DIY: Hood rattle repair.
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Ever since i got my car the hood would rattle. If I turned the rubber stoppers then it would stop but the hood stuck up too far. Heres what i did. The end result is no more rattle and the hood is flush with the fenders.
I took a length of black electrical tape and wound it around the catch latch located on the underside of the hood about 5 times. The result was a solid latching of the hood.
I took a length of black electrical tape and wound it around the catch latch located on the underside of the hood about 5 times. The result was a solid latching of the hood.
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Rep Power: 0 For future referance, the tape may eventually wear though and require replacement, other than that, good call.
If the tape does wear through, I'd get a roll of the clear-duct-tape and try it out, seems to be tougher than any other tape I've used under my hood...
If the tape does wear through, I'd get a roll of the clear-duct-tape and try it out, seems to be tougher than any other tape I've used under my hood...
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You could also go down to your local ACE hardware and look for some of that reinforced plastic tubing; has nylon string in it for better wear characteristics...
Also if you dribble some superglue in the slit and let it get good and glued it should never come off... I do the same thing to protect the A-arms on one of my RC cars (it does 0-62 in about 3.5 seconds) that sees a lot of offroad high speeds...
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You could also go down to your local ACE hardware and look for some of that reinforced plastic tubing; has nylon string in it for better wear characteristics...
Also if you dribble some superglue in the slit and let it get good and glued it should never come off... I do the same thing to protect the A-arms on one of my RC cars (it does 0-62 in about 3.5 seconds) that sees a lot of offroad high speeds...
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GOD this has been driving me freakin crazy. just did the electrical tape fix and it worked like a charm. have any sugestions for an exhaust rattle that seems to be coming from nowhere? i've tried exhaust wrap everywhere i thought it could be rattling but havent fixed it yet. it only comes around 1700 to 2xxx rpms
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damn. i bought the car with it so i didnt know that. that sounds like where its coming from though. do you think the cat could be going bad or something. it sound like a metallic fart. i can get it to fart on command by putting the car in 3rd at 25mph and giving it a little gas.
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