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Not "crickets" but more of a metallic 'tinking' sound...not steady but sporadic..seems

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Old 03-20-2007, 06:18 AM
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Default Not "crickets" but more of a metallic 'tinking' sound...not steady but sporadic..seems

to be coming from the glove box area also.

Thoughts?
Old 03-20-2007, 06:22 AM
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Default Turn off your climate control, if it goes away, it is probably still the blower...

but if it still persists, then it is something else. You can remove the glove box to see if you can locate the area of the noise. Just remove the five 8mm bolts (see my writeup on the BT install).
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Removing the glove box was going to be my first step in trying to locate...
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Default Hmm, mine sounds more like chunks of ice laying in the cowl area, bouncing around

on the plastic - really sounds like it's outside the cabin.

Oh well let us know if you find anything, I'll do the same.
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Default Wow, I have the crickets and the tinking...

the crickets I have known about for some time and know how to fix. I also can either turn up or turn off the fan to get rid of it.

The tinking is driving me nuts because (1) it is sporadic and (2) I can't quite isolate it. Part of the problem is that my wife can't drive my car so I haven't had somebody drive with me while I tried to play around with the glove box yet.

I am starting to think that it is either somewhere in the light or the hinge/lock mechanisms in the glove box, but cannot be totally sure. If you find it before I do let me know and I will do the same.
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