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Old Feb 2, 2009 | 07:43 AM
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OK so I was having really bad noise coming from the back of the car had struts/shocks..
(not sure which one) put on and the noise never went away.. any ideas?
it kinda sounds like horses stomping around
 
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Old Feb 2, 2009 | 10:05 AM
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the neons have struts all the way around...
did you have the strut mounts replaced as well?
if not then thats most likely your problem
 
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Old Feb 2, 2009 | 11:26 AM
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$20 says bad rear mounts...

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Old Feb 2, 2009 | 12:04 PM
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Im calling bad strut mounts.
 
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Old Feb 2, 2009 | 12:07 PM
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If I had them done at a shop they wouldn't have been able to tell they were bad?
so what du have to do to fix them?
 
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Old Feb 2, 2009 | 12:46 PM
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look at the bill, it will have an itemized report of what everything cost. Look for "REAR STRUT MOUNTS"

or you could just take it back to them and complain...

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Old Feb 3, 2009 | 10:20 AM
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Originally Posted by parrotbay
If I had them done at a shop they wouldn't have been able to tell they were bad?
so what du have to do to fix them?
they would of been able to tell...unless they just didnt care..
to fix the mounts, you have to remove the struts and springs
 
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