732xghost

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for the past few months my car has been rattling like a motherfucker. mostly when i put my exahust on over the summer. and recently i found out that i snapped the bracket that connects the 2-1 part of my header to the engine. so over the weekend Supraman took that shit off. at first i thought the rattling problem was solved, but then it came back later on that night. my heatshield on my catalytic converter seems like its on there good, so it might not be that. but now im thinking its the first resonator on my exhaust rubbing up against the huge heatshield that covers practically the whole exahust system. i gotta figure out why everything is rattling so bad. its so embarrasing to have such a sexy looking automobile and then it sounds like its falling apart.

97BlackAckCL

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I hear that, I have a sexy autombile that IS falling apart

ShavedH22CL

RattleBOX

732xghost

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well my car isnt falling apart, but to some random fool that says "o shit son whats up with your shit" it is.

97BlackAckCL

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I know what you meant, I'm just sayin that i know the feeling. Luckily my suspension doesn't creak anymore when I get out of the car My paint's just beat on, and I have 2 holes in my bumper from my buddy's exhaust pipes

SwervinCL

Yeah, I got those rattles too. Mostly from the trunk and dash.

starboy2nv

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did you get your piping redone? or check to see if your exhause is in its correct place...(in the groove)

98clgirllv

My dash has been rattling... especially in the last week since I got my car back from Aamco with them messing with the computer and wiring harness. As good as my car looks it sucks that it's starting to show its age....

732xghost

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yea it sucks, our cars are getting old. BTW is that you in your avatar???

SwervinCL

Let the leghumping begin............

97BlackAckCL

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98clgirllv

Yup that would be me!

732xghost

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^^tru

5-speed

more please

732xghost

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hey come on now

back to why my shitbox is rattling???

p.s. more pics would def. be cool

STL+3.0CL

NO, back to CLgirl!
CLgirl, do you have any pics of your car on this forum?

98clgirllv

I don't think I've ever posted any here... I know all I've got are shitty ones anyways... going to be doing a shoot with the car in the next few weeks though so I should have some up for you then...

732xghost

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word, so whats the story with your car??

98clgirllv

It's still not right... grinding between first and second gear, won't downshift sometimes at highway speeds, revs up to 6k rpm's before it will shift from 3rd to 4th almost consistently.

I'm working right now with my credit card company to get my money refunded and I'm filing a complaint with the Bureau of Automotive Repair.

My dash got messed with when they put the new wiring harness in and hooked up all my lights... I'm going to have to get in there this weekend and figure out where exactly it's loose...

5-speed

bust a cap

show em the back of yo hand

732xghost

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sounds like its time for an H22/3 transmission for you.

98clgirllv

I wouldn't mind doing a full H22 swap.... I don't know that I will spend the money on that though cause I really want a 6 speed TL or TSX.

732xghost

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yea a 6spd TL is ridiculous. i got to drive one at work about a year ago and i fell in love. i wasnt to impressed with the TSX (but i only drove it in auto). but it's handling was amazing for FWD.

98clgirllv

I've driven an automatic TL and both a 6 speed and an automatic TSX. I was extremely impressed with the 6 speed tsx... for a 4 cylinder that car is decent.

The TL had a little too much torque steer for my taste but I got over that cause that car is just too hot. Not to mention... if I get one of those I'm supercharging that bitch...

732xghost

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yea honda-tuning supercharged one of there TL's not to long ago and the numbers were quite impressive.

98clgirllv

Yeah I'd read about that... then had an encounter with one... talk about drool

97BlackAckCL

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Supercharged 6 speed TL ftw

Dan3952

If it's not the exhaust check your 6x9 speakers in the trunk.. make sure the nuts aren't working their way loose.

SwervinCL

Yeah, I think thats where it is, or around there. Because its that back lid that is rattling.

Dan3952

I painted all those screws and nuts with latex to secure them and from that point on, no trunk rattles. The little nuts that hold the speaker screws in place don't stay tight. Loctite would probably also work.

SwervinCL

Thanks for the info!

Im also looking at getting a roll of dynamat (offbrand). I found a 50 sq.ft. roll for 125 bucks shipped. That should be enough to do the the trunk, doors, trunk lid, hood, and odds and ends places?

Or could I get away with like a 25sq.ft. roll?

97BlackAckCL

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Naw bro, you'll want more, get the 50. I dynamatted my trunk lid under the carpet, the license plate, the rear deck, the doors and such, and no more rattling from the trunk, the wing however rattled till i filled it with dynamat foam

SwervinCL

Cool.... Thats what I figured. My wing is still cracked on the center support so im gonna have to try and fix that.

How much did you put on each spot? Did you cover the entire door, or just a few strips?

732xghost

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nah its defenitly not the speakers. i can hear it right under me. i think its one of my resonators rubbing against that huge heatshield that surronds the exhaust system.

97BlackAckCL

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Put one door kit on the doors the first time, soon as the panels come off for my amp wires, it's gettin another door panel kit. The trunk got 5 cans of dynamat spray foam The license plate got the precut license plate piece, which works magnificiently. You could do that yourself with a big roll

SwervinCL

Cool, Thanks.....

97BlackAckCL

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Note, I'm pushing a lot of midrange and bass through my doors, and they still don't rattle with all that, course they're not amped yet. I just don't like when my girl slams the door and the window rattles, so I'm solidifying it some more with more dynamat, the doors don't rattle much at all, unless you have broken clips (which I don't) even with 1200-1500 watts of bass slammin in her, it's mainly all trunk and deck

SwervinCL

Well for some reason when you shut my passenger door, it does not sound solid when it closes. Kind of tingy.. I dunno what it is.

Dan3952

Ahhh... just get out the measuring tape and do a rough estimate.. you should be able to put the dynamat under the carpet though it's easy enough to take out the factory carpeting material. Use PL Premium or something like that or just hot glue