facing a problem no car enthusiast should ever face

[Swifterific]

cockroaches... sigh

my beloved car has had a few problems with this particular species. I sprayed the whole car and left it for a few days and it seemed to work. no more tiny cockroaches. that was a few months ago.

Today i went to the back seat to grab something and i saw a big cockroach dead on the floor. i nearly cried (i am a man and i hate cockroaches) what should i do guys;

A: Set fire and burn the car to the ground (most reasonable answer)

B: Sell the car and buy a new one (not possible)

C: Make friends with the cockroaches (no freaking way)

D: Get pandan leaves.

 

[ixeo]

Find the source of the problem. Food in the car? Eat in the car? Lots of paper products in the car?

Burning the car in a fiery accident (rock on accelerator pedal) into a tree would be the best solution.

Failing that I suggest pandan leaves and ridsect cockroach trap.

 

[Swifterific]

Find the source of the problem. Food in the car? Eat in the car? Lots of paper products in the car?

Burning the car in a fiery accident (rock on accelerator pedal) into a tree would be the best solution.

Failing that I suggest pandan leaves and ridsect cockroach trap.

I never allow people to eat in my car, even my gf. she gets angry but i dont care. im a lovable bf.

Wah cannot have paper ke? is that a source as well? i will throw out every single paper in my car. Or maybe the papers can be used to flame the fire to burn the car. hmm. The rock on the pedal might be a good idea too but im afraid the cockroaches would take the car for a spin around gohtong. susah nanti.


pandan leaves and cockroach trap it is then.

 

[stupidcar]

Yeah. Get those sticky traps, it will work. But don't expect it to be long term though.
Mine is different, I have a few spiders. Webs here and there

 

[Swifterific]

Yeah. Get those sticky traps, it will work. But don't expect it to be long term though.
Mine is different, I have a few spiders. Webs here and there

Why wouldnt it be long term i want to get rid of it forever. I'll leave pandan leaves in my car for as long as i own it. I'll put pandan leaves in the aircond vents, under the seats, in the spare tyre compartment, in the exhaust (ok maybe not)

Whoa. I dont know which one is worse; cockroaches or spiders. We should have a competition between them.

 

[stupidcar]

Oh shit. What I meant was don't expect them to be gone so quickly.
Don't know what was I thinking haha.

 

[SloMo]

lemongrass should also do a trick if you can tahan the smell...

 

[Izso]

Kill the source. You likely have a nest in the car. Find some time, some brave friends and strip the car interior bare and find where the nest is, get rid of it and you're done.

 

[DanzEterna]

spray half a can of aerosol into your cabin & boot, leave it overnight, next day send for car wash & vacuuming,
then place a handful of pandan leaves under your seat.

 

[ken yeang]

Forget those environment friendly pandan leaf or those lemon grass. Roaches are damn hardy (can tolerate heat, drought, and can tahan long starvation). They didnt survived millions of years for no reason....


I think those suggested leafy green are too mild to control the roaches.
Instead, use mothballs, or Ridsect....eventhough the smell is almost intolerable at times

Sorry to say, if you have babies roaches in the car, this is an indication your car has becoming a habitat already.

BTW, where is your normally park your car?

 

[gunnerzz]

U might want to seal the outside air vent flap shut.
Thats the best option as nothing can get into the cabin.

when parking at home or anywhere,do not wind down your window.
Like bro danz said,half a can of aerosol and leave it overnight.

If u have the time,strip the interior except the dash as u dont want a headache in the future when u cant assemble it back or it rattle.spray half a can of ridsect and leave it overnight.

i would:
-seal the vent
-strip the interior
-spray aerosol which does not smell like it can kill u
-leave overnight
-vacuum the fallout
-vacuum the seat outside the car
-reinstall the interior

u get a car free from roach and a cleaned interior in one go.

 

[cvkit17]

Forget those environment friendly pandan leaf or those lemon grass. Roaches are damn hardy (can tolerate heat, drought, and can tahan long starvation). They didnt survived millions of years for no reason....


I think those suggested leafy green are too mild to control the roaches.
Instead, use mothballs, or Ridsect....eventhough the smell is almost intolerable at times

Sorry to say, if you have babies roaches in the car, this is an indication your car has becoming a habitat already.

BTW, where is your normally park your car?

I disagree. Pandan leaves is effective to prevent cockroaches, not to kill them. I've been using pandan leaves in my house for years. Rooms, kitchen, toilets..

To TS, if you can get free pandan leaves, give it a try. Put them into the cabin and boot, and expose the car under bright sun light. The heat will cook the leaves to release a chemical that cockroaches hate. The problem is after that your car will smell like pandan leaves.

