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Model specific boards => Golf mk5 => Topic started by: JoeGTI on 20 October 2008, 15:14
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Hi folks,
Just wondering if any of you guys have had problems with your window/door rubbers "rattling", or more importantly, what's the solution to it?!
The noise I'm talking about is the one that seems to happen eventually to all cars I've owned in recent years, where the rubber seals on the doors seem to dry up and chatter.
- Lowering the window a few mm's stops the noise.
- Cleaning the rubbers with a damp cloth stops the noise temporarily, but it comes back again in no time.
- I tried silicon spray and that made it worse!
Any other ideas? Its got to be a common enough issue.!
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i find Einszett Gummi Pflege works well for this
(http://us.st12.yimg.com/us.st.yimg.com/I/classic-motoring_2022_14846)
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cheers :smiley:
I've heard of this stuff before, something to do with BMW's I think? I don't think I've ever seen it in any motor factors I've been in though...
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cheers :smiley:
I've heard of this stuff before, something to do with BMW's I think? I don't think I've ever seen it in any motor factors I've been in though...
you wont, its quite hard to source, but there is some on fleabay
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&item=150301284013
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Einszett-Gummi-Pflege-Rubber-Care-Stick-100ml_W0QQitemZ230301228323QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item230301228323&_trkparms=72%3A1301|39%3A1|66%3A2|65%3A12|240%3A1318&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14
it cured the infamous rubbing noise on my old car (even dealers cant fix it LOL), worth a try for the a few quid
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Excellent Blue, I'll try one of those lads on Ebay, mucho appreciate your help :smiley:
I'd be interested in hearing if others have had this problem though... I was plagued with it in my Audi A3, its a very common issue on the A3. It irritated me to say the least to hear the familiar rattle and groan from my door in the GTI over the weekend :sad:
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yeh, let us know how you get on, PS if both parts that touch are rubber apply it to both sides, it the side the rubber hits is painted apply a decent wax on the painted area (Autoglym srp or something will do), this helped my problem on my old car
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Will do.
The problem seems to be the "felt" type material that surrounds the window frame and makes contact with the metal door opening... when the door is closed and I press my hand against the closed glass, I can hear it squeek and groan! Wiping it with a wet cloth gets rid of it... temporarily!
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Will do.
The problem seems to be the "felt" type material that surrounds the window frame and makes contact with the metal door opening... when the door is closed and I press my hand against the closed glass, I can hear it squeek and groan! Wiping it with a wet cloth gets rid of it... temporarily!
yeh i had that too, i found polishing the paint in that area helped
ps, you reminded me i was low on Gummi so i just bought some, PPS its very good for the colder months as it stops the doors freezing up
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Great stuff, I ordered some on the fleabay just now, hopefully it does the trick. Its only a few quid anyway.
Last thing I wanted was a dreaded trip to the stealers!
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I had this on my ED30, now my S3 does it to :angry:, I've WD40'd the seals and it seems to have helped :smiley:
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Great stuff, I ordered some on the fleabay just now, hopefully it does the trick. Its only a few quid anyway.
Last thing I wanted was a dreaded trip to the stealers!
in my expereince they cant fix it, on the foci they changed rubbers for people but it of course comes straight back when they have been on a while, i find applying gummi 2-3 times a year keep it going nicely, that and keeping both area of contact clean etc
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I had this on my ED30, now my S3 does it to :angry:, I've WD40'd the seals and it seems to have helped :smiley:
i havnt noticed it, but i did the seals straight away when i first bought it
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I had this on my ED30, now my S3 does it to :angry:, I've WD40'd the seals and it seems to have helped :smiley:
Gaz, my A3 was terrible for it, loads of people over on audi-sport.net complain about it :angry:
I believe it affects 3-door cars to a greater degree, with the extra large doors.
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think I'll get some of that stuff off ebay and give it a try
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I had this on my ED30, now my S3 does it to :angry:, I've WD40'd the seals and it seems to have helped :smiley:
Eeek. WD40 and rubber are a bad mix. I'd try and remove the WD40 residue, and use only a silicone based lubricant on any kind of natural rubber, including door seals.
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Never noticed my rubber rattling....ooooeer :lipsrsealed: :rolleyes:
Is it 'cos I lube before use.... :laugh:
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I meant to reply back to this sooner...
I got a bottle of this Gummi Pfledge stuff about 2 weeks ago and since I applied it, I've been rattle free! My doors are as quiet as a mouse, no more creaking over the bumps, it feels like a new car again - all for 10 euro and no dreaded visit to a stealer :grin:
Massive thanks to 182_blue for this extremely helpful suggestion :smiley:
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I'm getting some of that asap :cool:
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me to, I get a bit ocd with rattles :laugh: