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Author What is the main cause of bass rattle?
Korsa
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21st Apr 05 at 10:12   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
its coming from the rear sounds like underneath, under heavy bass.... rattles like fook, cant really locate it though....

any one had this?
Jake
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21st Apr 05 at 10:25   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
not the tailgate rattling?
AdiSRI
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21st Apr 05 at 10:35   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
tailgate is common, window wipers, the heat shields under the car often do to.
Korsa
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21st Apr 05 at 11:46   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
could be the tailgate.... how do i stop it, does sound like its coming from underneath though.... its all dynamatted too :S

[Edited on 21-04-2005 by Korsa]
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21st Apr 05 at 11:50   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
prob heat shields, not a lot u an do bar remove it and take the risk of petrol tank getting too hot.
How many dynamat layers in the boot u got?
Korsa
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21st Apr 05 at 11:55   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
just one.... sounds like a really metal'ish rattle so it must be tha.... any way of puttin rubber in between ?
James R
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just a few 10mm nuts or 8mm maybe. I've not been running heat sheilds on my nova for ages, with no problem at all.
Jake
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21st Apr 05 at 12:43   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
^ you will know about it when you have a problem.
James R
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How many rally nova have no heat sheild and a skidded underside? How many have "issues"
yeah none, and remebr they dont' rev below 5-6k for up to 20min stages
AdiSRI
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i removed my heatshield on downpipe but am dubious about removing one by fuel tank ....

u want 3 + layers in the tailgate aswell tbh.
James R
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21st Apr 05 at 14:21   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
There's so much airflow under there anyways. what are you worried will happen?? The tank scan sit there in spain in 40deg heat all day long and don't expolde every where!!
Jake
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21st Apr 05 at 14:52   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
calm down/
James R
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21st Apr 05 at 14:57   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I'm not the one spread dis-information though.

However if I'm proved wrong, I'll see yo on the otherside
Korsa
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21st Apr 05 at 15:35   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
so i shall have a look if its the heat thing tonight....
AdiSRI
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its not dis information really, if we say take it off, he does and his car explodes killing him were not be best pleased with ourselves eh!!!
James R
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21st Apr 05 at 16:43   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Granted, but there's few cars running around without and sheilding on there with no issues.
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21st Apr 05 at 17:17   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
ok well i could only advise about my experience and personally i was a bit worried.

Im sure as you say it would be perfectly fine, but i cant guarentee that so i didnt advise it. Strange yours rattles korsa tho mine doesnt...
Korsa
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22nd Apr 05 at 00:15   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
have put it down put the rear crash panel that moves when the tunes r up high, guy who done the exhaust, had to cut 2 small /`\ /`\ shapes into it so it isn't as strong now

 
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