# Advice on deterring rodents from damaging your car

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/advice-on-deterring-rodents-from-damaging-your-car/176120>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [April 13, 2021, 3:24pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/advice-on-deterring-rodents-from-damaging-your-car/176120 "2021-04-13T15:24:49Z")\
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**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/48514_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\
**Post date:** [April 13, 2021, 3:24pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/advice-on-deterring-rodents-from-damaging-your-car/176120/1 "2021-04-13T15:24:49Z")

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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](https://www.consumerreports.org/car-maintenance/how-to-protect-your-car-from-rodents/?EXTKEY=NC14NRSA2&utm_source=acxiom&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=20210413_nsltr_cars&utm_nsltr=cars)

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**Author:** ![ChrisTruck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/aeb1de/32.png) [@ChrisTruck](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ChrisTruck)\
**Post date:** [April 13, 2021, 4:56pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/advice-on-deterring-rodents-from-damaging-your-car/176120/2 "2021-04-13T16:56:39Z")

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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.