Hood Rattling?
#1
Hood Rattling?
After raising and lowering my hood 5-6 dozen times over the past three months, I think I've loosened up a bolt on the driver's side that's allowing the hood to rattle a bit when I drive.
Any ideas? I've tightened the three bolts that I could find (two painted bolts on the underside of the hood, and one covered by a piece of rubber on the side), but the problem persists. If I shut the hood and gently pull up on the sheet metal near the windshield, I can hear an audible "click" (which is what happens during driving, times a thousand).
Any ideas? I've tightened the three bolts that I could find (two painted bolts on the underside of the hood, and one covered by a piece of rubber on the side), but the problem persists. If I shut the hood and gently pull up on the sheet metal near the windshield, I can hear an audible "click" (which is what happens during driving, times a thousand).
#2
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I don't have a rattle at any "normal" speeds....Although I was on a stretch of interstate that isn't open the other day and did a 150+ run. I honestly thought the hood was coming off. I have made one other pull like this and don't remember any issues...I had at least 1-2" of flex/bouncing in the hood...I had to pull over, clean my pants and check that it was latched all the way.
#3
Everything on my V rattles. I recomend Hearos brand earplugs, they are sold at many common stores like Walmart and Kmart.
Seriously, have you changed anything under there lately? Don't we have little rubber bumpers like every other american made car that we can adjust to put tension on the hood from the underside? I'm not with my car right now to look at things that could rattle...
Seriously, have you changed anything under there lately? Don't we have little rubber bumpers like every other american made car that we can adjust to put tension on the hood from the underside? I'm not with my car right now to look at things that could rattle...
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#8
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Curious what goes bad on them, or it just can't tighten properly (i.e. too much gap) at the pivot point? If that's the case, I would think a thin nylon washer could take up the slop (the one where it pivots, not where the 2 attach the hood)... Perhaps that get bent a little too and/or just a bad tolerance at the factory...Don't know the 'cause, just guessing based on looking at it.
Be glad we don't use a pin-type setup there though, as that's even worse...My vr4 is like that and forced to buy a new hinge or (what I may o) is make something else...
Be glad we don't use a pin-type setup there though, as that's even worse...My vr4 is like that and forced to buy a new hinge or (what I may o) is make something else...
#17
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I had this sound as well. My first thought was low wiper spring tension and the wiper was fluttering up and down on the windshield as air passed over/under it. Then I thought hood but that was tight... Turns out that the plastic cover piece on the cowl is loose from the far driver side mounting point/hole cracking. So at speed air flowing over the hood makes this thing flap and rattle. Easy to check. On mine that whole piece around the wipers is a bit loose. Currently bigger projects on the car.
#18
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I had this sound as well. My first thought was low wiper spring tension and the wiper was fluttering up and down on the windshield as air passed over/under it. Then I thought hood but that was tight... Turns out that the plastic cover piece on the cowl is loose from the far driver side mounting point/hole cracking. So at speed air flowing over the hood makes this thing flap and rattle. Easy to check. On mine that whole piece around the wipers is a bit loose. Currently bigger projects on the car.