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Old 09-12-07, 10:22 AM
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HI THERE GUYS!!

I have a problem. There's a lot of ants in my interior and as far as i know no one left some food or spilled some drinks on my SC. I was trying to trace them but their everywhere. What i'm afraid is they will chew on my electrical system and its just a big headache. Suggestions and advices are appreciated. Thanks alot!
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Originally Posted by rookiesc40
HI THERE GUYS!!

I have a problem. There's a lot of ants in my interior and as far as i know no one left some food or spilled some drinks on my SC. I was trying to trace them but their everywhere. What i'm afraid is they will chew on my electrical system and its just a big headache. Suggestions and advices are appreciated. Thanks alot!
I never heard of ants chewing through electricals... lol

First for everything I guess...

2 options:

1. Lay ant bait around...
2. Bomb your car with RAID and not drive it for a couple days
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Set off one of those insect bombs inside. No I'm just playing as it would probably ruin your interior haha. Foreals though, go to Walmart garden center or Home Depot and see if you can find these Terro brand liquid ant baits. Setup a couple inside your car and the ants get on it like crazy. You can probably see the trail after you set these baits. Do you usually leave your windows cracked a bit?
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You need the signature Cliffy-Style 4 step program.

1) Buy some bug bombs.
2) Roll up windows and wear a mask like in your avatar.
3) Activate bug bomb and toss into car and close doors with you on the OUTSIDE of the vehicle (being outside is key to step 3)
4) Don't light any matches or this would be you: http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/m..._7m18bugs.html

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i got this problem when i was parked under a tree. all windows rolled up. i'll try to go to home depot or wal-mart today and look for those stuff. thanks for the advice.
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HAHA at ants! WTH is with your avatar?
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Originally Posted by emoshun
HAHA at ants! WTH is with your avatar?
hahahaha! i was so bored on that day.
Old 09-12-07, 04:42 PM
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my friend had the same problem. He bombed his car, then sprayed raid all over his tires, and the problem was fixed......I dunno if thats safe to spray raid on your tires...i told him not to do it but he did, and got rid of the problem. they climb from your tires and in your car.
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Just park your car outside on a hot summer day, windows rolled up and let the heat push the ants out. They hate heat and obviously it is hotter in the car than outside. If you're afraid of future encounters with ants and don't want to spray your tires, just spray around your tires (on the floor).
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Originally Posted by Win_Huynh
if you have a lot of ants ... just get a detail
That made a lot of sense...
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he prolly means... if u have alot of ants... bomb the interior of the car a couple times, and then take the car to get details so they can clean off all the bombing crap
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detail?? hmmmmm...that's a good idea.. but i already bought an ant bait. i'll try it until this weekend. if it didn't work, go to detailing then.
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Calvin how have you been? Nice to see you out and about!
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