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Apr 20, 2017 | 06:16 PM

tiger013

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My car swallowed a bird

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?

Apr 20, 2017 | 07:01 PM

hisvett

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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

Apr 20, 2017 | 07:24 PM

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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

Apr 20, 2017 | 08:15 PM

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I had the same problem...

Used this to fish the carcass out. Worked great.

-M

https://www.zoro.com/mag-mate-mechan...22/i/G5395853/

Apr 20, 2017 | 08:19 PM

Z0Sick6

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St. Jude Donor '05

I know Corvettes eat Mustangs, Vipers, and even Cats... never knew they also ate birds

Apr 20, 2017 | 08:24 PM

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Quote:

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?

Apr 20, 2017 | 08:27 PM

brooklync5

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Wow that's terrible

Apr 20, 2017 | 08:32 PM

C7 BOB

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How about a vacuum - use the bird sucker tool.

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Apr 20, 2017 | 09:04 PM

dbaker

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Not C7 related,but my S2K once ate a buzzard.

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

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Apr 20, 2017 | 09:23 PM

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Z0Sick6

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St. Jude Donor '05

at least it wasn't a Kuala

Apr 20, 2017 | 09:30 PM

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tiger013

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Quote:

Originally Posted by managerman

I had the same problem...

Used this to fish the carcass out. Worked great.

-M

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.

Apr 21, 2017 | 02:23 AM

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///ADMAN

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I can send the neighborhood cat in to retrieve it, if you like.

Apr 21, 2017 | 09:00 AM

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alexsoo

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I can send the neighborhood cat in to retrieve it, if you like.

Must be nice and warm.

Apr 21, 2017 | 09:09 AM

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demasterz

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Is this a FireBird or just a bird?

Apr 21, 2017 | 09:50 AM

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DAFFYDRUNK

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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.

Apr 21, 2017 | 10:09 AM

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Apr 21, 2017 | 10:10 AM

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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.

Apr 21, 2017 | 10:12 AM

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AeroJim

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Quote:

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