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DamanC
09-01-07, 01:24
Swapped out my lower boot rubbers over the weekend, except it still rattles, probably more than before :(

Any Sugestions?
imi
09-01-07, 01:26
have you emptied the boot completely and taken it out for a drive.
DamanC
09-01-07, 01:32
have you emptied the boot completely and taken it out for a drive.

That could be a idea :)

Almost cirtain its the rear hatch 'clonking' thou
Getrag
09-01-07, 01:39
Could be a bit of chassis twist. WD40 them?
DamanC
09-01-07, 01:45
Could be a bit of chassis twist. WD40 them?

WD40 the rubbers?
Wazz72
09-01-07, 02:05
Swap the top ones as well then
DamanC
09-01-07, 02:46
Swap the top ones as well then

There made of solid plastic with no give, surely they wont make a difference?
imi
09-01-07, 02:48
There made of solid plastic with no give, surely they wont make a difference?

didnt on mine, was a waste of £10.
bodilx6
09-01-07, 10:21
Try to duckt tape the top ones (or the lower ones) to add extra padding and minimize the possible gap. Put a good 10 layers or so on there and take a drive.

Does it change the rattle? -then it probably is the top ones... An easy way to fix, if you dont want to do the hassle with removing the top ones, is to add some washers under the bottom rubbers..
peter richards
09-01-07, 10:34
slack off the ones youve fitted , and lift them up then re tighten see if that helps
Getrag
09-01-07, 12:02
Yeah, WD40 the rubber surfaces.
DamanC
13-01-07, 15:41
Ok, double sided foamy stuff has been placed in between the top 'rubbers' and the hatch to pad it out alot more. Bottom rubbers have been raised everso slightly, i initally tried getting them as high as posible, i will post my findings when i take it for a spin. Hatch is harder to close which is a good sign i suppose :)
bignum
13-01-07, 17:58
Could it be something else, ive got a suspension rattle which sounds very hatchy.
part_timer
14-01-07, 14:10
I cut some little squares from an old mouse mat and super glued them to the rubbers on the bootlid. I had already replaced them and the bottom ones but it made no difference!

They made the boot quite hard to close at first, but now they've been squashed down after a few weeks in there and its not so bad.

Eliminated the squeaking 100%
DamanC
15-01-07, 01:58
Right, that didnt work :(

Time to take all the shit out the back and see what that does.....
markjodrell
15-01-07, 05:33
I have got new bottom bushes, how the hell do you get the bottoms ones off. The screws seem like they are super glued in. Anybody else had problems with un screwing them if so what was the solution ???

I have almost rounded one of the screws off:( :( :(
Faye
15-01-07, 07:54
Get a facelift bootlock, they pull the boot in a little further and you get no rattle.
Downside is that you end up not being able to open the boot properly using the internal release.