Roy Posted August 13, 2004 Share Posted August 13, 2004 good morning people - now i know what the normal boot rubber creak sound is like but on my way to work this morning, i heard a different kind of groaning/creaking sound that seemed to come from either just behind me or near the boot hatch (no aerotop jokes pls! ). i was just wondering if the entire door of the rear boot hatch can be slightly loose and if so, is there an easy way to rectify this ? i have obviously changed the rubbers a while back and re-tightened the roof (unless it came loose lately) so am just trying to eliminate any other possible causes ? many thanks in advance. p.s. if MattH is reading this - pls refrain from the usual aeroflop jokes ....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ardasaliah Posted August 14, 2004 Share Posted August 14, 2004 Try some WD40 around the edges and joints of the boot. work fine for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul -C- Posted August 15, 2004 Share Posted August 15, 2004 Try padding the boot rubbers with something first Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roy Posted August 16, 2004 Author Share Posted August 16, 2004 have padded the boot rubbers but guess i may have to do so again. will also try the wd40 method. many thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P4U1 Posted February 18, 2005 Share Posted February 18, 2005 Im getting lots of creaks from the rear and lots from my aerotop roof, i have only just got the car and guess i need to replace rubbers Who can replace the rubbers for me, do i need to goto a toyota garage? im in essex btw ta Paul Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weinelm Posted February 18, 2005 Share Posted February 18, 2005 You can replace the boot rubbers yourself. They're about £5 each from Toyota. They really made a difference on my car. The rubbers are held in with philips type screws. The problem is the threads are covered in Loctite and will not come out... I spent nearly a day doing one side! Had various advice from using and impact driver, to dremeling the heads. I ended up pulling the rubbers off the mounting plate and then using a mini gas blow torch to melt the Loctite. Then the screws just came out with a standard screw driver. Easy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P4U1 Posted February 19, 2005 Share Posted February 19, 2005 £5.00 each? thats damn cheap, i dont suppose you know the part numbers etc do you? Thanks for your reply also Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weinelm Posted February 19, 2005 Share Posted February 19, 2005 Yep, just checked the reciept: £4.91 each inc VAT, but then they are only rubber stoppers! Part no: 67293-14051 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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