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Adam Smith
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Saturday, March 11, 2006 - 06:35 pm, by:  Adam Smith (Adman) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Hi guys, well my rattly old dunger is getting the better of me and I am doing some work to try to weed the noises out. I have 2 rattles in my car, one is near the rear window somewhere, the main one is the rear passenger corner of my sunroof over rough roads.
Now there is a thread posted about sunroof rattles with adjustment specifications, elsewhere on this site.... but to be honest, it's not for the rattle issue, just the 'placement' of the glass itself.
Now I have found the cause of the rattle, but I can't at this stage find spares. I will source a supplier soon and post my findings. For now, this is how you can do a band-aid fix.

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There are 2 'grip' clips each end of the internal side covers. Pull the rear of the covers straight down to pop the rear clip then slowly work the front clip down. Don't pull sideways or you will snap the tags.
With them off you will see 3x M10 Head Nuts, undo them and the glass can be pushed up. Do it slowly because you may drop the shims.
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Adam Smith
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Saturday, March 11, 2006 - 06:41 pm, by:  Adam Smith (Adman) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Now, if you tilt the sunroof up (with glass removed) you will see the two sunroof mount arms get pushed up. When these arms are in the down position they sit on a soft rubber disc. I guess with time this disc has become distorted.

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The band-aid fix I did was to roll the disc 180 degrees. I understand the flat edge will get worked back up, hopefully I will have sourced a new one by then.
Matthew Sharpe
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Monday, March 13, 2006 - 06:18 am, by:  Matthew Sharpe (Madmatt) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Thanks Adam, I'll give that one a go and see if it fixes my issue...
Perry Morgan
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Monday, March 13, 2006 - 06:50 pm, by:  Perry Morgan (Uzz32) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Ewww, hobbit feet.
Matthew Sharpe
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Tuesday, March 14, 2006 - 06:14 am, by:  Matthew Sharpe (Madmatt) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

I've seen worse...
Perry Morgan
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Tuesday, March 14, 2006 - 06:51 am, by:  Perry Morgan (Uzz32) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

By looking straight down?
Adam Smith
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Tuesday, March 14, 2006 - 08:31 am, by:  Adam Smith (Adman) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

I think at the start of this page it said NO CHATTER Terry.
Matthew Sharpe
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Tuesday, March 14, 2006 - 09:27 am, by:  Matthew Sharpe (Madmatt) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)


Perry Morgan wrote on Tuesday, March 14, 2006 - 06:51 am:

By looking straight down?




Yeah, pretty much.

Aparently I have to have my finger hair waxed before the wedding in October too...
Perry Morgan
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Tuesday, March 14, 2006 - 02:00 pm, by:  Perry Morgan (Uzz32) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)


Adam Smith wrote on Tuesday, March 14, 2006 - 08:31 am:

NO CHATTER Terry.



I must be blind mAdam. Can't see it.
Adam Smith
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Tuesday, March 14, 2006 - 02:59 pm, by:  Adam Smith (Adman) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Yes Terry, and we all know what has caused your blindness.... just like you momma warned you, "keep doing that Treery ind u'll go blind"

Oh, and it's at the first link ya fruitbat.....>>
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Perry Morgan
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Tuesday, March 14, 2006 - 04:07 pm, by:  Perry Morgan (Uzz32) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

So mum was right then :-(


Adam Smith wrote on Tuesday, March 14, 2006 - 02:59 pm:

Oh, and it's at the first link ya fruitbat.....>>
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Never gone into the forum that way. Always just hit last day and scan. Plus even if I did I wouldn't have thought that this was that interesting
Nah, it's all good. Peter will probably just wipe away my silly posts and hopefully those feet.
Lawrence Ostle
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Wednesday, December 26, 2007 - 04:57 pm, by:  Lawrence Ostle (Lawrence) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Fix worked, many thanks for documenting Adam.

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