Tapping from dash

LovesHer07Si · 04-05-2008, 12:49 AM

Ok, I know I am a girl but I swear I am not crazy. There is a tapping/clicking sound coming from the central dash of my 07 Si. I can hear it the most over uneven pavement and doesn't seem to be weather/time dependent. I took it to the dealership (their mechanics couldn't hear it, although a sales clerk who went out with me again did) and they took out the radio and placed extra "padding" and "insulation" around it. Alas, the tapping/clicking is still there. Has anyone else had a simular problem or have any ideas on what to do? Thanks!

ooskers · 04-05-2008, 12:51 AM

Typical loud injectors maybe?

LovesHer07Si · 04-05-2008, 12:58 AM

Yeah... nice thought, but since it doesn't happen at idle or on smooth pavement... I doubt it. Thanks though... any other thoughts?

SoCal07Si · 04-05-2008, 01:01 AM

Turn off your hazard lights

cellulis44 · 04-05-2008, 01:07 AM

^ hahaha doofus

cellulis44 · 04-05-2008, 01:11 AM

no seriously can you actually tell where in the dash it is coming from? you say central... but up top near the firewall or down near the radio? could it be something in the vent? i know this is one of the most aggrevating things to have in a new car... my wifes car has the damn rattle in the back deck...

tomato989 · 04-05-2008, 01:11 AM

i also hear a tapping/clicking coming from near my audio console/behind the dash of the passenger when going over uneven pavement. i took it into have it looked at but the mechanic couldn't hear it either. no clue what to do with it.

07NHBCivicSi · 04-05-2008, 01:28 AM

Have you taken out your radio before? It might be the wires behind the radio that are just tapping things around it.

joekuz · 04-05-2008, 04:20 PM

window cowl along bottom of windshield on outside

Impreza_22B · 04-06-2008, 03:08 AM

I have 2300km on my 08 Si, and i have a slight tapping/clicking sound approximately from the passenger side airbag/dash area. Annoyingly, it exist at speed of above 20km/h. If anyone have this problem or have fixed this problem, please let me know.
I'm quite disappointed with the build quality with this click sound and the misaligned bumper.

EDIT:
-ps. I have not modify anything inside the car, and had this problem in stock form (suspension) and since 500km.

***gibbletz*** · 04-06-2008, 09:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LovesHer07Si

Ok, I know I am a girl but I swear I am not crazy. There is a tapping/clicking sound coming from the central dash of my 07 Si. I can hear it the most over uneven pavement and doesn't seem to be weather/time dependent. I took it to the dealership (their mechanics couldn't hear it, although a sales clerk who went out with me again did) and they took out the radio and placed extra "padding" and "insulation" around it. Alas, the tapping/clicking is still there. Has anyone else had a simular problem or have any ideas on what to do? Thanks!

Could be the little man in the dash tapping his foot to the music?

Probably a wire or something slapping the inside of the dash (see little man theory above).

***portabuddy*** · 04-07-2008, 01:30 AM

all of thease wires are TIGHT, they are stiff and wrapped. none of them are able to make a tapping noize. even the thinner antenna wire is wrapped in foam...

streetmachine02 · 04-07-2008, 03:12 AM

i have heard a ticking noise from the passanger side of the dash. do you use the stock cd and radio, navi, headunit, or dvd?

rodneyskate · 04-08-2008, 04:53 AM

I've been having the same problem, I hear noise from the dash near the center of the radio console, nest to the drivers door, and the sunroof, it looks as if they had done some poor insolation....

***gibbletz*** · 04-08-2008, 02:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by portabuddy

all of thease wires are TIGHT, they are stiff and wrapped. none of them are able to make a tapping noize. even the thinner antenna wire is wrapped in foam...

Those wires are TYTE JDM YO!!

vickys_civic · 04-08-2008, 10:23 PM

i do hv same problem.. clicking sound coming form passenger side dashboard..tried lot 2 get it..but still a suspence..

redliner · 04-30-2008, 10:39 PM

Dont fret sweetie...get a a tech to pull the plastic wiper pannel off and put a thin strip of foam weather strip along the underside of the pannel where the plastic conacts the windshield...im a tech and it took me a while to nail that rattle...hope this helps...

Skyline4life · 04-30-2008, 10:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LovesHer07Si

Ok, I know I am a girl but I swear I am not crazy. There is a tapping/clicking sound coming from the central dash of my 07 Si. I can hear it the most over uneven pavement and doesn't seem to be weather/time dependent. I took it to the dealership (their mechanics couldn't hear it, although a sales clerk who went out with me again did) and they took out the radio and placed extra "padding" and "insulation" around it. Alas, the tapping/clicking is still there. Has anyone else had a simular problem or have any ideas on what to do? Thanks!

just those 4 words, are going to make this thread 50 pages.

rob76 · 05-01-2008, 03:16 AM

My rearview mirror and sun visors also rattle and creak. The whole car creaks! Suspension pops, engine buzzes,

michaelma9 · 05-30-2008, 01:12 AM

The wiper panel mentioned above fixed my rattle that sounded like it was coming from the dash.

