window rubbers rattle!

[JoeGTI]

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.!

[182_blue]

i find Einszett Gummi Pflege works well for this

[JoeGTI]

cheers 
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...

[182_blue]

cheers 
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

[JoeGTI]

Excellent Blue, I'll try one of those lads on Ebay, mucho appreciate your help 


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 

[182_blue]

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

[JoeGTI]

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!

[182_blue]

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

[JoeGTI]

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!

[gazbutmk5gti]

I had this on my ED30, now my S3 does it to , I've WD40'd the seals and it seems to have helped