# Hanging off bottom of car

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/hanging-off-bottom-of-car/170507>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** chevrolet, cobalt\
**Created:** [September 27, 2020, 4:31pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/hanging-off-bottom-of-car/170507 "2020-09-27T16:31:42Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![FrostyPhoenix78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/82dd89/32.png) [@FrostyPhoenix78](https://community.cartalk.com/u/FrostyPhoenix78)\
**Post date:** [September 27, 2020, 4:31pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/hanging-off-bottom-of-car/170507/1 "2020-09-27T16:31:42Z")

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Anybody know what this might be or

 ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/3X/2/c/2c7f48efd9599d23ea50a346a36398432734e9d9.jpeg) how mandatory it is to be fixed and how much it would be to get repaired

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**Author:** ![circuitsmith](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/circuitsmith/32/40376_2.png) [@circuitsmith](https://community.cartalk.com/u/circuitsmith)\
**Post date:** [September 27, 2020, 5:54pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/hanging-off-bottom-of-car/170507/2 "2020-09-27T17:54:56Z")

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Can’t really tell. It’s in silhouette. Maybe part of the muffler hanger.  
Judging from the rust on the other parts the prognosis might be terminal.  
Best to visit a mechanic.

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**Author:** ![Barkydog](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/barkydog/32/2470_2.png) [@Barkydog](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Barkydog)\
**Post date:** [September 27, 2020, 6:09pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/hanging-off-bottom-of-car/170507/3 "2020-09-27T18:09:22Z")

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It looks like a bracket for parking brake cables to me. I would guess new cables needed. You would really need an estimate to see what all needs replacing. Hopefully $100 would cover it. My guess.

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**Author:** ![db4690](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/db4690/32/2583_2.png) [@db4690](https://community.cartalk.com/u/db4690)\
**Post date:** [September 27, 2020, 7:01pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/hanging-off-bottom-of-car/170507/4 "2020-09-27T19:01:23Z")

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I zoomed in . . . definitely part of the exhaust hanger, as @circuitsmith already stated

Go to a reputable exhaust shop . . . not Midas, Meineke, in my opinion . . . and have them put the car up in the air for an evaluation of the car’s exhaust system. It obviously needs some attention

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**Author:** ![oldtimer-11](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e79b87/32.png) [@oldtimer-11](https://community.cartalk.com/u/oldtimer-11)\
**Post date:** [September 28, 2020, 3:20am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/hanging-off-bottom-of-car/170507/5 "2020-09-28T03:20:50Z")

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The rust doesn’t look too bad to me, I can still see paint on the frame.