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Model specific boards => Golf mk5 => Topic started by: Saint Steve on 18 September 2008, 17:57

Title: Dash rattle .... can anyone remember
Post by: Saint Steve on 18 September 2008, 17:57
top centre vent that rattles sometimes. Can anyone remember how to fix it or what to put under vent to stop it creaking?.

ive looked in our maintainance section, including the nokia threads etc, my dash is apart but im unsure which bit needs some modding.

cheers Guys
Title: Re: Dash rattle .... can anyone remember
Post by: dan_apps on 18 September 2008, 17:59
i got the same problem Phil, at the mo i just give it slap from time to time and it stops for a while, be interested to know how to cure that!
Title: Re: Dash rattle .... can anyone remember
Post by: WobGTI on 18 September 2008, 18:10
i'll triple that!
Title: Re: Dash rattle .... can anyone remember
Post by: 182_blue on 18 September 2008, 18:27
they said its here, the idea is to jam something between the two parts, i put some foam and stuck it down when i put my headunit in and no noises here :-)

(http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y8/182_blue/dsc00477pt8.jpg)

but also here

(http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y8/182_blue/dsc00475pj8cs5.jpg)
Title: Re: Dash rattle .... can anyone remember
Post by: 182_blue on 18 September 2008, 18:29
oh and guide here http://forums.vwvortex.com/zerothread?id=2945481
Title: Re: Dash rattle .... can anyone remember
Post by: Teutonic_Tamer on 18 September 2008, 18:38
oh and guide here http://forums.vwvortex.com/zerothread?id=2945481

Thats' the one!  :wink:  :smiley:
Title: Re: Dash rattle .... can anyone remember
Post by: Saint Steve on 18 September 2008, 18:46
(Cheers for the Linky shaun and Sean T_T)

Job already done, didnt have to get that extreme with mine, i just put some double sided sticky Foam pads x4 to the edges of where the black plastic cover  sits on the edges of the housing to Cushion the plastic housing from creaking like it does.Road tested on lumpy roads where it normally creaks like a biatch, and shes quiet as a kitten now  :smiley:
Title: Re: Dash rattle .... can anyone remember
Post by: RedRobin on 18 September 2008, 21:15
oh and guide here http://forums.vwvortex.com/zerothread?id=2945481

....Very useful guide for those that care. Too much hassle for me - My rattles come and go and seem to be far less in the last 20k miles or so. Either that or my mind automatically shuts off to them.
Title: Re: Dash rattle .... can anyone remember
Post by: 182_blue on 18 September 2008, 21:27
3 screws too much trouble  :laugh:
Title: Re: Dash rattle .... can anyone remember
Post by: Saint Steve on 18 September 2008, 21:33
1 screw for me!!!  :wink:
Title: Re: Dash rattle .... can anyone remember
Post by: stealthwolf on 18 September 2008, 21:49
I haven't noticed any dash rattle. How long after driving did you guys discover yours?
Title: Re: Dash rattle .... can anyone remember
Post by: Saint Steve on 18 September 2008, 21:57
all 3 GTi's have done this , going over rough surfaces it used to creak with the bumps. Although all my GTi's have been 2nd hand, my 2nd one only had 900 miles on it, and that did aswell!. I think its not all Golfs stealth, you may be lucky  :wink:
Title: Re: Dash rattle .... can anyone remember
Post by: RedRobin on 18 September 2008, 22:09
3 screws too much trouble  :laugh:

....Looking at everything you have to take apart to get to those screws, yes. And I would probably drop one of the screws in an inaccessible place! Also, that area in my car is stuffed with things I don't want to disturb, which may be why it seems to have stopped rattling.

3 screws is too much trouble if I'm obliged to go shopping afterwards! :wink:
Title: Re: Dash rattle .... can anyone remember
Post by: Oilburner on 20 September 2008, 11:08
i followed this instruction to fix mine, it rattled like a b1tch! took about 10 mins and 2 small bits of cork = no rattle. Every MK5 i have ever driven (about 10) have all rattled from the same place, but mine has been the worse by far. still easily fixed, but now i have rattle in the bloody door driving me up the pole  :angry: and you can be certain that wont be an easy fix.
Title: Re: Dash rattle .... can anyone remember
Post by: k4ith on 20 September 2008, 19:03
handy guide that just helped me relocate my ipod lead whilst trying to get rid of the annoying squeak.
Title: Re: Dash rattle .... can anyone remember
Post by: candy turbo on 20 September 2008, 19:09
i followed this instruction to fix mine, it rattled like a b1tch! took about 10 mins and 2 small bits of cork = no rattle. Every MK5 i have ever driven (about 10) have all rattled from the same place, but mine has been the worse by far. still easily fixed, but now i have rattle in the bloody door driving me up the pole  :angry: and you can be certain that wont be an easy fix.
its the speaker grill !!!!!!  not got a fix for it yet though!!!!