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An easy mod for rattling soft top compartment shelf.

My ’05 Z4 had some stubborn rattles, which I have managed to eliminate one by one (A-pillar, roll-over hoop plastic, soft top latch). The compartment shelf rattled and squeaked a lot, especially at uneven surfaces and sub-zero temperatures. The shelf is hard plastic and contains at both ends plastic flaps with springs, i.e. it’s undoubtedly designed a rattle resonator for genuine sports car experience!

Remove the shelf: close the top, shelf down, pull fabric loose from the shelf, remove two clips on either side, remove shelf. This has been covered previously on the forum and TIS.

Shelf removed.



Squeaking flap. Pictures on Realoem.com don’t have them, maybe they disappeared at facelift?



Underside of the shelf. Hard plastic. No dampening.



Adding some self adhesive bitumen mat, cut into strips.


Covered the entire underside…


…and the flaps too. Also added some felt tape where the springs touch plastic.


Final images with shelf put back in place. Rattle free for three years and counting...



DMike

DMike wrote: Final images with shelf put back in place. Rattle free for three years and counting...
DMike

You kept this to yourself for 3 years? Mine defo rattles & I'm sure most do, it's just how noticeable it gets so good work on taking the time to do the mod.

Do you have any tips on how to replace the little clips in your penultimate photo? Got a couple come off & can't work out how to clip them back in.

Ive neva noticed any rattling from mine...

Andy wrote:

DMike wrote: Final images with shelf put back in place. Rattle free for three years and counting...
DMike

You kept this to yourself for 3 years? Mine defo rattles & I'm sure most do, it's just how noticeable it gets so good work on taking the time to do the mod.

Do you have any tips on how to replace the little clips in your penultimate photo? Got a couple come off & can't work out how to clip them back in.

The shelf can be reached from the cabin to re-insert the clips. Requires acrobatic maneuvers or an accessory elbow joint.

cant say i here mine.welcome,nice to come across a hands on fix it yourself!

Cant say i hear mine either, but thanks for the write up

Theres a clatter from the boot of my car even though theres nothing in it. Pretty much traked it down to the flappy rattle shelf. On my list of mods, so thanks very much for the write up

photos are gone. can you reupload them?

VENDAR wrote:photos are gone. can you reupload them?

Links updated.

Thanks, mine rattles sometimes.

thanks for reuploading the photos!