DamanC Posted January 9, 2007 Share Posted January 9, 2007 Swapped out my lower boot rubbers over the weekend, except it still rattles, probably more than before Any Sugestions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imi Posted January 9, 2007 Share Posted January 9, 2007 have you emptied the boot completely and taken it out for a drive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DamanC Posted January 9, 2007 Author Share Posted January 9, 2007 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Getrag Posted January 9, 2007 Share Posted January 9, 2007 Could be a bit of chassis twist. WD40 them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DamanC Posted January 9, 2007 Author Share Posted January 9, 2007 Could be a bit of chassis twist. WD40 them? WD40 the rubbers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wazz72 Posted January 9, 2007 Share Posted January 9, 2007 Swap the top ones as well then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DamanC Posted January 9, 2007 Author Share Posted January 9, 2007 Swap the top ones as well then There made of solid plastic with no give, surely they wont make a difference? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imi Posted January 9, 2007 Share Posted January 9, 2007 There made of solid plastic with no give, surely they wont make a difference? didnt on mine, was a waste of £10. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bodilx6 Posted January 9, 2007 Share Posted January 9, 2007 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.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter richards Posted January 9, 2007 Share Posted January 9, 2007 slack off the ones youve fitted , and lift them up then re tighten see if that helps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Getrag Posted January 9, 2007 Share Posted January 9, 2007 Yeah, WD40 the rubber surfaces. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DamanC Posted January 13, 2007 Author Share Posted January 13, 2007 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bignum Posted January 13, 2007 Share Posted January 13, 2007 Could it be something else, ive got a suspension rattle which sounds very hatchy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
part_timer Posted January 14, 2007 Share Posted January 14, 2007 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% Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DamanC Posted January 15, 2007 Author Share Posted January 15, 2007 Right, that didnt work Time to take all the shit out the back and see what that does..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markjodrell Posted January 15, 2007 Share Posted January 15, 2007 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:( :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faye Posted January 15, 2007 Share Posted January 15, 2007 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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