Do you have rattles in the car?

[Banzai]

I found an interesting one recently. The driver's started feeling odd when being opened or closed. Turns out some of the bolts holding the door onto the hinge were loose and had started backing out. Did them up finger tight and it fixed the problem. It may also have fixed a bad air leak from the door seal.

[magellan]

I few months back I had the right hand multi function control button on the steering wheel replaced at the dealer. Ever since my steering wheel has at times creak under slight hand pressure at the 9 and 3 o'clock positions. Today I worked out that the cause of the creak is the chrome band which arcs between the left and right hand control buttons over the top of the steering wheel. If I press the chrome band at the mid point there is just enough movement where it is seated on the steering wheel to cause it to creak. Besides glue, any thoughts on how this should be fixed.

[SilvrFoxX]

Is it just a case of seeing if you can apply enough pressure to snap it into place..?

[Ryan_R]

Courtesy of this thread I may have addressed an annoying rattle I had near the LHS art of the dash. Won't be able to confirm until I get on a freeway with the rough surface type, but I was surprised at how much I was able to turn the nut:




Used a 13mm socket with bending attachment - gave it a few pulls up towards the dash, nice and tight now

[brimway]

Courtesy of this thread I may have addressed an annoying rattle I had near the LHS art of the dash. Won't be able to confirm until I get on a freeway with the rough surface type, but I was surprised at how much I was able to turn the nut

How did you go, did it fix?

[Ryan_R]

Yep

[brimway]

Good to hear, I'm in the process of trying to find a rattle behind the glovebox

[Ideo]

Good to hear, I'm in the process of trying to find a rattle behind the glovebox

I thought I had one of them.

Turns out I had forgotten to take a bottle of aftershave out of the glovebox and was rattling against the side.

[brimway]

I wish mine was that easy. You have to do a lot just to get the glove box out. Good news is, I think I've fixed it.




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[Ideo]

Ouch.

I do have an annoying high pitched rattle on my rh side b pillar though.

Doing my head in.