GTI 337/20th Anniversary :: Rattles And Few Clunks Coming From Underneath The Car
Jul 13, 2010
My car is just about to hit 100k . I'm installing coils soon and getting ecs tunings stage 2 refresh kit while im at it. I've noticed some rattles and a few clunks coming from underneath the car. The best way I can describe the rattles are a metal on metal sound, like something is loose when I go over bumps and it sounds like its coming from the front wheels. The clunk is not loud, and not consistent but I noticed it today that when I got on it to merge onto the highway. I can feel it through the floorboard which kind of worries me. I was wondering while I'm replacing the suspension, new wheels etc, what else should I replace? Or what should I look for to be loose underneath, bolts etc. I'm hoping that the refresh kit would provide a more solid feel and take care of some of these annoying sounds.
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