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Old 06-10-10, 07:51 AM
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Default Exhaust finishers/tips rattle over bumps - any way to quiet them?

The roads in and around LA are getting crappy since the city has no money. I'm noticing that the exhaust finishers on my car are rattling...clanking even...over bumps. I can reproduce this by lightly tapping on the side of the bumper by the rear tires and a hollow metallic sound is produced. Visually it looks like everything is as tight as it can be, but it still rattles.

I made sure most of the little pebbles were out (there was a pile of them on the ground when I was done tapping) but the noise is still there.

Any easy solutions for this? (other than turning the radio up Is there a how-to remove these anywhere?

Thanks!
Old 06-10-10, 08:29 AM
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Do you think it could be something else...like possible the muffler heat shield? The tips on the car seem like they are on pretty good. Just another possibility.
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it could be ur muffler hitting ur tips...
you may have to re tighten everythin to make sure...
i would check on the pipings also...
good luck
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Hmm, never thought it could be the exhaust heat shields. I'll check those out, thanks!
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It was the heat shields! They were loose and rattling. Thanks for the tips, guys!
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