I know it an old post but I got some silicone spray and sprayed in all the joints around the windscreen inner trim. Ie around the roof lock holes and it's stopped the creaking going over uneven surfaces.chrisba wrote:Any idea on how to cure a rattle / cracking noise above the drivers head in the plastic covering the roof lock mechanism?
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Have used the same in the past, it doesn't require much to elimate the rattles and a cheap as chips fixRob_benton wrote:I know it an old post but I got some silicone spray and sprayed in all the joints around the windscreen inner trim. Ie around the roof lock holes and it's stopped the creaking going over uneven surfaces.chrisba wrote:Any idea on how to cure a rattle / cracking noise above the drivers head in the plastic covering the roof lock mechanism?
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Hi guys, I already posted about this rattle in the Problems zone... My lock buttons on the doors are rattling, any cure for this?
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Put some black heat shrink over and heat it up so it grips tightly. As its rubberised it will remove the hard plastic on plastic rattle.cappo wrote:Hi guys, I already posted about this rattle in the Problems zone... My lock buttons on the doors are rattling, any cure for this?
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I know that this is an old thread but using heat shrink sounds a great idea. I'll give it a go later.
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Hi, I have quite a loud knocking coming from behind the steering column in front of the instruments binnacle. Any ideas?
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Do you need to use a heat gun to shrink it? If so how do you protect the rest of the door area from the heat? Or, do you just remove the door panel so you have access to the pin with the heat gun?
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There is a little trim piece that has a friction piece inside it to keep the door look from moving around. You can replace that trim in 30 seconds instead of using a heat gun and heat shrink tubing.
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