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Old Mar 10, 2003
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When im at a stop or my cars shut off I can hear some kind if ticking ...more like raindrop like noises near the rear of my car and its not constant...anyone had this problem? Also, any of you had your vents not able to stay in a upright position?
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could be your exhaust pipe cooling
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Yeah it sounds like somthing is just cooling down. My does the same thing sometimes.
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even when your cars still on?
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i just remember, mine didnt do that when i still had my stock exhaust, so im not sure
only with my the magnaflow is started doing that ticking sound
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exhaust...banging on the bodyframe.
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is it that?
or is it just the heat shield expanding and contracting?
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could be your exhaust pipe cooling[hr]
yeah he's right. it's normal...don't worry.
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exhaust...banging on the bodyframe.[hr]
he said "When im at a stop or my cars shut off I can hear some kind if ticking ...more like raindrop like noises near the rear"

ticking... not banging. hahahaa
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my exhaust hit my bodyframe when i had it installed before. It sounds like a grinding, not a ticking, trust me, when it hits your frame, youll know
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When i first bought my car it used to make that noise too. But it stopped a few months later. It's probably just because it's a new car and you're "breaking it in"
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