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Old May 1, 2005 | 02:30 PM
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OEM Body Kit Noise

Hey all, I installed the OEM Body Kit a few days back and just noticed I hear wind noise on the left side of the car where the side skirt is at. It only happens when I am above 65MPH or so. I thought it was the rear door but its snug, yet the noise seems to be where the underside side skirt is. Does anyone have this issue also? I think I remember that a fellow member put a spacer or something like that underneath. I couldn't find the thread or any info of where I can get the spacer at? Any info would be helpful
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Old May 1, 2005 | 03:04 PM
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Hey all, I installed the OEM Body Kit a few days back and just noticed I hear wind noise on the left side of the car where the side skirt is at. It only happens when I am above 65MPH or so. I thought it was the rear door but its snug, yet the noise seems to be where the underside side skirt is. Does anyone have this issue also? I think I remember that a fellow member put a spacer or something like that underneath. I couldn't find the thread or any info of where I can get the spacer at? Any info would be helpful
I never heard that before. No pun intended. Are you sure it's not your side view mirror or something else. OEM kits reduce drag and in-turn improve aerodynamic efficiency.
Was it installed properly?
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Old May 1, 2005 | 03:15 PM
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I never heard that before. No pun intended. Are you sure it's not your side view mirror or something else. OEM kits reduce drag and in-turn improve aerodynamic efficiency.
Was it installed properly?
I had the same problem when I first got my car, the dealer installed the kit. When I brought it in, they removed and reinstalled the passenger skirt and the problem was gone, that was a year ago and it never resurfaced.
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Old May 1, 2005 | 03:39 PM
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I posted a thread about this a few weeks ago. I had the same thing, but I fixed it.

Here you go:
https://acurazine.com/forums/showthr...bodykit+rattle
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Old May 1, 2005 | 03:44 PM
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Originally Posted by Playa178
I had the same problem when I first got my car, the dealer installed the kit. When I brought it in, they removed and reinstalled the passenger skirt and the problem was gone, that was a year ago and it never resurfaced.
Yeah, I guess it wasn't properly installed. Good thing you and Tsx536 remedied the problem. Hopefully grOD can do the same...
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Old May 1, 2005 | 04:56 PM
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Thanks for the input. I inspected the left side and it feels a bit loose near the back side. I think I need to get spacer for a bolt because its moving very slightly. I'm going to slap one right now and check it out.

Originally Posted by Tsx536
I posted a thread about this a few weeks ago. I had the same thing, but I fixed it.

Here you go:
https://acurazine.com/forums/showthr...bodykit+rattle
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Old May 2, 2005 | 03:35 PM
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Fixed it lastnight. The rear bolt needed a washer that i put it and all the noise is gone. Thanks guys for all the help! This place is better than Google! HAHAHA
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Old May 2, 2005 | 07:02 PM
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I lived with that rattle for like 2 weeks. It drove me crazy!

Glad my thread helped
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Old May 2, 2005 | 07:05 PM
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Man, thanks. It really did help. That sound was drivng me NUTS

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I lived with that rattle for like 2 weeks. It drove me crazy!

Glad my thread helped
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Old May 11, 2005 | 07:10 PM
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yea i installed the oem kit myself and at first i heard a win noice over 60 mph so i use dynamat on the bottom where the screws are haven't heard a noice since
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