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RattleBuster can help soothe rattled nerves
Have you ever had a rattle in your car? Something loose somewhere in the vehicle that makes noise when the car is in motion? One of those sounds that seems to come from nowhere in particular and proves impossible to track down? One that drives you nuts trying to locate and fix because you have to be at speed to reproduce it? Well, a UK firm has developed something that just might help. They have recorded a CD of low frequency sounds that emulates road noise and vibration. The idea is to play the CD on your car stereo and hopefully one of the tracks will reproduce the rattle. Doing this while parked will make identifying the source of the noise much easier and safer than trying to find the squeak while driving. If you can't track down the rattle yourself, you can speed up the diagnosis by playing the track for your mechanic. Hopefully he or she can find it more easily. Seems like a pretty practical tool. And best of all, it only costs about $20.
[Source: RattleBuster via Winding Road]
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Hamud 4:09PM (7/04/2007)
It's a good idea, but I guess that most rattles only are audible when in motion.
Example: my car had a noise on the front left door that only shows when I hit some sort of uneven surface, guess this CD wont make that particular rattle come up.
Anyway, guess is worth the try.
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Jhon 2:20AM (7/05/2007)
see http://hotshadow.com/RattleBuster_can_help_soothe_rattled_nerves.aspx
Emmo213 8:54AM (7/05/2007)
Jhon, seriously, stop is already.
Hamud 4:21PM (7/04/2007)
It's a good idea, but I guess that most rattles only are audible when in motion.
Example: my car had a noise on the front left door that only shows when I hit some sort of uneven surface, guess this CD wont make that particular rattle come up.
Anyway, guess is worth the try.
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Hamud 4:22PM (7/04/2007)
Opsss, sorry 'bout that.
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mr.ed 5:31PM (7/04/2007)
Now, you'll two rattles- one in the body and one in the CD player. And you'll be out twenty bucks.
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Lee 5:21PM (7/04/2007)
I figured you'd need motion to get the rattles too. The only rattles I'd see you getting w/ a car in park is those caused by lack of a dynamat or some other sound proofing for the bass croud
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Ken 5:39PM (7/04/2007)
They CD must have been made by car audio companies in order to facilitate the blowing of speakers across the land.
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sfast 2:18AM (7/05/2007)
This would be a good idea for those that do not have friends.
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Steve Payne 6:09AM (7/31/2007)
I heard this on the radio last night, it's extremely effective, good for getting rid of loose fillings too.
Do I detect a whiff of sour grapes? Oh look, it's come from outside the US, it can't be any good! (btw, that's sarcasm. Seeing as you don't do it).
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