Rattle in Center Console/Ashtray Area - HELP!
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Rattle in Center Console/Ashtray Area - HELP!
Ok so for weeks now I have been hearing this rattle/clicking sound from the middle of my car near the cupholders/ashtray area. I have removed the woodgrain and cupholders numerous times looked for loose things, tried to secure areas, added foam, etc. and still the rattle seems to be getting worse. On my long drive to work this morning I tried shoving my ID between the edge of the wood grain near the ashtray and the leather side panel and it seemed to fix the problem.
Any suggestions on any material that I could you to duplicate this without just leaving my ID shoved halfway in? I was thinking just using several layers of electrical tape around the edge of the wood grain but I wanted to see if anyone had a better solution.
Anyone experienced this before???
P.S. - I refuse to take it to the dealer for this because they won't be able to hear the problem and I'll just get more pissed off at Jim Faulk in Bev Hills. I've already had my car there over 10 times for a couple of other rattles that I ended up fixing myself in the end.
Thanks!
Any suggestions on any material that I could you to duplicate this without just leaving my ID shoved halfway in? I was thinking just using several layers of electrical tape around the edge of the wood grain but I wanted to see if anyone had a better solution.
Anyone experienced this before???
P.S. - I refuse to take it to the dealer for this because they won't be able to hear the problem and I'll just get more pissed off at Jim Faulk in Bev Hills. I've already had my car there over 10 times for a couple of other rattles that I ended up fixing myself in the end.
Thanks!
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foam foam foam. Get some of that small foam that you put around doors of a house and stuff it in there where you can't see it. That is what I have used to fix rattles on other cars and it should help with yours.
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put felts along the same location and maybe also around the clip? it sounds to me that the clip is a bit loose when the shift place is all the way in, thus the rattle / squeak. when you put your ID there, you effectively lift up the shift plate a bit, and probably tighten up the clip and give it less play.
if that's the case, put some felt at the location where you put your id, and maybe also put them around the clips close to that area so they become "thicker". i think that would help
if that's the case, put some felt at the location where you put your id, and maybe also put them around the clips close to that area so they become "thicker". i think that would help
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FOUND IT!!!
So I pulled out the console and drove around and the rattle was still there so I knew it wasn't the console. Next I looked up how to remove the radio because I thought that it might be behind the headunit.
Turns out 4 bolts hold the headunit into place. I went to remove the first of the 4 and it was missing and there was a loose metal bracket that was rattling. Went to home depot and after $0.83 for a new bolt and some washers the car is now silent again.
Ah the sweet sound of silence!
Thanks for all the help. I ended up using a buch of the soft side of velco too just to make sure nothing else rattles.
So I pulled out the console and drove around and the rattle was still there so I knew it wasn't the console. Next I looked up how to remove the radio because I thought that it might be behind the headunit.
Turns out 4 bolts hold the headunit into place. I went to remove the first of the 4 and it was missing and there was a loose metal bracket that was rattling. Went to home depot and after $0.83 for a new bolt and some washers the car is now silent again.
Ah the sweet sound of silence!
Thanks for all the help. I ended up using a buch of the soft side of velco too just to make sure nothing else rattles.
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Well I didn't do the nav hack myself but I suspect that the guys that did it didn't tighten one of the bolts all the way. The nav hack was done 1.5 yrs ago and just now I noticed it so it probably just rattled its way out! Tightened em all so hopefully it won't happen again.
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