My exhaust is rattling
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My exhaust is rattling
I picked up one of those mp/dp combos on ebay for about $130 to my door. Took it to a muffler shop for the install. Didn't wanna try myself with the fear of breaking off a bolt, plus the car is way too low for undercar driveway work. (Different problem entirely.... being lower than I wanted with Eibachs.) The mp is now sorta rattling against that bar that goes across right under it, at least I assume that's where it's coming from. The shop warned me about it when I picked her up and said they couldn't do anything about it. My question is: Can anything be done about this? I bought some heat wrap, (like a dumbass AFTER it's installed), and I wondered if that would help since it wouldn't be metal clinking on metal anymore. It only happens at idle. Not very loud but really annoying. And one other problem/fix is the rubber pieces that the exhaust hangs from. When I bought the car it was missing the last one by the muffler. I put on an N1 and used one of my friends extra from an FC and it helped a little to keep it still. I wondered if that was also a factor in the mp rattling so I'm gonna get the right one from Autozone. Any help/ideas would be appreciated, thanks!
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For $130.. I say you get what you pay for.. anyway.. I say remove the pipe, give it some heat and give it a bit of a bend. That or all of you exhaust hangers are worn causing the system to droop. Replace all of your hangers in that case..
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Ok, thanks for your input guys! Just wanted some experts to confirm what I thought may fix it. I'm pretty sure the hangers have something to do with it. The muffler tip moves back and forth quite a bit, sorta "in time" with the rattling I hear from the mp. I'll swap out all of them this weekend and throw the wrap on while I'm at it (if I can figure out how to get the damn car high enough). If that doesn't work, I'll give spacers a shot too. Thanks again.
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Thanks, I'll make sure to look for that too. As for taking it to a shop for hangers.... exhaust shops make/sell those rubber things? I thought I'd have to get one from Autozone or dealer or something. Or I'm probably not understanding what you mean....
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