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Tips for silencing rattles and creaks?
- Kugaman1
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Tips for silencing rattles and creaks?
As per the title really...
Any tips for silencing various rattles and creaks which appear when the roofs up?
Did a search but can't find anything specific!
Any tips for silencing various rattles and creaks which appear when the roofs up?
Did a search but can't find anything specific!
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Tips for silencing rattles and creaks?
Squirt silicon anti squeak spray between surfaces where all the trims meet. Got rid of a lot for me!
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Tips for silencing rattles and creaks?
My roof lining developed a slight rattle when the car got warm. BMW replaced some retaining clips which sorted it.
If you can locate the squeak there's a tape you can buy to put between the "squeaky" surfaces. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/25mm-x-2m-x-1 ... SwY4pZY0m2
Car manufacturers take this annoyance very seriously and even they sometimes resort to tape.
Chasing down a rattle can be a lifetimes work though.......................
Good luck.
If you can locate the squeak there's a tape you can buy to put between the "squeaky" surfaces. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/25mm-x-2m-x-1 ... SwY4pZY0m2
Car manufacturers take this annoyance very seriously and even they sometimes resort to tape.
Chasing down a rattle can be a lifetimes work though.......................
Good luck.
- Kugaman1
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Tips for silencing rattles and creaks?
Cheers, tape ordered!!
Any tips as to where it's best place and how to remove things?
The arm rest is really creaky, but not from the lid, from the hinge area. Ideally would like to remove it and sort it from underneath!
Any tips as to where it's best place and how to remove things?
The arm rest is really creaky, but not from the lid, from the hinge area. Ideally would like to remove it and sort it from underneath!
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Tips for silencing rattles and creaks?
I had this well annoying rattle from the roof locator and removed the inner plastic part, and now it's got enough movement to no longer rattle and my roof is silent!
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- Kugaman1
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I think I'm going to try and find a breakdown showing all the parts around the roof area so that I can try and identify the "rub" points.
Just want to be careful so I don't interfere with the mechanism in any way!
Just want to be careful so I don't interfere with the mechanism in any way!
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You may find what you're looking for here in terms of parts layout.
http://weblog.pac1.net/_Documents/14061 ... iption.pdf
Certainly has all of the sensors and microswitches.
http://weblog.pac1.net/_Documents/14061 ... iption.pdf
Certainly has all of the sensors and microswitches.
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Tips for silencing rattles and creaks?
Hi reading your thread it reminded me i have a rattle sounds like a bunch of keys when i go over bumps or uneven rd
I had suspension checked just in case shook a few things looked under the seats lol
But its is ok when i have a passenger so i try not to let it bother me
Oh cars perfect apart from that
Thanks guys
I had suspension checked just in case shook a few things looked under the seats lol
But its is ok when i have a passenger so i try not to let it bother me
Oh cars perfect apart from that
Thanks guys
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E85 sterling grey 2.5 2003 17inch alloys
Roof pump relocated in boot
- Kugaman1
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Perfect, thanks, very handy info!bob4333 wrote: ↑Sun Aug 20, 2017 10:23 am You may find what you're looking for here in terms of parts layout.
http://weblog.pac1.net/_Documents/14061 ... iption.pdf
Certainly has all of the sensors and microswitches.
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Tips for silencing rattles and creaks?
My roof gets an annoying rattle when it's hot. I haven't been able to trace it yet. Easiest fix I have found is put the roof down
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