[s-cars] Squeaks N Rattles,

[Chad Clark]

Steve, lowered cars are certainly subject to more "NVH" than a stock riding 
one. That being said, here's what I've done to make my lowered S as quiet as 
possible.

B-pillar trim: remove the larger lower portion and line the inside with 
single sided felt tape. Time consuming but worth it. Glove box area: I had 
removed the latch mechanism a few times trying to figure out exactly what 
was causing the rattle. IIRC, the rattle resides in the hook and latch piece 
itself. I lubed everthing as well as I could and then wrapped the hook with 
one layer of electical tape, eliminating the metal to metal contact and 
making sure to have the door still close easily and properly. Noise gone. 
Haven't had the sunroof rattle(yet).... Center armrest/console: If you don't 
use your oem phone, and you keep the armrest in the up position, you can 
wedge another piece of this felt tape between the lid(upper portion) and the 
lower phone-holding portion. Many years ago, Frank "The Don" Amoroso, whose 
sick black/black '93 is for sale on Ebay at the moment, used what he called 
the "business card mod". By jaming a business card in between these two 
sections, you can eliminate the noise coming from this area.

Another area that will squeak if it hasn't already is the triangular plastic 
cover that hides the screws for the drivers side-view mirror. With varying 
temperatures, this one can get very annoying. Yep, you guessed it, more felt 
to the rescue. With a very thin bladed screwdriver, position a small piece 
between the triangular cover and the upper door card, close to the hinged 
area of the door itself. Hopefully this makes sense. I'm very happy with the 
results so far. Just waiting for the next ones to pop up.

Chad


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Steve Voit" <stevevoit at comcast.net>
To: <s-car-list at audifans.com>
Sent: Tuesday, June 13, 2006 10:40 AM
Subject: [s-cars] Squeaks N Rattles


> It's been a year or two since my suspension upgrade and now my car has a
> symphony of interior squeaks and rattles.  It no longer smacks of a
> well-built car, although I realize this is perception, based purely on
> noise.
>
> Main offenders:
>
> 1. B-pillar trim, on the surface
> 2. Glove box area, seemingly behind the facia
> 3. Sunroof, behind the roof and above the headliner
> 4. Center armrest/console
>
> If anyone has had that 'perfect fix' for #1-4 or could steer me toward
> likely culprits for #2, I'd be most appreciative.  Is it possible to have 
> a
> lowered car with a quiet interior?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Steve, mind wanderin' to other rigs sometimes because of that noise, V
>
>
>
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