Tom Posted June 23, 2013 Report Share Posted June 23, 2013 I was washing my C-Max this weekend and got up close & personal as they say -- to discover a dead bug inside my rear tail light assembly. No problem other than wondering if it also indicates an opening that unwanted water may enter? Any intelligence on this will be appreciated. Thank you in advance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StoBro2 Posted June 24, 2013 Report Share Posted June 24, 2013 My guess is it got in there when the bulb was out for some reason, possibly during final assembly. You could try pulling all the bulbs in the housing and vacuuming it out. If it's in the hatch, instead of a vacuum maybe all you need to do is open the hatch and it will fall out of the bulb hole. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plohnes Posted June 24, 2013 Report Share Posted June 24, 2013 Too funny you mention this - I just last week noticed a good sized bug in my left rear tail-light. Wasn't there when I bought the car! Did you get yours out? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Posted June 25, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 25, 2013 Too funny you mention this - I just last week noticed a good sized bug in my left rear tail-light. Wasn't there when I bought the car! Did you get yours out?No, I've been waiting for feedback from my post. However, If we both have experienced this issue, perhaps there is an opening somewhere that needs attention? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnowStorm Posted June 25, 2013 Report Share Posted June 25, 2013 Hey - I feel left out. :sad: No bug in mine!But it is most certainly a beetle known scientifically as the Cmaximus Brakus-Lux. :hysterical: Rare in Europe and previously unheard of in the US. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill-N Posted June 25, 2013 Report Share Posted June 25, 2013 (edited) Hey - I feel left out. :sad: No bug in mine!But it is most certainly a beetle known scientifically as the Cmaximus Brakus-Lux. :hysterical: Rare in Europe and previously unheard of in the US. And all this time I figured it was a lightning bug. Edited June 25, 2013 by Bill-N SnowStorm 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIG ROCCO Posted June 25, 2013 Report Share Posted June 25, 2013 Oh - I thought maybe it was what a friend of mine originally from Chicago described as the state bird of Illinois - he says it comes out at dusk - the mosquito Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'13cmax Posted June 26, 2013 Report Share Posted June 26, 2013 I had 2 flies in my pass rear taillight assembly on the hatch. I removed the assembly to find a rather large vent hole where the bugs can get in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Posted June 30, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 30, 2013 I had 2 flies in my pass rear taillight assembly on the hatch. I removed the assembly to find a rather large vent hole where the bugs can get in.Well that probably explains it. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plohnes Posted July 1, 2013 Report Share Posted July 1, 2013 I didn't do anything and the bug looked dead to me - now he's gone. Or at least maybe fell back through the hole. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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