I started trouble shooting my 2005 dash rattles. I took a 4 ft long piece of black 3/8 inch fuel line.. (fairly stiff line) and tucked it down between the windshield and the dash. It put some tension and the dash and all rattles are gone. can hardly see the fuel line inless you look right at it. I blend in with the dash .. Nice and quiet now
mark

 

2005 what? The first Fit was sold in the U.S. & Canada in 2006.

 

sorry bout that

It is a 2007 honda fit standard

mark

 

simple fix, thanks for sharing

 

hmm. will have to try. i love my fit, but am over the rattles. i hate them in fact.

 

yep i had 5 rattles i took to dealership to take care of....started with dash rattle then the found alot more....best fix to prevent the rattles is not buy a fit lol

 

Thanks much for the suggestion. I had used a small piece of folded carpet - about the same thickness as the diameter of the fuel line you're talking about on the right side of the dash where I had a rattle. It stopped that one but I still noticed others in the dash.

I bought the fuel line and ran it all the way across the dash where you suggested and all my dash rattles are gone!!

Carpet all the way across would have looked lame. The line blends in. If you didn't know it was there you would never notice it.

Thanks again.

 

Where did you purchase the fuel line? Any brand in particular?

 

Fuel line for carbureted vehicles, or the FI stuff rated for 100+ psi?

Holy crud if this works...

 

I bought the fuel line at a local AutoZone store. It was just a typical black fuel line, 3/8" inside diameter - 1/2" outside diameter. It's not plastic. It's a tuff rubber material.

I actually used the length needed to go the whole way across the dash, about 4 1/2 feet. I cut tapers on both ends so it would blend in better at the ends. All I did was press the line into the space between the windshield and the dash with my fingers just enough to create tension across the front of the dash. And far enough to look like it's part of Honda's design even though it's really hard to see anyway. If there are white ID markings on the tubing you can use a Sharpie permanent marker to black them out.

Hope this works out for you as great as it has for me.

 

Sorry, I answered before I got your request for the specs on the fuel line. I was wrong about the 3/8" inside diameter

I looked at the piece of line that I cut off and this is what's printed on the side.

5/16" (7.9MM) 50 PSI Fuel/Emission SAE 30R7 GoodYear.

The outside diameter is about 1/2" - that, of course, is the important dimension.

I bought 5' which cost me $6.35. Cheap fix, huh?

 

I think the fuel line I used was about 1/2 inch outer diameter. It is very stiff. Rattles have been gone for months now. Can not even notice it between the dash and the windshield. Better that haveing someone tear your dash apart.
m

 

Taking this advice, I got some 7/32" ID vacuum hose which was a little over 3/8" OD about 50" long and stuffed it in the gap between the windshield and the edge of the dash. It seems to work great in stopping most rattles and creaks. It looked to me that something closer to 1/2" OD would really be a squeeze and 3/8" did the trick. A benefit of the vacuum hose is that there is no lettering on the outside. Cost all of about $3.50.

 

i dont get rattles

 

yet... i didnt until just this week. they are horrible and sound like the entire damn car is coming apart.

 

Update... tucked a 3/8" ID fuel hose for carb setups up there. Also wedged one piece way up under the dash behind a vent duct.

Helped dampen it a bit but still not conquered yet.

Curious-- how far did you push in that line? Seems like if it's pushed hard enough it could push the windshield up on a hot enough day.

 

i know this is an old post but i just got the rattles and i would like to see what this looks like if anyone has a picture available.. o 0
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in for pics. sounds like a solid investment.

 

where mine rattles is at the middle top of the dash....i hate it..i think i am gonna take apart the dash and glue things together instead

 

Run your fingers up between your dash and your windshield from the left corner to the right corner... can you feel that slot all of the way across the windsheild? That is where you simply tuck (wedge) a 4 foot long (approx) piece of black rubber 3/8 fuel hose. It puts just a little pressure on the dash and my rattles disappeared for good
mark