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bigkat91 · 10-14-2009, 08:22 PM

I have a dash rattle that as been slowly starting to annoy me. It sounds like its coming from the center of the dash right behind the radio. Any ideas.

mopars&corollas · 10-14-2009, 10:13 PM

I have it too- taken the dash apart but no luck. Comes and goes and I have no idea where from

bigkat91 · 10-14-2009, 10:22 PM

its mostly noticeable when accelerating and the rpm are at 2600-2800....

JasonA · 10-15-2009, 07:32 AM

Mine has that also, though intermittently. The fix is to shift before that.

I've found that if you push down hard on the top of the dash, behind the radio, the noise goes away for a while. Must be something touching something in there.

mrsep48 · 10-15-2009, 09:11 PM

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Originally Posted by JasonA

Mine has that also, though intermittently. The fix is to shift before that.

I've found that if you push down hard on the top of the dash, behind the radio, the noise goes away for a while. Must be something touching something in there.

mrsep48 · 10-15-2009, 09:14 PM

Interesting, I have same rattle but my wife can't hear it.She just tells me to pump up the sound on the radio.

gideon1331 · 10-15-2009, 10:13 PM

Just wondering. Do all of you have the factory 6 CD changer?

My car had what I assume to be the same noise and was most prominent at that RPM range. It would stop if you pressed down on the top of the dash. It was the various metal slots in the CD changer vibrating against one another. I think this occurs because the radio is only secured on the bottom, so the top is free to move and vibrate a bit. Put in an aftermarket deck and the noise was gone.

Now if I could just find the source of the vibration behind the gauge cluster that I get at 1800-2200...

bigkat91 · 10-16-2009, 10:33 AM

Single cd player here. How do you take the radio out in theses cars?

muscato12ga · 10-16-2009, 12:16 PM

Check the fascia under the wiper blades between the hood and the windshield. The plastic clip rivets that hold it at each end were both broken and loose. It *seems* that since I've replaced them it hasn't buzzed like that again...it's only been a week but I've been listening closely and I haven't noticed it.

JasonA · 10-16-2009, 09:07 PM

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Just wondering. Do all of you have the factory 6 CD changer?

Not sure about the others, but I do.

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Originally Posted by gideon1331

My car had what I assume to be the same noise and was most prominent at that RPM range. It would stop if you pressed down on the top of the dash. It was the various metal slots in the CD changer vibrating against one another. I think this occurs because the radio is only secured on the bottom, so the top is free to move and vibrate a bit. Put in an aftermarket deck and the noise was gone.

Wow, that's interesting. I wonder if I could stuff in some fabric between the top of the radio and the dash panel. That might provide enough pressure on the top of the radio to quell the rattle.

Mine hasn't done it for a while, now that I think about it. It seems to do it most when someone's sitting in the passenger seat, oddly. That's rare, unless I'm carpooling, and I haven't done that lately. At home, we always take the minivan if it's the whole family, because the baby seats are in it. So it's usually just me in the Corolla.

JasonA · 10-16-2009, 09:08 PM

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Single cd player here. How do you take the radio out in theses cars?

There are a number of guides available on the internet that describe the process, and with pictures even.

bigkat91 · 10-17-2009, 01:01 AM

jason thanks for reminding me there is google

JasonA · 10-17-2009, 09:26 PM

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jason thanks for reminding me there is google

I just knew you must have forgotten! For, one of the very first results (okay, the fifth actually!) when you search for "removing radio corolla" is:

http://drop.io/dantes411/asset/how-t...toyota-corolla

muscato12ga · 10-18-2009, 11:05 PM

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Originally Posted by muscato12ga

Check the fascia under the wiper blades between the hood and the windshield. The plastic clip rivets that hold it at each end were both broken and loose. It *seems* that since I've replaced them it hasn't buzzed like that again...it's only been a week but I've been listening closely and I haven't noticed it.

Nevermind, I heard it this weekend getting on the freeway...back to the drawing board.