Roof down, the car's rattle-free. Roof up, it ain't.
It sounds as if the roof is compressing the luggage frame when it's on it, but letting it loose when it's not.
Are there classic points to tighten on the frame to stop this, please?
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Advice about luggage frame, please.
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Advice about luggage frame, please.
What happens if you drop windows a few millimetres?
Biggest rattler is the plastic wedge on rear window where it goes into deck.
Try black tape either side of the wedge and stick some felt pads on the horizontal of the T piece. Use some of the furry bits of velcro or those furniture or hifi pads from Wilco stores.
I then use silicon spray around all rubbers once a month, seems to do the trick.
Biggest rattler is the plastic wedge on rear window where it goes into deck.
Try black tape either side of the wedge and stick some felt pads on the horizontal of the T piece. Use some of the furry bits of velcro or those furniture or hifi pads from Wilco stores.
I then use silicon spray around all rubbers once a month, seems to do the trick.
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Advice about luggage frame, please.
Sometimes broken brackets on roof try make noise, also sun visors tap the trim, again felt pads do the trick.
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Will try windows.flybobbie wrote: ↑Mon Jul 31, 2023 8:17 pm What happens if you drop windows a few millimetres?
Biggest rattler is the plastic wedge on rear window where it goes into deck.
Try black tape either side of the wedge and stick some felt pads on the horizontal of the T piece. Use some of the furry bits of velcro or those furniture or hifi pads from Wilco stores.
I then use silicon spray around all rubbers once a month, seems to do the trick.
Already wrapped spike.
Will spray silicon.
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Advice about luggage frame, please.
Dropping windows the black guide strip between the side and quarter window butts up against a sort of nut.
Poke finger in you can feel it.
I think that taps against roof.
Poke finger in you can feel it.
I think that taps against roof.
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No, the noise is from the luggage frame itself ... I think.
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The independent garage found the cause. A crack across one of the plastic hinges. £35 each side. Should be done in a fortnight.
Now I know what it is, it's nowhere near as noisy.
Now I know what it is, it's nowhere near as noisy.
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