Dash Board rattle

robbie · 12-16-2009, 12:40 AM

Are any of you getting a rattle eminating from the centre dash? I'm getting one when i run on course chip surfaces eg M4 in sydney and it is driving me nuts!!! Not sure whether the dealership can help.

GTRFAN · 12-16-2009, 01:28 AM

I had something rattle for a while behind the cluster area just in front of the windscreen, but it went away.

evse82 · 12-16-2009, 03:50 AM

I had a bit of a noise coming from my windscreen, basically, every time i turned into my driveway and the right front wheel went over the gutter (the driveway bit not a full gutter) i'd hear a creak coming from where the glass meets the dash almost like the body of the car was shifting lol.....

I don't know if it is still there or not but my exhaust has certainly fixed the issue of me hearing it now lol

Lord Kain · 12-16-2009, 11:27 PM

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Originally Posted by robbie

Are any of you getting a rattle eminating from the centre dash? I'm getting one when i run on course chip surfaces eg M4 in sydney and it is driving me nuts!!! Not sure whether the dealership can help.

I agree with you, for the first time the other day on are really new rough piece of road I hear this little rattle. I tried to find it but no luck, it was in the centre of the dash somewhere. I thought about the dealership as well but I think the rattle would need to be there all the time first.

feelzpwr91 · 12-16-2009, 11:46 PM

yea i got it to, do you have an exhaust?

Lord Kain · 12-17-2009, 01:06 AM

nope I'm stock, the funny thing is it doesn't happen all the time. Only on one road, I cant tell the service department manager to drive all the way down to this one road, they'll think I'm carzy.

earwicker7 · 12-19-2009, 06:34 PM

Bloody hell, behind the cluster area too (EDIT--maybe, are you talking about the cluster of RPM, MPH, etc., or the voltage, oil temp, etc.? Mine is behind the RPM one.) And it usually (there are exceptions) only shows up under load at around 3000 RPM, i.e., at least 40 mph. My dealer is in an area with bumper to bumper traffic, so they think I'm crazy since I can't get it to rattle on demand at 20 mph.

I'm considering taking the damned dash off myself, even though I have no skills in this area. How hard would it be to get at the area behind the cluster? I've got a feeling it's probably just something that is loose.

BTW, this didn't start until after I put the FI exhaust on... it's loudest at right around 3000 RPM.

jekel · 12-21-2009, 07:14 AM

hhmm no noises like above here but today was in car with no music for awhile and i hear some kinda electrical noise sounds like its coming from the left door speaker...........wonder if it was always there or coz normally im pumping music i can't here it...............anyone else have electrical sounds coming from any speakers when no music playing? Only there when engine is running...........if i just push start and play music or have the system on no engine.........its not there

370er · 12-21-2009, 08:48 AM

jekel - is it a high pitched noise? There have been a lot of posts about it.

High pitch noise coming from passenger side

That's just one thread I dug up but there are others.

So far I haven't noticed any strange noises *fingers crossed*

B1nks · 12-21-2009, 09:28 AM

Same exact thing here ! At about 2500-3000 under load mine will make a buzzing sound from what sounds like behind the RPM cluster. Started after I installed my FI exhaust. Not blaming FI..just wierd.

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Originally Posted by earwicker7

Bloody hell, behind the cluster area too (EDIT--maybe, are you talking about the cluster of RPM, MPH, etc., or the voltage, oil temp, etc.? Mine is behind the RPM one.) And it usually (there are exceptions) only shows up under load at around 3000 RPM, i.e., at least 40 mph. My dealer is in an area with bumper to bumper traffic, so they think I'm crazy since I can't get it to rattle on demand at 20 mph.

I'm considering taking the damned dash off myself, even though I have no skills in this area. How hard would it be to get at the area behind the cluster? I've got a feeling it's probably just something that is loose.

BTW, this didn't start until after I put the FI exhaust on... it's loudest at right around 3000 RPM.

jekel · 12-21-2009, 05:39 PM

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Originally Posted by 370er

jekel - is it a high pitched noise? There have been a lot of posts about it.

High pitch noise coming from passenger side

That's just one thread I dug up but there are others.

So far I haven't noticed any strange noises *fingers crossed*

thanks for that but nah not high pitched noise..........this one is not that bad and its bearable just few odd sounds now and then, real quiet.........cant really describe

Lord Kain · 12-22-2009, 11:05 PM

I just had my exhaust replaced and the rattle is there all the time now, next service they can attempt to fix it, lol.

SilverBullet · 12-22-2009, 11:06 PM

I have a dash rattle in my G37 that is annoying.

earwicker7 · 12-22-2009, 11:18 PM

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Originally Posted by B1nks

Same exact thing here ! At about 2500-3000 under load mine will make a buzzing sound from what sounds like behind the RPM cluster. Started after I installed my FI exhaust. Not blaming FI..just wierd.

No, of course it isn't FI's fault. Knowing a bit about speakers, I've picked up a feel for resonance issues, and given that I'm not the only one experiencing this exact problem, I'm thinking one of two things...

A. The sonic frequency which the exhaust puts out between 2500 to 3000 RPM is exciting a resonance mode in some part of the dashboard, causing it to vibrate like mad and bang up against something next to it.

