Lost something inside my car (Kia picanto)
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I removed the SD card from my dash cam and lost it inside my car. The door is locked, so it should still be inside the car, but I can’t find it anywhere. I wonder if it has gone through the ventilation openings? The SD card is very important to me, it contains the footage of an accident yesterday that could prove I was not at fault. Could anyone advise what can I do. I really appreciate your help.
I regret I didn’t call the police after the crash yesterday.
I regret I didn’t call the police after the crash yesterday.
Put a fresh bag in the vaccum cleaner and give the car a damn good vacuuming, including all the vents and nooks and crannies, open the bag and hopefully the card will be there.
As an aside, had a small water leak from our Forester yesterday, under the intercooler which isn't the easiest on Subarus to remove and replace, sure enough putting it back on one of the jubilee clips drops down the engine, searched high and low for 1/2 an hour before sending wifey to grap me some new clips from the accessory shop, get it reassembled and as i drove it back onto the ramps the original clips dropped off the exhaust around the rear passenger section...how can something fall onto a roundish pipe and travel about 4 ft?
As an aside, had a small water leak from our Forester yesterday, under the intercooler which isn't the easiest on Subarus to remove and replace, sure enough putting it back on one of the jubilee clips drops down the engine, searched high and low for 1/2 an hour before sending wifey to grap me some new clips from the accessory shop, get it reassembled and as i drove it back onto the ramps the original clips dropped off the exhaust around the rear passenger section...how can something fall onto a roundish pipe and travel about 4 ft?
Smint said:
Put a fresh bag in the vaccum cleaner and give the car a damn good vacuuming, including all the vents and nooks and crannies, open the bag and hopefully the card will be there.
As an aside, had a small water leak from our Forester yesterday, under the intercooler which isn't the easiest on Subarus to remove and replace, sure enough putting it back on one of the jubilee clips drops down the engine, searched high and low for 1/2 an hour before sending wifey to grap me some new clips from the accessory shop, get it reassembled and as i drove it back onto the ramps the original clips dropped off the exhaust around the rear passenger section...how can something fall onto a roundish pipe and travel about 4 ft?
The ability of car engine bays to swallow up dropped 10mm sockets has always been a mystery to meAs an aside, had a small water leak from our Forester yesterday, under the intercooler which isn't the easiest on Subarus to remove and replace, sure enough putting it back on one of the jubilee clips drops down the engine, searched high and low for 1/2 an hour before sending wifey to grap me some new clips from the accessory shop, get it reassembled and as i drove it back onto the ramps the original clips dropped off the exhaust around the rear passenger section...how can something fall onto a roundish pipe and travel about 4 ft?
Nextbase by any chance?
The SD slot is a crap design - Why does anything so tiny and easy to lose need such a massive spring-loaded ejection?
Worth checking the trajectory of ejection of course as I'm sure you have already done, Followed by the above vaccuming method.
If you try pulling the glovebox out, you may be able to access the underside of the vents.
If you tap them, you might hear the SD Card jumping up and down if it has gone inside (Warning: Depending on how it's designed, you could send it further into the system) - You might also be able to pull apart the joins / ducts and shake them out.
The SD slot is a crap design - Why does anything so tiny and easy to lose need such a massive spring-loaded ejection?
Worth checking the trajectory of ejection of course as I'm sure you have already done, Followed by the above vaccuming method.
If you try pulling the glovebox out, you may be able to access the underside of the vents.
If you tap them, you might hear the SD Card jumping up and down if it has gone inside (Warning: Depending on how it's designed, you could send it further into the system) - You might also be able to pull apart the joins / ducts and shake them out.
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