I replaced the lower ball joint which ended up fixing the minor popping/clunking noises. However, I still hear the louder popping noise from more towards the center of the front end when going over larger bumps.
This video is a good example of it:
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No sound when pushing up and...
I knew that I could count on you guys. Thanks a lot.
For anyone looking at this thread in the future, TAS carries them for $16: http://tasauto.com/Product/Detail.aspx?s=6365809&d=895&p=1 Cheaper than the dealerships that I looked at just now.
My car has been making a popping noise when going over small bumps. The majority of the time, it sounds like the noise is coming from the front passenger side wheelwell but there are times when it sounds like it coming from the center of my front end.
It usually sounds like a joint popping...
I didn't find anything when searching, surprisingly.
My front driver side upper mount needs to be replaced so I'm going to replace the passenger side as well. I have Tein Basic coilovers which use the stock mounts and this is my first time replacing them (I'm at ~140k miles). Is this...
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Neuspeed N2 header
Random Tech cat (w/ non-fouler trick)
Tanabe exhaust
The header and cat were installed at the same time and I ended up with a CEL for the secondary O2 sensor (not sure on the exact code as I used the paper clip trick). Two spark plug non-foulers were used to clear...
Responding to your post from my wheel repair thread.
Are the wheels silver or gunmetal (hyper black according to 5Zigen)? The lighting seems to be playing tricks on me.
I stopped by a wheel repair shot in PA yesterday for an estimate on fixing my set of original 5Zigen FN01R-C wheels. For those who don't know, these wheels have been discontinued for some time now as there is a new "Hot" version out there in its place. Only a handful of sites still list them so...
I misplaced the support bracket bar that goes with my header.
I could probably rig something up but I remember reading about guys on H-T not even using theirs. They either never installed it or it caused problems (mainly noise) when it was installed.
Thoughts?