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nyrfan · 05-10-2013, 06:11 AM

So I’ve been noticing some hairline scratches on my passenger mirror for the past couple of months, seemed to happen on days I took my car to work. It’s been driving me nuts wondering how they were getting there but assumed it had something to do with the way I cleaned it (and just in my head that they got worse at work).

Here is my new nemesis (a cardinal):

I swear this can only happen to me, lol!

serialmike · 05-10-2013, 06:16 AM

haha. A few weeks ago when I first got the car I kept finding bird terd on the door right by the mirror. I came out to find a sparrow on the door doing the exact same thing lol. Freakin birds.

family man · 05-10-2013, 06:18 AM

He likes the mirror and seeing his reflection, Narsassus re-incarnated as a bird.

102SS · 05-10-2013, 06:53 AM

I have had that happen to several cars I have owned.

The only thing I can think of is to buy a cat and have him/her sleep under the car

nyrfan · 05-10-2013, 07:00 AM

I've come up with a temporary solution

Sent from my 2SS/RS

baum · 05-10-2013, 07:27 AM

I have those little pests all over cars also (same looking birds). they perch on the mirrors and sh*t all over the sides of my cars.

i want to find a decoy that i can put by the cars to help stop them.

daveagogo1 · 05-10-2013, 07:28 AM

I get the same thing. Luckily mine are not actual scratches. A good rub removes the lines. Anyhow what i do now is power the mirrors all the way out and up. Seems to stop most all of it as it's hard for the bird to see his reflection when on the edge of the door.

Mine is a cardinal.

menendez1293 · 05-10-2013, 07:32 AM

Wow. But that almost looks like a bird that was once domesticated and the Celt go into the wild

SabotAndHeat · 05-10-2013, 07:32 AM

That little piece of s#_t!

Bpw72 · 05-10-2013, 07:34 AM

you could also put a plastic bag over the mirror. People will think you're crazy but the bird will not come back.

nyrfan · 05-10-2013, 07:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by menendez1293

Wow. But that almost looks like a bird that was once domesticated and the Celt go into the wild

No, just a normal everyday cardinal.

SabotAndHeat · 05-10-2013, 07:42 AM

If you have a sun roof...maybe a small toy snake that sits on the top side of the sunroof door and below the glass? Maybe even the dashboard? A bit like a scarecrow I guess.

No one will probably notice but the birds flying around above.

Thought about that at an old apartment. I was having real trouble with bird poo on my car because they just loved to chill on it. But, I got orders and moved before I actually tried.

Bonemaro · 05-10-2013, 07:47 AM

...or how about an owl for a hood ornament

Goldknight · 05-10-2013, 08:32 AM

My parent's have the same exact thing! Luckily the last time I was there it never touched my car, just everybody else's. Lol. Perhaps it saw the IOM and thought it couldn't beat that big of a bird.

05-10-2013, 06:11 AM	#1
nyrfan Let's go Rangers! Drives: 13' AGM 2SS/RS L99 Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 10,742 View My Garage	Scratches on passenger mirror, culprit found! So I’ve been noticing some hairline scratches on my passenger mirror for the past couple of months, seemed to happen on days I took my car to work. It’s been driving me nuts wondering how they were getting there but assumed it had something to do with the way I cleaned it (and just in my head that they got worse at work). Here is my new nemesis (a cardinal): I swear this can only happen to me, lol! __________________ Soprano 4/1/00-6/14/11, Gone but NEVER forgotten! FSP tuned: 377/389 Last edited by nyrfan; 05-10-2013 at 09:37 AM.

05-10-2013, 06:53 AM	#4
102SS waiting at the tree Drives: SIM 2010 2SS/RS A6 Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Niagara Falls Posts: 3,143	I have had that happen to several cars I have owned. The only thing I can think of is to buy a cat and have him/her sleep under the car __________________ 2010 2SS/RS A6 ZL1 Rims 60ft 2.03 13.08 at 107.82 (4/28) 2009 Pontiac G8 3.6L the DD

05-10-2013, 07:00 AM	#5
nyrfan Let's go Rangers! Drives: 13' AGM 2SS/RS L99 Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 10,742 View My Garage	I've come up with a temporary solution Sent from my 2SS/RS __________________ Soprano 4/1/00-6/14/11, Gone but NEVER forgotten! FSP tuned: 377/389

05-10-2013, 06:16 AM	#2
serialmike Drives: Camaro 1ls Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: St Augustine FL Posts: 89	haha. A few weeks ago when I first got the car I kept finding bird terd on the door right by the mirror. I came out to find a sparrow on the door doing the exact same thing lol. Freakin birds.

05-10-2013, 06:18 AM	#3
family man Drives: . Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: . Posts: 1,085	He likes the mirror and seeing his reflection, Narsassus re-incarnated as a bird.

05-10-2013, 07:27 AM	#6
baum Drives: 2013 1LS, 2013 Ram 1500 Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Minneapolis, mn Posts: 645	I have those little pests all over cars also (same looking birds). they perch on the mirrors and sh*t all over the sides of my cars. i want to find a decoy that i can put by the cars to help stop them.

05-10-2013, 07:32 AM	#8
menendez1293 Emerald Coast Camaros Drives: 2010 Camaro 2LT/RS M6 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Tallahassee FL Posts: 9,687 View My Garage	Wow. But that almost looks like a bird that was once domesticated and the Celt go into the wild

05-10-2013, 07:32 AM	#9
SabotAndHeat Drives: 2010 Camaro Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Colorado Posts: 412	That little piece of s#_t!

05-10-2013, 07:34 AM	#10
Bpw72 Drives: 2011 camaro ss convertible 2ss/rs Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Windsor Ontario Posts: 40	you could also put a plastic bag over the mirror. People will think you're crazy but the bird will not come back.

05-10-2013, 07:42 AM	#12
SabotAndHeat Drives: 2010 Camaro Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Colorado Posts: 412	If you have a sun roof...maybe a small toy snake that sits on the top side of the sunroof door and below the glass? Maybe even the dashboard? A bit like a scarecrow I guess. No one will probably notice but the birds flying around above. Thought about that at an old apartment. I was having real trouble with bird poo on my car because they just loved to chill on it. But, I got orders and moved before I actually tried.

05-10-2013, 07:47 AM	#13
Bonemaro Drives: 2010 RJT 1SS M6 Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Ann Arbor, Mi. Posts: 1,692 View My Garage	...or how about an owl for a hood ornament

05-10-2013, 08:32 AM	#14
Goldknight Drives: 2011 Inferno Orange 2SS Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Simpsonville, SC Posts: 62	My parent's have the same exact thing! Luckily the last time I was there it never touched my car, just everybody else's. Lol. Perhaps it saw the IOM and thought it couldn't beat that big of a bird.