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finding noises is hard work and is ART. get help. 1;: is it the dash it self, press on it, doe that stop of change pitch of sound. no? 2: i must be something inside. use a cheap rubber hose to your ear. and move hose all over dash underneath to find the true source. you never said under what conditions, it rattles. parked (rats/mice....), idling,, moving, or only bumps in road. or only during earth quakes, (LOL)
Yours may be different but on my 2007 prius I found out that the rattling or clicking type noise came from the dash rubbing against another piece of plastic somewhere up by the windshield. I just lived with it.
Try the cupholder on the drivers side. Then, if it's like the issue I had, push the plastic around the dimmerswitch wheel in toward the rest of the dashboard. THAT'S where the rattle was for my car. Also a 40mph and above issue. If that doesn't do it, try putting pressure on different parts of the dash to eliminate the fitting together of the molded plastic as the issue. Other then that, I'd have to be there to see what it could be!
I had the same problem. I took apart the dash a thousand times, searching for the issue. It turns out you're right, it's the hood "hinge" bolts. Just place some rubber bushings on them, tighten them up, and maybe wrap some teflon tape around them, it goes right away!
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