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Cobwebs......!
« on: September 12, 2011, 09:12:43 am »
Fiited a set of GTi headlights recently and using the car for the first time in the dark last night, I discovered that a spider had made its home in one of them, as a result the inside of the lens is covered by a network of cobweds!!  :surprised:  Any bright ideas on how to get rid???

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Re: Cobwebs......!
« Reply #1 on: September 12, 2011, 09:24:46 am »
Fiited a set of GTi headlights recently and using the car for the first time in the dark last night, I discovered that a spider had made its home in one of them, as a result the inside of the lens is covered by a network of cobweds!!  :surprised:  Any bright ideas on how to get rid???

 :grin:  :congrats:

(sorry, not a great help  :ashamed:)
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Re: Cobwebs......!
« Reply #2 on: September 12, 2011, 09:29:52 am »
Fiited a set of GTi headlights recently and using the car for the first time in the dark last night, I discovered that a spider had made its home in one of them, as a result the inside of the lens is covered by a network of cobweds!!  :surprised:  Any bright ideas on how to get rid???

 :grin:  :congrats:

(sorry, not a great help  :ashamed:)


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Re: Cobwebs......!
« Reply #3 on: September 12, 2011, 10:35:06 am »
Hoover in the bulb holder?!  :confused:

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Re: Cobwebs......!
« Reply #4 on: September 12, 2011, 11:10:25 am »
The heat from the headlights should kill the spider?

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Re: Cobwebs......!
« Reply #5 on: September 12, 2011, 11:11:51 am »
The heat from the headlights should kill the spider?

Still left with webs though? And a fried spider in the lense   :sick: :signLOL:

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Re: Cobwebs......!
« Reply #6 on: September 12, 2011, 11:12:21 am »
WOW that's even more annoying than the spiders living in both of my door mirrors javascript:void(0);

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Re: Cobwebs......!
« Reply #7 on: September 12, 2011, 11:19:34 am »
Just for the record the spider is already toast, he fell out when I was fitting them, its the real estate that I need demolishing......hoover doesn't work by the way!   :sad1:

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Re: Cobwebs......!
« Reply #8 on: September 12, 2011, 07:15:48 pm »
Be grateful.  According to my parents, there was an old lady who swallowed a spider.  Apparently, it wriggled and wriggled and tiggled inside her. 


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Re: Cobwebs......!
« Reply #9 on: September 12, 2011, 07:39:55 pm »
If you stick a small tube onto the end of your vacuum cleaner (seal it around with duct tape) then you should be able to get in and remove the cobwebs


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Re: Cobwebs......!
« Reply #10 on: September 12, 2011, 08:26:49 pm »
Could try an air duster (pressurised can of air from Maplin or similar) This would destroy the web and probably place it out of sight.

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Re: Cobwebs......!
« Reply #11 on: September 12, 2011, 08:56:02 pm »
Bottle brush :happy2:
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Re: Cobwebs......!
« Reply #12 on: September 12, 2011, 08:58:42 pm »
air compressor should blast it out mate but be careful and gradually build the pressure up  :happy2:
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Re: Cobwebs......!
« Reply #13 on: September 12, 2011, 09:02:37 pm »
Could try an air duster (pressurised can of air from Maplin or similar) This would destroy the web and probably place it out of sight.

That's a good shout actually!

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Re: Cobwebs......!
« Reply #14 on: September 12, 2011, 09:09:19 pm »
Some sort of flexible duster type thing would be my suggestion?


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