Foxes have done me dirty - AGAIN

[boatgear]

The foxes keep eating my wiring too and I have alerts all over the dash for tyre pressure, ABS etc.
Has anybody tried fitting skid plates like these?

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not the cheapest solution, but then going to the garage every 6 months ain't cheap either
Do they cover the exposed wiring?

 

[kombisnaps]

Not sure on the skid plates mate.

However - I fitted some mesh (@Dellmassive ’s link earlier in this thread), and then a load of heavy duty cable ties along sensors / so the DPF sensor / exhaust sensors in the middle, and then a load along the wrapped cables along and around the ARB.

Then I mixed up a load of chilli powder and grease, and slathered that along the cabling and ties.

Afterward I then meshed around the exhaust sensors with metal cable ties, and put meshing to partially block off the void by the ARB etc.

Essentially I tried to make it awkward and uninviting for nibbles, rather than impenetrable. Seems to have worked as no issues since. I mean could just be coincidence but no issues since.

Have also lowered the van since - could that have helped? Who knows.

 

[Grim Reaper]

I have one of these fitted for the last 5 years, not sure if it covers the bits you are needing covered but I've not had anything gnawing at my wiring so far.

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I have stuck some thin foil backed insulation to it to keep the engine noise down as well. (to the engine side of the cover)

 

[Psm1975]

I’m very just designed this to prevent against fox attacks.

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The VW transporter is far too often targeted by foxes who love to chew the wiring underneath the van, leaving you with a bill between £900 and £1200. Having had this happen twice to my van, I’ve designed this guard to prevent foxes access to the main wiring loom and the majority of exhaust...

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