Found and Fixed First Dash Rattle
Found and Fixed First Dash Rattle
My Fits is only a week old. One super-annoying dash rattle fixed. The culprit was actually the horizontal panel under the dash near the pedals.
There are four potential rattle points: Each of the four points where the panel mates with the car.

This peg rattles inside its hole. This is hockey tape, used to tighten-up the fit:

Look under the first column of fuses to see the interface:

Second potential source of rattle: The spin-latch. Adding hockey tape to tighten up the fit here as well:

Third rattle point: The snap. Once snapped, there's some slop that permits the panel to move vertically.

Another angle:

Here's the panel installed. I used five layers of hockey tape placed over the lip on either side of the snap:

This one is unlikely, but what the heck. This is the section nearest the gas-pedal:

Very tight now!
There are four potential rattle points: Each of the four points where the panel mates with the car.

This peg rattles inside its hole. This is hockey tape, used to tighten-up the fit:

Look under the first column of fuses to see the interface:

Second potential source of rattle: The spin-latch. Adding hockey tape to tighten up the fit here as well:

Third rattle point: The snap. Once snapped, there's some slop that permits the panel to move vertically.

Another angle:

Here's the panel installed. I used five layers of hockey tape placed over the lip on either side of the snap:

This one is unlikely, but what the heck. This is the section nearest the gas-pedal:

Very tight now!
Last edited by richard612; Feb 10, 2008 at 12:46 PM. Reason: Added pics
hmmm...intersting, well I dont have that problem but if indeed I end up with it (I hope not rattles drive me insane!!!!
) I will check this out again
thanks!
I do appreciate how thorough you were so I repped you +1
) I will check this out againthanks!

I do appreciate how thorough you were so I repped you +1
Last edited by Snap Fit; Feb 10, 2008 at 04:20 PM. Reason: Because the "Edit" button slipped me a ROOFIE!!! what a jerk!
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