
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Taking it out is such a pain.. I remember having to do that on a M5..

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