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Well I didnt want to speak too soon but I dont think my door seals squeak anymore. Using a degreaser seems to have done the trick. It does appear that any lubricants on the rubber just make the noise worse. Over a couple of weeks I just gave the rubber a wipe over with dilute Fairy or whatever, not too often, just when I remembered. For the last month or so I havent had any noises worth remarking on. I have got into the habit of just giving the seals a wipe over with a dry cloth when I wash the car but I do the sills anyway so its an extra 30 seconds work.
More news generally. Ive also been making a concerted effort to sort out rattles. The major part is obviously finding out where theyre coming from so its taken me a while.
The passenger speaker grille used to rattle, nothing to do with music being played, it just rattled. So I popped it off and used some thin foam packing sheet to line the outside where it fits into the door. Sorted. As it turned out I also used to get the rear parcel shelf bang, this was sorted with the Velcro fix that can be found in the FAQs. One of the more irritating noises was a loud rattle from somewhere around the cigarette lighter. It turned out that was the cheap plastic used in the little coin tray next to the handbrake. I sliced a little squeegee rubber, prised the tray to one side slightly and dropped the rubber in. No noise. The last one seemed to yield the best results. I tightened every accessible 8mm nut I could find around the dashboard. There are a few above each foot well and one or two under the covers at the ends of the dash. The difference this made was noticeable as soon as I drove the car.
So there you go. Thats what Ive been doing. And as the car still looks stunning after last weeks big clean Im quite chuffed at the moment
Well I didnt want to speak too soon but I dont think my door seals squeak anymore. Using a degreaser seems to have done the trick. It does appear that any lubricants on the rubber just make the noise worse. Over a couple of weeks I just gave the rubber a wipe over with dilute Fairy or whatever, not too often, just when I remembered. For the last month or so I havent had any noises worth remarking on. I have got into the habit of just giving the seals a wipe over with a dry cloth when I wash the car but I do the sills anyway so its an extra 30 seconds work.
More news generally. Ive also been making a concerted effort to sort out rattles. The major part is obviously finding out where theyre coming from so its taken me a while.
The passenger speaker grille used to rattle, nothing to do with music being played, it just rattled. So I popped it off and used some thin foam packing sheet to line the outside where it fits into the door. Sorted. As it turned out I also used to get the rear parcel shelf bang, this was sorted with the Velcro fix that can be found in the FAQs. One of the more irritating noises was a loud rattle from somewhere around the cigarette lighter. It turned out that was the cheap plastic used in the little coin tray next to the handbrake. I sliced a little squeegee rubber, prised the tray to one side slightly and dropped the rubber in. No noise. The last one seemed to yield the best results. I tightened every accessible 8mm nut I could find around the dashboard. There are a few above each foot well and one or two under the covers at the ends of the dash. The difference this made was noticeable as soon as I drove the car.
So there you go. Thats what Ive been doing. And as the car still looks stunning after last weeks big clean Im quite chuffed at the moment
