mawby Posted May 4, 2009 Share Posted May 4, 2009 A lot were fixed by simply taking everything out of the car and then making sure it was put back in properly and securely. Then there were certain cables like the boot release which had factory foam around it to stop it tapping against the body work, but over the years it has either shrunk or moved and wasn't working anymore, so that was fixed with the double sided sticky foam. Any unneeded cables were removed to reduce the chance they were rattling. Then I checked all of the factory wiring loom I could see and just made sure it was all secure, using extra cable ties on anything that might rattle. There's still two bloody rattles though! One in the boot and one right in the middle of the dash somewhere that I've not been able to identify yet. I think they're only going to be fixed by me stripping the dash down again and then driving the car around a bit until I can narrow down exactly where the noise if coming from. EDIT - Actually some more foam was used on the radio casing as that was rattling at certain revs too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted May 4, 2009 Share Posted May 4, 2009 Buy some ear plugs - it's easier and has the added bonus that Genna doesn't have to hear you whittering on in the background whilst she's driving. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveR Posted May 4, 2009 Share Posted May 4, 2009 There's a magic dial that you can twist a long way to the right that eliminates all rattles/unwanted sounds at pretty much any speed... (See pic, as marked!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chingy Posted May 4, 2009 Share Posted May 4, 2009 few hours of hard work there, looks great Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoff Posted May 4, 2009 Share Posted May 4, 2009 Well done guys, thats really good work. She looks really good now:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigger Posted May 4, 2009 Author Share Posted May 4, 2009 Buy some ear plugs - it's easier and has the added bonus that Genna doesn't have to hear you whittering on in the background whilst she's driving. I just don't listen to him any way:innocent: There's a magic dial that you can twist a long way to the right that eliminates all rattles/unwanted sounds at pretty much any speed... (See pic, as marked!)That worked right up until the suspension died. Replacing the suspension gave the motivation to clean the car. few hours of hard work there, looks great hehe yeah just a few:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev.O Posted May 4, 2009 Share Posted May 4, 2009 It's a great feeling when you look back at what you've done and notice the difference straight away. The car looks alot better, just a shame someone stole your headlight washers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted May 4, 2009 Share Posted May 4, 2009 Wow! You two have been busy!? Good job I could do with some new speakers... do you have a linky to the ones you got please? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mawby Posted May 6, 2009 Share Posted May 6, 2009 I could do with some new speakers... do you have a linky to the ones you got please? The fronts were the cheapest 10cm Kenwoods in my local Halfords (~£20) and the rears were some more expensive Kenwoods that had been in the garage for a couple of years! Both required some very minor tweaks to get them to fit snugly so they aren't a direct swap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigger Posted May 6, 2009 Author Share Posted May 6, 2009 It's a great feeling when you look back at what you've done and notice the difference straight away. The car looks alot better It certainly is, but now it's raining:( just a shame someone stole your headlight washerNah I don't like them tbh add weight if you ask me:p Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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