Found my boot rattle

[AaronM]

Thought it was the spare wheel - Nope
Jack - Nope
Boot mechanicism - Nope
Tailgate panel trim - Nope

Its coming from under the boot floor where the exhaust sits Is there a heat shield under there? or could it just be the exhaust knocking against the under side of the boot floor?!

 

[JimyFloyd]

have you checked that the exhaust mounts are ok - mine were sh@gged to hell and it I changed them - cured my rattle!

 

[AaronM]

hmmm it had a brand new exhaust about 10 months ago, so i doubt it but will check anyway.

 

[AndyHazza]

is the car lowered?

 

[AaronM]

Nope.

 

[AndyHazza]

ok, reason i ask is that it could be exhaust slightly catching on the rear axle. There is a heat shield through the middle of the car (IIRC) it could be knocking on.

 

[AaronM]

hmmm cheers, it is definetly in the boot though! Exactly where the back box sits.

 

[AndyHazza]

Best just have a general check around there, if you can get under the back and give the exhaust a bit of a shove and see if you can pin point it - try cold and hot (but remember some gloves if its hot!)

 

[JimyFloyd]

judging on mine i'd say it was the exhaust moutns allowing too much flex in the exhuast.

It was hard to do it without driving around i.e. you couldn't rock it and make the same noise.

Bear in mind the mounts are very strange and not the usual simple rubber ones - They have metal brackets that mount to the car and look as if they are use and throw away. I angle grinded the tube out of the middle and used a nylock nut and bolt instead - worked a treat

 

[Big_A_Cupra20vt]

i had the same problem it was the firt set of rubbers on the back box they were shagged so i fixed the problem with about 10 cable ties no more rattle, but since then i think i may have killed my biza