Or send to those fogging services lor

 

[Izso]

strip strip strip strip interior!

Mari mari mari. I like dismantling things.

 

[gunnerzz]

strip strip strip strip interior!

Mari mari mari. I like dismantling things.

How abt installing back?

 

[Izso]

How abt installing back?

I said I like dismantling things.

Anyway Swift interior has very little bolts and nuts, all using clips and very very easy to remove.

 

[vr2turbo]

I said I like dismantling things.

Anyway Swift interior has very little bolts and nuts, all using clips and very very easy to remove.

hahhahahah....you ah!

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pandan leaves and cockroach trap it is then.

Use the Ridsect Roach traps, but if you want to use spray, use Baygon cockroach control. This spray is effective. My warehouse with movement sensor always get triggered by flying cockroaches. So every evening my personnel will spray the area where the sensor is before locking up, and no more false alarm.....hhahahhahha

 

[Swifterific]

Oh shit. What I meant was don't expect them to be gone so quickly.
Don't know what was I thinking haha.

hahaha i have the patience. i think...

Kill the source. You likely have a nest in the car. Find some time, some brave friends and strip the car interior bare and find where the nest is, get rid of it and you're done.

strip strip strip strip interior!

Mari mari mari. I like dismantling things.

oh god oh man how sure are you about the nest? and i dont even know how to dismantle my interior

Forget those environment friendly pandan leaf or those lemon grass. Roaches are damn hardy (can tolerate heat, drought, and can tahan long starvation). They didnt survived millions of years for no reason....


I think those suggested leafy green are too mild to control the roaches.
Instead, use mothballs, or Ridsect....eventhough the smell is almost intolerable at times

Sorry to say, if you have babies roaches in the car, this is an indication your car has becoming a habitat already.

BTW, where is your normally park your car?

ive sprayed my car months ago. they disappeared. now i found a big one dead at the back seat floor. maybe i'll try the dismantling, spraying, then the pandan leaves kot see what happens.

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Use the Ridsect Roach traps, but if you want to use spray, use Baygon cockroach control. This spray is effective. My warehouse with movement sensor always get triggered by flying cockroaches. So every evening my personnel will spray the area where the sensor is before locking up, and no more false alarm.....hhahahhahha

I shall try that brand thank you! wah flying cockroaches some more.. if got that type in my car for sure i'll burn it to the ground

U might want to seal the outside air vent flap shut.
Thats the best option as nothing can get into the cabin.

i would:
-seal the vent
-strip the interior
-spray aerosol which does not smell like it can kill u
-leave overnight
-vacuum the fallout
-vacuum the seat outside the car
-reinstall the interior

u get a car free from roach and a cleaned interior in one go.

I'll follow what you say but what is an outside air vent flap?

To TS, if you can get free pandan leaves, give it a try. Put them into the cabin and boot, and expose the car under bright sun light. The heat will cook the leaves to release a chemical that cockroaches hate. The problem is after that your car will smell like pandan leaves.

Or send to those fogging services lor

i'll do the dismantling - spraying - then the leaves. i googled the fogging services all i got was the nano something fogging. where to find fogging specifically for roaches?

 

[vr2turbo]

i'll do the dismantling - spraying - then the leaves. i googled the fogging services all i got was the nano something fogging. where to find fogging specifically for roaches?

Rentokil Pest Control.....hahhahahhahahhahahahha

 

[Swifterific]

Rentokil Pest Control.....hahhahahhahahhahahahha

Rentokil van comes and says ok adik where to spray i point at the car then kena pukul sama itu abang nanti hahahaha

 

[DanzEterna]

no need fogging, just buy me 1 can of aerosol I spray for u...less than rm10 je....:proud:

 

[Swifterific]

no need fogging, just buy me 1 can of aerosol I spray for u...less than rm10 je....:proud:

haiya this one i can do myself la hahaha. i read somewhere they say dont spray in the aircond vents because then if the roaches die in there your aircond will smell like dead roaches for a very long time. setting fire to the car seems so much more interesting now hmm

 

[Supra_Fanatics]

I said I like dismantling things.

Anyway Swift interior has very little bolts and nuts, all using clips and very very easy to remove.

Will bring kancil over...this reminds me to clear all my work files in the boot...
I thought....I thought I saw a little cockroach just ran pass when I open the rear boot to get my stuffs...I did..I know I did....

Time to check if there is a nest there...so far no roaches in the interior...was hoping I didnt see any and it will run out once it cant find food...

 

[Swifterific]

Will bring kancil over...this reminds me to clear all my work files in the boot...
I thought....I thought I saw a little cockroach just ran pass when I open the rear boot to get my stuffs...I did..I know I did....

