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Old 09-17-2017, 10:44 PM   #1
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Weird object between dash and windshield, please advise

So today I was getting ready to drive and noticed something..odd.. on my dash right below the windshield.

At first I thought it was a dead bug (since I've had some ant issues recently that went away), so I tried grabbing and pulling it a bit thinking it'd come right off, but instead the more i pulled the longer it seems to get, and it seems sort of stuck in there. Wtf is this? Did a wire, insulation, or something normal get pulled out somehow and then I screwed it up by pulling it more? Do I need to take the brz to a dealer to get it checked out? Honestly a bit concerned...

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It almost seems like a dry corn husk texture, which is partially why I thought it was a dead bug or something.

Please help :\
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For realz?

Dude stop driving asap!!
That a super dangerously infectious dry leaf. Call 911 asap. Tell them exactly your situation. If you feel your life is in danger quickly find anything flammable and set your car on fire. By the time 911 comes they would have something to do.

If you feel 911 and setting your car on fire is too much I'll gladly take that rolling death trap off your hands for $300. I'll even come and pick it up.
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Old 09-18-2017, 01:40 AM   #3
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For realz?

Dude stop driving asap!!
That a super dangerously infectious dry leaf. Call 911 asap. Tell them exactly your situation. If you feel your life is in danger quickly find anything flammable and set your car on fire. By the time 911 comes they would have something to do.

If you feel 911 and setting your car on fire is too much I'll gladly take that rolling death trap off your hands for $300. I'll even come and pick it up.
Shitty meme, douchebro.
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thats juste a piece of foam (with glue) that I assume is there to prevent the speaker grill to rattle against the windshield. I have to push mine back in every few weeks.

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My car has a weird object between the steering wheel and seat back. I second the insulator foam. I cut it off with an exacto knife. No rattle.
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That's what she said.
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Thanks for the helpful responses! I know the twins get random weird issues sometimes and knew this was probably something like that, but it's my first car so I wanted to be sure.

I might pull the speaker grill off after work today and see what I can do.

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thats juste a piece of foam (with glue) that I assume is there to prevent the speaker grill to rattle against the windshield. I have to push mine back in every few weeks.
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My car has a weird object between the steering wheel and seat back. I second the insulator foam. I cut it off with an exacto knife. No rattle.
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Shove it back in.
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It doesn't look like you have to pull the speaker grill; just reach in with tweezers and pull the foam off.
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thats juste a piece of foam (with glue) that I assume is there to prevent the speaker grill to rattle against the windshield. I have to push mine back in every few weeks.
This ^

Its a long strip of foam, the end of mine peeks out too. jam in back down in there .
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Thanks for the helpful responses! I know the twins get random weird issues sometimes and knew this was probably something like that, but it's my first car so I wanted to be sure.

I might pull the speaker grill off after work today and see what I can do.
Don't pull the grill. Those things never go back on right and you will end up with a buzz and rattle.
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Shove it back in.



That's what she said.
Or pull out before it's too late?

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Be careful, the extra change in weight distribution with that dislodged like that will completely throw off the handling of the car.
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