vetteman1976

Came out today after a huge snowstorm here in dsm iowa..Open the c-3 car door and the nastiest *** smell....whew...I put bait out a couple weeks ago because a mouse was getting in and ******* in my car..
well...Now he died in my car and I cannot find him to save my a..
its coming from the the back area...I vacumuned, shampoo'd 2x, looked under the seats, all over...in the back 2 corners the carpet flaps up, where does that lead too? must be back in there somewhere...
luckily, I wont be driving it anytime soon , til the work gets done..but I cant stand that smell...I can handle alot of crappy smells but that is nautious....I have to find him period...
what do u guys use to keep them out? I cant be the only one...
J

birdsmith

Try pulling the kick panels in each footwell...poke around in those pockets up in the forward sides of the birdcage. It may have made its way into the cowl vents and terminated in there...good luck. Stinky Vette not good!

scrappy76

It will only stick for so long. Once it has decomposed, the smell will be gone. good luck.

joefloyd

When I put my vet up for the winter I put 4 or 5 mint trash bags all over the inside. They dont like the smell of mint.

pokey1

I throw a bunch of dryer sheets in. They don't like the smell. Been doing that in my travel trailer for years with good results.

Tom454

You need to hire a cadaver mouse. But make sure you remove the baits first.

ezobens

That's why I never use bait-
They eat the stuff and then crawl up inside somewhere and die.
The smell really never goes away either.
It may get a lot better but on hot or humid days, you still smell it.
Once that stuff gets into the upholstery or carpet, forget it..

I live on a farm and the mice here laugh at mint bags and dyer sheets and use them to make their nests.
I use mouse traps secured to a piece of wood (so they can't drag that away if they aren't 100% dead on contact) and just put a couple in the car on top of a piece of cardboard so the fluids doing get into the carpet etc. During the winter, I head out once a week to the barn and clean the traps (I call it "Rat Patrol" lol).
Works like a charm!

MIKE80

My vette is safe in the garage, but I also have a 68' Mustang outside (project car) that I set a bunch of traps with peanut butter for bait. Then, check them frequently to clean and bait them.

SuperBuickGuy

Fabreeze is your friend. It won't get all of the smell, but it take the worst out.

I did the same thing, took a month or two to get the smell down, a year for it to completely go away....

and I'd do it again (poison the rodent), carpet is cheaper and easier to replace than wiring.

Tom454

I used baits in my basement... and those SOBs went out into the car to die. Vindictive little suckers.

Mgrad92

Those furry little bastards can fit anywhere. I found a mouse home in the #3 body mount area. (that's the one that you can only access through the access panel in the rear whell well) He crawled in through a 3/8 inch hole. Fortunately there was no carcas, just bedding and poop.

vetteman1976

I'm in the country too.. and if you see one there is usually a family...
i spray half can of lysol last night..today- i can still smell it...nasty..
It seems stronger in the back area so i may need to go underneath up torwords the back carpet area..there must be a cavity back there somewhere!!

SuperBuickGuy

I started with Lysol, you need something that kills the biological agents...

hugie82

Pet smart carries a spray that gets rid of that small but I would sniff around and try to find it first. Go on the passenger side and sniff in the cowel vent. If you get a nasty whiff outside that means he's in your vents like I had I took the blower out, taped a flex hose on my vacuum and sucked out what I could. Then spayed a bunch of that petsmart smell good stuff down there

pws69

I use Moth ***** and Dryer Sheets - haven't been back in years!

The one I had that died was in the most rear chamber of the console - had to take it all apart to get it! I washed the unexposed parts with a bleach/water solution - let it dry then start with the various spray disinfectant/deodorize stuff!!

I could smell it for a while before it finally faded!

Faster Rat

Found the same thing in my car. He also chewed the insulation off the 2 wires that run thru there. The bedding he used was the floor insulation from under the console.

Redwing01

I've heard horror stories of these little bast@&$s doing thousands of dollars in damage!
Thankfully (knock on wood) I've never experienced it first hand.
Good luck man , that sucks.

Richard Cooper

In the back corners where the speakers would be is a good place to look. Also, around the wheel wells there is a place for the mice to get, down where the body mount bolt/cage area is.

Duane4238

Have you checked in the 3 compartments behind the seats? Even take the time to look under the battery. Then look down under the compartment where the jack is stored. Use a mirror and a flashlight, too. You may also have to take out the middle storage (glove) compartment to look underneath it. Could also be under the rear portion of the center console where the E brake handle mechanicals are. Open the doors and let it air out for a few minutes and then get in and see if you can pinpoint the smell. Good luck and happy sniffing!
Duane

vetteman1976

Scowering around more tonight and working on the vette, I find droplets on the door sill plate passengers side and pieces of what looks like insulaion on the floor mats...little bastards....