strange noise strange problem

tvtltd · 17th February 2008, 19:32

so it was a nice sunny day last week so I took the opportunity to wash
the civic, nice lather and a good rinse off with the hose pipe, looked stunning. Parked on the drive and went inside, next morning up and out to work in the car, bit frosty but no problems, then onthe way home I here something rolling about under the dash board, like something had fallen off
and when i would go round corners it would scrape from one side to another. Just couldn't get my head round it, when i got home checked the
glove box and looked under dash in footwells (nothing interesting ther!) all to no avail. Then my wife pointed out this perfectly formed clear as a bell
piece of ice lying in the black plastic channel where the windscreen wipers are housed, everytime I went round a corner it would scrape backwards and forwards along this channel sounding like it was under the dash.

My question is are there supposed to be drain holes in this trim or is that what normally happens ?

Dimplyred · 17th February 2008, 19:47

I've not experienced it, but thank goodness your wife identified the problem before you stripped your car down.

And we say they are useless around cars.

St Thomas · 17th February 2008, 19:49

Had exactly the same problem last year and was SURE the car was on its way out.
Normal water drains out though....

sambuca2907 · 18th February 2008, 16:15

I'm sure ice would have trouble getting through drain holes...

okehciv · 18th February 2008, 16:49

It's a new idea from Honda, saves you looking in the freezer, get out of the car, break off large chunk of ice pop into large G n T the lady of the house has waiting for you when you get home from work

Dream on

17th February 2008, 19:32	#1 (permalink)
tvtltd Valve Cap Join Date: 8th November 2007 Location: washington tyne& wear uk Posts: 12 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	strange noise strange problem so it was a nice sunny day last week so I took the opportunity to wash the civic, nice lather and a good rinse off with the hose pipe, looked stunning. Parked on the drive and went inside, next morning up and out to work in the car, bit frosty but no problems, then onthe way home I here something rolling about under the dash board, like something had fallen off and when i would go round corners it would scrape from one side to another. Just couldn't get my head round it, when i got home checked the glove box and looked under dash in footwells (nothing interesting ther!) all to no avail. Then my wife pointed out this perfectly formed clear as a bell piece of ice lying in the black plastic channel where the windscreen wipers are housed, everytime I went round a corner it would scrape backwards and forwards along this channel sounding like it was under the dash. My question is are there supposed to be drain holes in this trim or is that what normally happens ?

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17th February 2008, 19:47	#2 (permalink)
Dimplyred Type R GT 09570 Civinfo guru Join Date: 24th August 2007 Location: Staffordshire Posts: 3,253 Thanks: 16 Thanked 41 Times in 41 Posts	I've not experienced it, but thank goodness your wife identified the problem before you stripped your car down. And we say they are useless around cars.

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St Thomas Magic Rear Seat Join Date: 27th October 2006 Location: UK Posts: 502 Thanks: 1 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Had exactly the same problem last year and was SURE the car was on its way out. Normal water drains out though....

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sambuca2907 S29 AWS Triangular Exhaust Join Date: 17th September 2007 Location: SW London Posts: 406 Thanks: 0 Thanked 12 Times in 5 Posts	I'm sure ice would have trouble getting through drain holes...

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okehciv Supporter Magic Rear Seat Join Date: 21st January 2007 Location: shaw gtr manchester Posts: 896 Thanks: 2 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	It's a new idea from Honda, saves you looking in the freezer, get out of the car, break off large chunk of ice pop into large G n T the lady of the house has waiting for you when you get home from work Dream on