Advice on deterring rodents from damaging your car

Maintenance/Repairs
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In addition to helpful advice that we may have seen before, this article mentions a genuine Honda rodent-repelling tape for use under the hood. This pricey duct-tape lookalike is apparently infused with Capsaicin.

Protect Your Car From Rodents | Chewing Wires - Consumer Reports

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I’d be skeptical of the pepper tape. I’ve used pepper spray and pepper concoctions to deter squirrels in an attic and it had zero effect. I doubt mice would be much different.