04-05-2008, 12:49 AM	#1 (permalink)
LovesHer07Si Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 2 iTrader: 0 / 0%	Tapping from dash Ok, I know I am a girl but I swear I am not crazy. There is a tapping/clicking sound coming from the central dash of my 07 Si. I can hear it the most over uneven pavement and doesn't seem to be weather/time dependent. I took it to the dealership (their mechanics couldn't hear it, although a sales clerk who went out with me again did) and they took out the radio and placed extra "padding" and "insulation" around it. Alas, the tapping/clicking is still there. Has anyone else had a simular problem or have any ideas on what to do? Thanks!

04-06-2008, 03:08 AM	#10 (permalink)
Impreza_22B Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Toronto, ON Age: 22 Posts: 56 iTrader: 2 / 100%	I have 2300km on my 08 Si, and i have a slight tapping/clicking sound approximately from the passenger side airbag/dash area. Annoyingly, it exist at speed of above 20km/h. If anyone have this problem or have fixed this problem, please let me know. I'm quite disappointed with the build quality with this click sound and the misaligned bumper. EDIT: -ps. I have not modify anything inside the car, and had this problem in stock form (suspension) and since 500km. Last edited by Impreza_22B; 04-06-2008 at 03:10 AM. Reason: see above

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ooskers Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: D-Town Posts: 352 iTrader: 0 / 0%	Typical loud injectors maybe?

04-05-2008, 12:58 AM	#3 (permalink)
LovesHer07Si Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 2 iTrader: 0 / 0%	Yeah... nice thought, but since it doesn't happen at idle or on smooth pavement... I doubt it. Thanks though... any other thoughts?

04-05-2008, 01:01 AM	#4 (permalink)
SoCal07Si Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Whitter, So Cali Age: 21 Posts: 12,146 Just call me Daddy iTrader: 1 / 100%	Turn off your hazard lights

04-05-2008, 01:07 AM	#5 (permalink)
cellulis44 Member Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 51 iTrader: 0 / 0%	^ hahaha doofus

04-05-2008, 01:11 AM	#6 (permalink)
cellulis44 Member Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 51 iTrader: 0 / 0%	no seriously can you actually tell where in the dash it is coming from? you say central... but up top near the firewall or down near the radio? could it be something in the vent? i know this is one of the most aggrevating things to have in a new car... my wifes car has the damn rattle in the back deck...

04-05-2008, 01:11 AM	#7 (permalink)
tomato989 Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 8 iTrader: 0 / 0%	i also hear a tapping/clicking coming from near my audio console/behind the dash of the passenger when going over uneven pavement. i took it into have it looked at but the mechanic couldn't hear it either. no clue what to do with it.

04-05-2008, 01:28 AM	#8 (permalink)
07NHBCivicSi Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Walnut Creek/Bay Area,CA Age: 18 Posts: 737 Curtis iTrader: 2 / 100%	Have you taken out your radio before? It might be the wires behind the radio that are just tapping things around it.

04-05-2008, 04:20 PM	#9 (permalink)
joekuz Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 7 iTrader: 0 / 0%	window cowl along bottom of windshield on outside

04-07-2008, 03:12 AM	#13 (permalink)
streetmachine02 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: St. Louis Posts: 393 Chris iTrader: 0 / 0%	i have heard a ticking noise from the passanger side of the dash. do you use the stock cd and radio, navi, headunit, or dvd?

04-08-2008, 04:53 AM	#14 (permalink)
rodneyskate Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 17 iTrader: 0 / 0%	I've been having the same problem, I hear noise from the dash near the center of the radio console, nest to the drivers door, and the sunroof, it looks as if they had done some poor insolation....

04-08-2008, 10:23 PM	#16 (permalink)
vickys_civic Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 7 iTrader: 0 / 0%	i do hv same problem.. clicking sound coming form passenger side dashboard..tried lot 2 get it..but still a suspence..

04-30-2008, 10:39 PM	#17 (permalink)
redliner Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 17 iTrader: 0 / 0%	Dont fret sweetie...get a a tech to pull the plastic wiper pannel off and put a thin strip of foam weather strip along the underside of the pannel where the plastic conacts the windshield...im a tech and it took me a while to nail that rattle...hope this helps...

05-01-2008, 03:16 AM	#19 (permalink)
rob76 Senior Member Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: British Columbia Age: 32 Posts: 547 '08 Civic Si iTrader: 0 / 0%	My rearview mirror and sun visors also rattle and creak. The whole car creaks! Suspension pops, engine buzzes,

05-30-2008, 01:12 AM	#20 (permalink)
michaelma9 Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 5 iTrader: 0 / 0%	The wiper panel mentioned above fixed my rattle that sounded like it was coming from the dash.