Perhaps due to consistent, heavy rains (and no driving for 2+ weeks), mice had taken up residence in our 2006 CR-V, which was discovered yesterday (after a 60 mi drive) in the glove box as a giant (grapefruit-size) nest covering half the space. The nest contained shredded paper towel (sourced from the trunk), dark gray fiber (presumed as carpet, but source not found yet), and pink and yellow tufts of fiberglass insulation. There was no nest on the cabin air filter, but there was evidence of the fiberglass tufts caught in the dash grille vents, and I pulled small hand-fulls out of the blower wheel. I am impressed with mouse resourcefulness and industry.
I've read many of the posts here on the mice subject, so am aware of the need to screen the fresh air intake opening in the firewall (I think I can gain access). I've also read of removing the blower to clear it of debris, and found sources elsewhere (youtube) on how to remove the grille vents in the dash in order to clear the fiberglass debris.
So my remaining questions are these:
1) Does anyone have an inkling of how the mice exited the A/C ducting into the underside of the dash (and cabin)?
2) What is the likely source of the pink and yellow fiberglass? (Sorry, I've cleaned much of it out and have no photos to share).
3) How would the mice have gotten around the filter and blower (and heater) to release fiberglass debris into the ducts ending at the vent grilles (or did it pass through the heater core?- seemed too large to have done that!)?
4) Given the evidence (fiberglass in grille vents), is it likely that the heater core has impacted fiberglass in it, and if so, anyone have thoughts on clearing it? (I don't know where that is yet, other than downstream of filter and blower).
