Apr 12, 2007 6:21:18 PM
- 69bossnine
- Rennteam Pro
- Loc: FL, USA , United States
- Posts: 2028, Gallery
- Registered on: Jan 27, 2005
Fixed a rattle, others may have same problem?
My interior has been fairly solid, with the exception of one bad rattle that decided to start rattling several months ago. Well, I finally got around to dealing with it, and I've got to imagine that this area may be the source of rattling for many others, so I'll tell you how I fixed it...
I'm speaking of the aluminum trim that runs around the perimeter of the center console, from the front of the console, lapping around the shifter, and back to the front on the other side...
The trim on my console was rather loose. Secure, yes, but kinda floating around a bit in it's channel, rattling like a bugger...
I took care of it by canibalizing a Meguiar's foam polishing pad. With a razor knife, I sliced the pad up into smaller pieces, roughly 1" x 2" in diameter. Then, I'd fold the foam in half to double it's thickness. With a very small flat-blade screwdriver, I carefully pried-out the lower edge of the molding where it was the loosest (where the rattle was coming from duh..), careful not to mar the console or break the trim, and once it was pried out enough, crammed that piece of foam, folded-end-first, in behind the aluminum trim. For good measure, I repeated this two more times toward the shifter, as that whole side of my console aluminum trim was a tad loose within it's channel. Use the screwdriver blade to tuck any of the foam that may be visible in the small gap between the trim and the console up out of sight.
Fixed! My trim was so loose and rattly, I've gotta imagine that others here may be suffering the same. This worked slick, and didn't require pulling the console out...
I'm speaking of the aluminum trim that runs around the perimeter of the center console, from the front of the console, lapping around the shifter, and back to the front on the other side...
The trim on my console was rather loose. Secure, yes, but kinda floating around a bit in it's channel, rattling like a bugger...
I took care of it by canibalizing a Meguiar's foam polishing pad. With a razor knife, I sliced the pad up into smaller pieces, roughly 1" x 2" in diameter. Then, I'd fold the foam in half to double it's thickness. With a very small flat-blade screwdriver, I carefully pried-out the lower edge of the molding where it was the loosest (where the rattle was coming from duh..), careful not to mar the console or break the trim, and once it was pried out enough, crammed that piece of foam, folded-end-first, in behind the aluminum trim. For good measure, I repeated this two more times toward the shifter, as that whole side of my console aluminum trim was a tad loose within it's channel. Use the screwdriver blade to tuck any of the foam that may be visible in the small gap between the trim and the console up out of sight.
Fixed! My trim was so loose and rattly, I've gotta imagine that others here may be suffering the same. This worked slick, and didn't require pulling the console out...