big disaster / Drink in the car
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big disaster / Drink in the car
Hello all! Let me tell you my story. Today I decided to pick up some food at chic fillet and bring it to work, I also bought a big drink with it, I placed my drink in the drink holder in the middle console and on the holder next to it I put my phone and my Bluetooth headset. When I get to work I see that the cup had a hole and the two compartments were full of sweet ice tea!!!!!!!!! My phone and my headset are destroyed, but I’m more worried about my week old car. It looks like some of the tea went inside under the middle console. So I need your help! Should I open the whole thing and clean it? Or you think I will be safe by just letting it dry????/
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Originally Posted by ZZ33bOI
clean it! or esle its gonna be sticky...dont just let it dry...u should open it and clean it..
I cleaned it as much as I could, but do you think I should take the middle console apart and clean it under it? or should be ok?
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If I ever go pick up food, I will always refuse to carry the drinks in my car...if it doesn't have a tight cap, I won't allow it in my car...when I goto starbux, get the medium size and pour it into the large cup, to make sure it doesn't splash (an advice on coffee cup/lid in your car, always face the mouth piece where you drink out of towards the front, otherwise, when you take off or brake, it will splash.....
another advice is ummm...don't drink SWEETENED tea...hahaha....won't be so sticky...haha
another advice is ummm...don't drink SWEETENED tea...hahaha....won't be so sticky...haha
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Thank you for the advice!!! I just went to the car and took the two screws under the center console and lifted up a bit. Everything seems to be dry over there. Is hard to see because the console is still attached to the front. But as far as I can see is dry so I'm not going to worry about it! I cleaned the center console really nice so it looks like new again. I guess is time for a new phone! I was thinking a black rzr....... and a new Bluetooth headset too!!!!!!
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Originally Posted by loquitoy2k
Thank you for the advice!!! I just went to the car and took the two screws under the center console and lifted up a bit. Everything seems to be dry over there. Is hard to see because the console is still attached to the front. But as far as I can see is dry so I'm not going to worry about it! I cleaned the center console really nice so it looks like new again. I guess is time for a new phone! I was thinking a black rzr....... and a new Bluetooth headset too!!!!!!
Try the Nissan Cargo Net-Performance Nissan-$30.00-holds your drink and food in place until you get home.
http://performancenissanparts.com/ca...roducts_id=411
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i spilled coffee all over the radio once and to this day my presets still stick.....i couldn't really clean it cause it was in the face of the radio......clean it as best you can.
my new rule: no food and beverage in the car kids
my new rule: no food and beverage in the car kids
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Originally Posted by 03track
i spilled coffee all over the radio once and to this day my presets still stick.....i couldn't really clean it cause it was in the face of the radio......clean it as best you can.
my new rule: no food and beverage in the car kids
my new rule: no food and beverage in the car kids
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Originally Posted by 03track
i spilled coffee all over the radio once and to this day my presets still stick.....i couldn't really clean it cause it was in the face of the radio......clean it as best you can.
my new rule: no food and beverage in the car kids
my new rule: no food and beverage in the car kids
You'll only see water in my Z. Or, a can that's closed for the rest stop.
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Originally Posted by davidv
Agree. Tea generally has sugar and it will make a sticky mess. The console is easy to take apart and clean.
Any tea in the carpet?
Any tea in the carpet?
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Open your phone and check to see if there is a red dot on the phone(only visible when battrey is out) ....If there is a red dot than your phone is considered as a water damaged phone.....If its white, than thi smeans there is no water damage....
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Originally Posted by cj350
Open your phone and check to see if there is a red dot on the phone(only visible when battrey is out) ....If there is a red dot than your phone is considered as a water damaged phone.....If its white, than thi smeans there is no water damage....
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I spilled a drink in mine today at the drive-through. The entire center console from the top of the stereo down got completely covered. There was a pool of coke and ice in the shifter boot. The lady at the drive through was like AHHHHHH!!! She rushed me a handful of napkins. I chuckled and thanked her for the napkins and she looked at me a little weird. She probably thought I was crazy. Most people probably would have been cussing up a storm.
Life's too short to cry over spilled coke.
Life's too short to cry over spilled coke.
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Originally Posted by loquitoy2k
Phone is gone. I work for a Wireless Company. I opened the phone (V551) and both of the dots were RED, the one in the battery compartment and the other one inside the phone (I didn’t know there was one inside the phone). So I just took it all apart, saw all the electronics and trash it. One good think is that the SIM card is fine, I put it on a spare phone that I have and it works fine. Same thing with the headset, I took it apart, cleaned it with alcohol and put it back together. Unfortunately it doesn’t turn on. It wasn’t a good feeling to see my phone and headset submerged in iced tea…..
My buddy and I did the same thing when we were sailing on the SF Bay.
We were on call that weekend, it was really windy, the cooler when over on a tack and drowned both of our phones. We opened them up and laid them out on the dock to dry out. No luck .... they were toast. It's was a good thing we worked for SBC at the time. New phones for free !!!!
I do feel your pain .... I just could stop laughing. Just the thought of the phone submerged like ours set uncontrollable laughter. So, thanks for the laugh!
BTW - They have underwater watches, cameras and the like. When do you think they'll make a underwater phone?