B. The same as A, except it is causing a resonance mode in some loose part in the same area.

Lord Kain · 12-23-2009, 12:36 AM

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Originally Posted by earwicker7

No, of course it isn't FI's fault. Knowing a bit about speakers, I've picked up a feel for resonance issues, and given that I'm not the only one experiencing this exact problem, I'm thinking one of two things...

A. The sonic frequency which the exhaust puts out between 2500 to 3000 RPM is exciting a resonance mode in some part of the dashboard, causing it to vibrate like mad and bang up against something next to it.

B. The same as A, except it is causing a resonance mode in some loose part in the same area.

This is simply a rattle, it was there before my exhaust. It only happened on one piece of road, once I left it, it was gone. This was on a highway no change in RPM's just a section of road that he been repaired. Now after the exhaust even rolling along the road I get the rattle. My RPM would be no more than 2000 at the most.

12-16-2009, 12:40 AM	#1 (permalink)
robbie Base Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Sydney Posts: 6 Drives: 09 370Z White AT7 Rep Power: 16	Dash Board rattle Are any of you getting a rattle eminating from the centre dash? I'm getting one when i run on course chip surfaces eg M4 in sydney and it is driving me nuts!!! Not sure whether the dealership can help.

12-16-2009, 01:28 AM	#2 (permalink)
GTRFAN Track Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Melbourne Posts: 586 Drives: 370z Titanium 6MT Rep Power: 17	I had something rattle for a while behind the cluster area just in front of the windscreen, but it went away. __________________ My Zed

12-16-2009, 11:46 PM	#5 (permalink)
feelzpwr91 Enthusiast Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: RVA Posts: 311 Drives: 09 Black370z T M6 Rep Power: 197	yea i got it to, do you have an exhaust? __________________ Rather be driving my Z

12-19-2009, 06:34 PM	#7 (permalink)
earwicker7 Enthusiast Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Burbank, CA Posts: 265 Drives: 09 370Z (maxed out) Rep Power: 16	Bloody hell, behind the cluster area too (EDIT--maybe, are you talking about the cluster of RPM, MPH, etc., or the voltage, oil temp, etc.? Mine is behind the RPM one.) And it usually (there are exceptions) only shows up under load at around 3000 RPM, i.e., at least 40 mph. My dealer is in an area with bumper to bumper traffic, so they think I'm crazy since I can't get it to rattle on demand at 20 mph. I'm considering taking the damned dash off myself, even though I have no skills in this area. How hard would it be to get at the area behind the cluster? I've got a feeling it's probably just something that is loose. BTW, this didn't start until after I put the FI exhaust on... it's loudest at right around 3000 RPM. __________________ 2009 Magnetic Black 370Z with Touring, Sports and Navigation Packages--Fast Intentions CBE with 12" Resonators/Carbon Fiber Mufflers and LTH--Stillen G3 Cold Air Intakes, Underdrive Pulley and Grounding Kit--Uprev Tune Last edited by earwicker7; 12-19-2009 at 06:37 PM.

12-22-2009, 11:05 PM	#12 (permalink)
Lord Kain Base Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 112 Drives: 09' 370z Titanium MT Rep Power: 16	I just had my exhaust replaced and the rattle is there all the time now, next service they can attempt to fix it, lol. __________________ 15% Tint\| HiTech CBE \| Front & Rear Park Assist\| K&N Drop In's \| C.F. - B Pillers & Stage 2 Mirrors \| 19" Optional Nissan Rims

12-16-2009, 03:50 AM	#3 (permalink)
evse82 Track Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Melbourne, AUS Posts: 609 Drives: Black 370z MT Rep Power: 18	I had a bit of a noise coming from my windscreen, basically, every time i turned into my driveway and the right front wheel went over the gutter (the driveway bit not a full gutter) i'd hear a creak coming from where the glass meets the dash almost like the body of the car was shifting lol..... I don't know if it is still there or not but my exhaust has certainly fixed the issue of me hearing it now lol

12-17-2009, 01:06 AM	#6 (permalink)
Lord Kain Base Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 112 Drives: 09' 370z Titanium MT Rep Power: 16	nope I'm stock, the funny thing is it doesn't happen all the time. Only on one road, I cant tell the service department manager to drive all the way down to this one road, they'll think I'm carzy.

12-21-2009, 07:14 AM	#8 (permalink)
jekel Base Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Australia Posts: 170 Drives: Pearl White 6MT Rep Power: 16	hhmm no noises like above here but today was in car with no music for awhile and i hear some kinda electrical noise sounds like its coming from the left door speaker...........wonder if it was always there or coz normally im pumping music i can't here it...............anyone else have electrical sounds coming from any speakers when no music playing? Only there when engine is running...........if i just push start and play music or have the system on no engine.........its not there

12-21-2009, 08:48 AM	#9 (permalink)
370er Base Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Australia, VIC Posts: 231 Drives: Yellow 370Z Rep Power: 16	jekel - is it a high pitched noise? There have been a lot of posts about it. High pitch noise coming from passenger side That's just one thread I dug up but there are others. So far I haven't noticed any strange noises fingers crossed

12-22-2009, 11:06 PM	#13 (permalink)
SilverBullet Track Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: California Posts: 873 Drives: 2008 G37 Rep Power: 17	I have a dash rattle in my G37 that is annoying.

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