This mice or?

[rreegg]

Just swapped cabin filter on the tdi - not too bad but did lose a single screw when reaffixing the dash panels oh well.

Stopped by harbor freight last night to get trim tools and torx bit 3/8 sockets for the job because wanted to use the battery wrench, saves some headache and risk of breaking glass and stuff.
There was another guy looking for triple square bits and we got to talking and he’s taking the door off on an ‘01 tdi, go figure.
If he were doing cv axle work ida recommended a long shaft triple bit which is not carried at HF - but he knew that already.

Anyway - this cottony stuff must be remnants of mice? Not sure what else it’d be from. Looks like chewed up filter media or something. Didn’t see any tur ds around and haven’t seen other evidence of rodents but still not a nice sight. It might be the sound proofing from between the hood and engine. Only other crud on the filter was dirt and leaves

If the electrical is all good and no chewed wires is there much else to worry about rodent wise?

 

[Nero]

Ive seen that in a handful of VW's and the fact that it never stinks... I Think its just insulation thats finally deteriorated enough to get sucked up to the filter and ball up. Once pulled out, it never came back, so...

 

[rreegg]

As usual thanks for the wisdom @Nero ! Bit of a relief

 

[Cant Write]

Is that a green NB? Kids called mine the “Silly Green Bug”

Btw, chipmunks love that VW hood insulation, at least here they do. I’ve found them dead up in there when driving, engine heat? 2 different cars. First thing I do is tear out the hood insulation

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[Clb]

If it has a golfball sized hole/pocket, it's a mouse.
Fwiw
I had one build that in the top drawer of a set of kitchen cabinets in my shop once.
I had a roll of rockwool and fiberglass insulation 3 feet away on the floor.
Moral of story = rat bastids are hard workers...

 

[rreegg]

Is that a green NB? Kids called mine the “Silly Green Bug”

Btw, chipmunks love that VW hood insulation, at least here they do. I’ve found them dead up in there when driving, engine heat? 2 different cars. First thing I do is tear out the hood insulation

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Dang just saw this yessir green nb same as yours but no moonroof

 

[Cant Write]

but no moonroof

That moonroof exploded on the wife going down the highway alone with not a car or rock in sight.

Did not know tempered glass can explode outta nowhere.

I sold that bug to a woman 23 miles away. I’ve tried to buy it back 4 times!! I miss the 48-52 mpg!! She won’t sell it to me, even with 375k on it