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Old Dec 21, 2015 | 04:55 PM
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How to remove dead fly stuck in my left taillight
Noticed that yesterday. It's the left taillight of a 2010 e350. Anyone know how to get rid of this?
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Old Dec 21, 2015 | 04:57 PM
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Noticed that yesterday. It's the left taillight of a 2010 e350. Anyone know how to get rid of this?
Damn that has to be the most random spot for a fly to end up at. It is very hard to see I'm sure in person just walking or driving by it but it would bother me too. Hopefully someone has a quick fix/DIY way to get at it.
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Old Dec 21, 2015 | 04:58 PM
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put a lizard inside.

jk, you have to remove the whole assembly to get that out.
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it will dry and crumple in a week or 2... not worth the effort to retrieve it.
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how did it get in there in the first place?? lol
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I'd agree with T.H.


that or wait for spider to find that fawker
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+1 on waiting until it disintegrates. Chances are you will mess something up by trying to get to it.
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how did it get in there in the first place?? lol
beyond me
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He thought he found a nice dry, warm, dark spot to spend the winter in ....until you hit the brakes
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Could always attach something sticky or tape to the end of a coat hanger or anything bendy and try to fish it out.
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Wait for teletransportation to be invented.
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Maybe park in the sun - I would think heat will speed up the decomposition.
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I'll probably let it sit there and wait for a time when i don't have anything to do and really bored. But still not sure how it got in there. Water might get in there if a fly can get in there.
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How long did you have that body in the trunk?
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How long did you have that body in the trunk?
it's from factory. That's what the previous owner told me. Drug lord spec.
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May be the factory car had an egg in it by accident. With the heat from brake light it hatched, fed on all minerals and gaseous vapors and grew. Now it died a natural death. So there's nothing fancy about it. .
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I would disconnect the bulb then try and hook up a large shop vac to it and suck it out.
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Hype is on to something, gain access from one of the bulbs and blast it with air from a compressor....good luck
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I would disconnect the bulb then try and hook up a large shop vac to it and suck it out.
Agree with you %100 dont think you even have to take the taillight off witch is not hard to do anyway. Just find an opening and put a shop vac on it it will do the job. wile you at it get that body out of the trunk
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