# Ice packed in the wheel wells - 4/9/11

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/ice-packed-in-the-wheel-wells-4-9-11/63729>\
**Category:** The Show\
**Tags:** prius, toyota\
**Created:** [April 15, 2011, 4:04pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ice-packed-in-the-wheel-wells-4-9-11/63729 "2011-04-15T16:04:21Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![bruceha\_2000](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e9c0ed/32.png) [@bruceha\_2000](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bruceha_2000)\
**Post date:** [April 15, 2011, 4:04pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ice-packed-in-the-wheel-wells-4-9-11/63729/1 "2011-04-15T16:04:21Z")

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I suggest people take the comment “there is nothing in there you can hurt” with a bit of caution.  
  
 True, not IN the wheel well.  
  
 BUT - the brake lines are ‘behind’ the tire when looking toward the center of the car. Hack at the ice too vigorously and you might rip into the brake lines.

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**Author:** ![pleasedodgevan2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ad7895/32.png) [@pleasedodgevan2](https://community.cartalk.com/u/pleasedodgevan2)\
**Post date:** [April 15, 2011, 11:32pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ice-packed-in-the-wheel-wells-4-9-11/63729/2 "2011-04-15T23:32:44Z")

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Yes, that sounds like I posted that once. What a memory I have. You can break anything if you are a hard worker. Sloth can be a blessing.

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**Author:** ![phlock](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ee7513/32.png) [@phlock](https://community.cartalk.com/u/phlock)\
**Post date:** [April 16, 2011, 5:14pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ice-packed-in-the-wheel-wells-4-9-11/63729/3 "2011-04-16T17:14:06Z")

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Subarus are notorious for this problem, and I am trying to figure out how to make a heated wheel well liner. Anyone who invents this can sell a lots of them.