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dAvenue 03-07-2012 10:22 AM

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Originally Posted by kenchan
dAvenue- did you do anything to your oem spoiler to end up with this whistle?? :confused: i have no whistle on mine even with the Mine's cf lip.

Yeah, I realized the whistling began after I installed the Koni's. I remember lowering the car onto a stand but struggled with the jack's release bolt (it was pretty tight...like a virgin); so when I finally dominated the bolt, the car fell .25 inch onto the stand. Later, I heard a loose rattling in the hatch when closing it and removed the paneling to find the metallic culprit...hiding...laughing...like bolts do. I was like "WTF are you doing loose?". So I picked it up with my trusty magnetic pick-up tool, but I could not find where it belonged. So like a dummy, I ignored it.

Six weeks later, after driving myself crazy trying to identify the source of the noise, I began troubleshooting with painters tape. I taped off outside areas of the hatch to pinpoint the problematic area. Once I got to the spoiler, and taped it off, the noise was gone. Upon discovering this, I realized that the bolt from six weeks ago must belong to the spoiler. So I checked underneath with a flashlight and found an opening where the bolt used to be. I just bolted it back in last night.

Nick911sc 03-07-2012 10:24 AM

Good detective work

onzedge 03-07-2012 10:30 AM

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Originally Posted by Nick911sc (Post 1585952)
Good detective work

:tup:

kenchan 03-07-2012 10:37 AM

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Originally Posted by dAvenue (Post 1585944)
Yeah, I realized the whistling began after I installed the Koni's. I remember lowering the car onto a stand but struggled with the jack's release bolt (it was pretty tight...like a virgin); so when I finally dominated the bolt, the car fell .25 inch onto the stand. Later, I heard a loose rattling in the hatch when closing it and removed the paneling to find the metallic culprit...hiding...laughing...like bolts do. I was like "WTF are you doing loose?". So I picked it up with my trusty magnetic pick-up tool, but I could not find where it belonged. So like a dummy, I ignored it.

Six weeks later, after driving myself crazy trying to identify the source of the noise, I began troubleshooting with painters tape. I taped off outside areas of the hatch to pinpoint the problematic area. Once I got to the spoiler, and taped it off, the noise was gone. Upon discovering this, I realized that the bolt from six weeks ago must belong to the spoiler. So I checked underneath with a flashlight and found an opening where the bolt used to be. I just bolted it back in last night.

huh, so you're going to ck torque on the other bolts/nuts too, right? shouldn't be loose like that. good work finding it. :tup:

kenchan 03-07-2012 10:41 AM

speaking of wind noise...i need to do some window creaking check in the master bedroom... was windy last night and each time a gust came, the window creaked. it sounded like an infant crying. so i'd wake up thinking my kid was crying... but even my youngest is a toddler so doesnt cry like that.. over and over again through out the night. messed up my head. :icon14: lol couldn't get much sleep. :yawn:

dAvenue 03-07-2012 10:44 AM

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Originally Posted by kenchan (Post 1585984)
huh, so you're going to ck torque on the other bolts/nuts too, right? shouldn't be loose like that. good work finding it. :tup:

I gave the other bolts a good beating for allowing the other one to slip like that.

Nick911sc 03-07-2012 10:47 AM

Kenchan, I think it's time to call the Ghost Busters

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oznj6AFeiRE

onzedge 03-07-2012 10:52 AM

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Originally Posted by Nick911sc (Post 1586005)
Kenchan, I think it's time to call the Ghost Busters

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oznj6AFeiRE

:tup:

kenchan 03-07-2012 10:58 AM

lol... who my gonna call?

dAvenue 03-07-2012 10:58 AM

Could be Dracula, dude...

alcheng 03-07-2012 10:59 AM

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Originally Posted by gurneyeagle (Post 1585689)
Good morning all. :hello:

Just another day in Paradise. At least it looks like I'll get my first Friday of the year off (we work a 9/80 two week work period - every other Friday off). Since I've been averaging about 85 hours per week, I'm do a little R&R.

Have a good day everyone.

gurneyeagle, that's really LOTS of hours of work per week.... you live in Houston... are you an astronaut or something??? :icon17:

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Originally Posted by Nick911sc (Post 1585802)
Hey man my avatar accurately represents my emotions at all times!

Nick, you do plug your finger into the power outlet on a daily base, do you??? :roflpuke2:

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Originally Posted by kenchan (Post 1585862)
good morning, la femme agent fire! :icon17: (per mr.alcheng)

:bowrofl: :bowrofl:


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Originally Posted by Nick911sc (Post 1585952)
Good detective work

:iagree: :tup:


Seems I cannot have a sleep-in on my day off unless I want to power-read pages of posts!!! LOL

Good Morning Mr.onzedge, Mr.Nick911sc, Agent-la femme-Fire(man), Mr.gurneyeagle, Mr.Alchengmy, Mr.dAvenue, Mr.ZMan8.

LOL, man, I almost lost my breath. :roflpuke2:

Hey Fire, I like the spoiler very much too, put it on my 'watchlist' on my account just in case I pull the trigger. I will have it prepainted in PW if I order it.

I am waiting for the price quote for the TopSpeed, I hope it won't be too much since it's only mid-pipe+muffler.

Mmmmm...... or should I do both..... :rolleyes:

Mr.onzdege.... I am starting to understand why I found your mind in your mod list.

LOL :bowrofl: :bowrofl:

Good Morning Everyone!!!!

:tiphat:

kenchan 03-07-2012 11:00 AM

hey were's my name? wtf

good morning gentlemen... and alcheng. :icon17:

alcheng 03-07-2012 11:10 AM

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Originally Posted by kenchan (Post 1586036)
hey were's my name? wtf

good morning gentlemen... and alcheng. :icon17:

Mr.kenchan, because I have to designate a post to you!!

Good Morning Mr.kenchan.
:vuvuzela:

:bowrofl: :bowrofl:

alcheng 03-07-2012 11:49 AM

+7c and Sunny. Perfect Formula for Driving the Z!!! :tup: :tup:

ZMan8 03-07-2012 12:07 PM

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Originally Posted by alcheng (Post 1586097)
+7c and Sunny. Perfect Formula for Driving the Z!!! :tup: :tup:

:tup:

It's 65 in chicago today :tup: but 45 mph wind.... :shakes head:


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