Roy Posted April 1, 2004 Share Posted April 1, 2004 had this question asked of me recently and didn't know the answer so hence this post. as we all know, a fair few of the cars on this board are between 5 and 10 years old and creakiness (sorry but don't know the tech speak for this) tends to set in with older cars. is there any way to combat this to make give it that tighter (hope you know what i mean) feeling, more well-srewed together sense etc etc ? any thoughts are appreciated ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roy Posted April 1, 2004 Author Share Posted April 1, 2004 hmm ... no bright sparks today huh ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Harwood Posted April 1, 2004 Share Posted April 1, 2004 Simple... Don't buy an aeroflop! Or just make sure the roof is bolted in properly! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roy Posted April 1, 2004 Author Share Posted April 1, 2004 while i don't believe in lowering myself to other people's levels or resorting to personal insults - P155 0FF H4RW00D !! ... unless you have something constructive to add for a change that is ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Harwood Posted April 1, 2004 Share Posted April 1, 2004 Originally posted by Roy hmm ... no bright sparks today huh ? You asked for it! Seriously though, when I first got the manual car, it creaked a lot too. (In fact, so did the auto). Liberal use of self adheasive foam sealant strips on various trim panel joints cured most of them, Dynamat cured a few more, Cable ties cured a remaining few, and then I added another few when I fitted the audio and phone kit! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lpher Posted April 1, 2004 Share Posted April 1, 2004 Originally posted by Matt Harwood You asked for it! Seriously though, when I first got the manual car, it creaked a lot too. (In fact, so did the auto). Liberal use of self adheasive foam sealant strips on various trim panel joints cured most of them, Dynamat cured a few more, Cable ties cured a remaining few, and then I added another few when I fitted the audio and phone kit! Care to tell us exactly what parts you where having trouble with? ...and what you did to them? @lpher Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Harwood Posted April 2, 2004 Share Posted April 2, 2004 The entire interior! When I first got this car, I changed the trim, and wanted to fit the best part of the audio and alarm system while the car was stripped. As it went back together I made sure nothing rattled or squeaked. But as the dash has been off several times since, I now have some dash rattles again, and I can't be bothered to pull it apart again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roy Posted April 2, 2004 Author Share Posted April 2, 2004 Originally posted by Matt Harwood You asked for it! Seriously though, when I first got the manual car, it creaked a lot too. (In fact, so did the auto). Liberal use of self adheasive foam sealant strips on various trim panel joints cured most of them, Dynamat cured a few more, Cable ties cured a remaining few, and then I added another few when I fitted the audio and phone kit! yeah - i guess i did kinda ask for it ! thanks for your thoughts matt but i am guessing (only!) on mine that it is body panels or the chasis that is making noise - is there any cure for this ? or could this NOT possibly be the case at all ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Harwood Posted April 2, 2004 Share Posted April 2, 2004 If body panels are creaking, you have a problem! (excluding rear hatch and aeroflop roof panels...) Suspension bolts seem to work loose after a period of time. There have been several posts about this in the past, one of which, by Steve Cargill was reserected recently... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roy Posted April 2, 2004 Author Share Posted April 2, 2004 i think i probably meant suspension bolts ! sori - you're right, if the panels were creaking, i would be in a world of no-good ! i'll check out steve's post. once again - thanks matt. ... see, i can be nice too ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geezabloke Posted April 2, 2004 Share Posted April 2, 2004 Matt....no wonder uve slowed down..with all that sticky stuff on your car...... Roy the creaking is probably your old bones matey........ But im going to check all thats been suggested just for the sake of it...lol:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terminator Posted April 3, 2004 Share Posted April 3, 2004 I think it is time to take out the sub framebolts and locktite(sp) them back in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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