Time to check if there is a nest there...so far no roaches in the interior...was hoping I didnt see any and it will run out once it cant find food...

It wasnt your imagination, supra... i know you want it to just be a dream, as do i, but its real. ITS REAL. and when it cant find food.. it will come for YOOOUUU


lets get our heads together and clean our cars, people

 

[Supra_Fanatics]

It wasnt your imagination, supra... i know you want it to just be a dream, as do i, but its real. ITS REAL. and when it cant find food.. it will come for YOOOUUU

lets get our heads together and clean our cars, people

I park opposite the house I think I know why got some roaches, sometimes if my placed parked by other cars i have to park where some ppl dumb their dry leaves garbage there...hmmm....

Or I shouldnt park near the dustbin outside the house...park opposite under the tree still safer then.

 

[Izso]

haiya this one i can do myself la hahaha. i read somewhere they say dont spray in the aircond vents because then if the roaches die in there your aircond will smell like dead roaches for a very long time. setting fire to the car seems so much more interesting now hmm

I had a dead rat in my mom's corolla way back then. That was really bad smelling. And the problem for me with fogging the car like that is I have kids. Don't think I'd be interested in making everything inside the car toxic!

Come come I dismantle for you. Start with the seats. I'll leave your dash board alone, but once everything else is out it's easy to look under the dash. Very very easy je.

Will bring kancil over...this reminds me to clear all my work files in the boot...
I thought....I thought I saw a little cockroach just ran pass when I open the rear boot to get my stuffs...I did..I know I did....

Time to check if there is a nest there...so far no roaches in the interior...was hoping I didnt see any and it will run out once it cant find food...

Mari. Strip Kancil lightening! STRIIIIIIIIIIIIIIP :proud:

 

[Swifterific]

I park opposite the house I think I know why got some roaches, sometimes if my placed parked by other cars i have to park where some ppl dumb their dry leaves garbage there...hmmm....

Or I shouldnt park near the dustbin outside the house...park opposite under the tree still safer then.

i think the reason for mine was i parked on a very unkempt lawn once. before that there wasnt any. sighh.

park under tree then you'll have ants in your car! at least roaches dont bite.....do they?

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I had a dead rat in my mom's corolla way back then. That was really bad smelling. And the problem for me with fogging the car like that is I have kids. Don't think I'd be interested in making everything inside the car toxic!

Come come I dismantle for you. Start with the seats. I'll leave your dash board alone, but once everything else is out it's easy to look under the dash. Very very easy je.



Mari. Strip Kancil lightening! STRIIIIIIIIIIIIIIP :proud:

but what if the nest is inside the vents...... i had those small roaches come out of the vent once. scared the crap out of me thank god there wasnt a pothole on the road

waahh really ah where to come? send gps location i bring the spray and the trap and the pandan and lemongrass leaves with me

 

[Supra_Fanatics]

I had a dead rat in my mom's corolla way back then. That was really bad smelling. And the problem for me with fogging the car like that is I have kids. Don't think I'd be interested in making everything inside the car toxic!

Come come I dismantle for you. Start with the seats. I'll leave your dash board alone, but once everything else is out it's easy to look under the dash. Very very easy je.

Mari. Strip Kancil lightening! STRIIIIIIIIIIIIIIP :proud:

LOL! IF strip, gonna buy lots of Black PD to PD the dashboard...make it as good as new then buy some bitumen and DIT sound insulation

Need to crash your place whole day wor like that...
Ask wifey jaga kids 1st haha!

i think the reason for mine was i parked on a very unkempt lawn once. before that there wasnt any. sighh.

park under tree then you'll have ants in your car! at least roaches dont bite.....do they?

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but what if the nest is inside the vents...... i had those small roaches come out of the vent once. scared the crap out of me thank god there wasnt a pothole on the road

waahh really ah where to come? send gps location i bring the spray and the trap and the pandan and lemongrass leaves with me

They don't bite? Try to let one roaches into the room then u sleep...see if it bites haha! Remember not to wipe your mouth after eating

 

[Swifterific]

They don't bite? Try to let one roaches into the room then u sleep...see if it bites haha! Remember not to wipe your mouth after eating

no way man. no way. my worst nightmare. hahaha

 

[ken yeang]

dont kill the roaches...just halau them away....

if the roaches die in the car, your car will be haunted, and possessed by roach demons.....

 

[Swifterific]

dont kill the roaches...just halau them away....

if the roaches die in the car, your car will be haunted, and possessed by roach demons.....

how much hp gain by the roach demon? if more than 10 then its worth it