MK5 Golf GTI
All Things Mk5 => Mk5 General Area => Topic started by: rf860 on June 14, 2013, 08:53:00 am
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Hi guys, is there a guide of some sort that anybody knows of to cure the common interior rattles in the mk5 golf?
My car has several rattles and they are doing my nut it!! I thought these cars were supposed to be well built?!
Anyway, if anybody has an idea, let me know :)
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Where do the rattles come from?
What parts of the car?
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Mine is awful today after having Vibratechnics dogbone bush fitted today - not sure I can cope wit it long term!
The rattle comes from the RNS/top vent area.
I have replaced the top vent as one of the clips was broken but this made no difference and could not see any other loose screws when it was out :sad1:
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Ive got one coming from the boot interior panel and it drives me nuts sometimes. I need to take it off to have a look.
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How weird...I was literally about to post the exact same topic!
I've got one from the roof level light/panel and one from the passenger side dash area. Both driving me crazy on long drives, unless I have the stereo at full blast :jumping:
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Ive got one coming from the boot interior panel and it drives me nuts sometimes. I need to take it off to have a look.
My money is on the inner light clusters...
Take off inner section and you'll see a load of red tabs poking through, pull through and glue up... search for boot rattle my post should come up...
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Ive got one coming from the boot interior panel and it drives me nuts sometimes. I need to take it off to have a look.
My money is on the inner light clusters...
Take off inner section and you'll see a load of red tabs poking through, pull through and glue up... search for boot rattle my post should come up...
Dom, do you get loads of rattle through dash from the vibra lower dogbone mount?
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I've got several rattles.
Had the centre dash top vent one - sorted that with some sound deadening material.
I've got one in the passengers rear quarter panel
One in the bootlid
Several around the dashboard- particularly around the clocks and dash end panels.
I'm particularly sensetive to rattles as i hate them with a passion!!
I'm really quite disapointed in the build quality of this car. My Astra 'H' was rattle free after 85k miles and the materials where much better - more soft touch. It's not even close to my old bmw one series. At least it goes well lol.
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I Have one in the centre dash top vent, it seems to get worse when it's a warm sunny day :confused:
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I Have one in the centre dash top vent, it seems to get worse when it's a warm sunny day :confused:
I used stuff similar to this to cure the centre top dash vent rattle.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/RATTLEMATT-x-8-SHEETS-Car-Audio-Sound-Deadening-Proofing-Sheets-Pads-Panels-/290790146520?pt=UK_In_Car_Technology&hash=item43b47181d8
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I Have one in the centre dash top vent, it seems to get worse when it's a warm sunny day :confused:
I used stuff similar to this to cure the centre top dash vent rattle.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/RATTLEMATT-x-8-SHEETS-Car-Audio-Sound-Deadening-Proofing-Sheets-Pads-Panels-/290790146520?pt=UK_In_Car_Technology&hash=item43b47181d8
mmm worth a go at that price, good find :drinking:
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I Have one in the centre dash top vent, it seems to get worse when it's a warm sunny day :confused:
I used stuff similar to this to cure the centre top dash vent rattle.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/RATTLEMATT-x-8-SHEETS-Car-Audio-Sound-Deadening-Proofing-Sheets-Pads-Panels-/290790146520?pt=UK_In_Car_Technology&hash=item43b47181d8
mmm worth a go at that price, good find :drinking:
I used stuff like that (but better quality) throughout my entire car when i had my mk4 ibiza - hugely reduced road noise and stopped rattles.
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Ive got one coming from the boot interior panel and it drives me nuts sometimes. I need to take it off to have a look.
My money is on the inner light clusters...
Take off inner section and you'll see a load of red tabs poking through, pull through and glue up... search for boot rattle my post should come up...
Did the light cluster yesterday after months of annoying rattle - having taken apart most of the rear trim! - it worked!!!! no more rattle. :happy2:
Whole job only took about 20mins including finding the super glue.
First thing to try I recon.
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Ive got one coming from the boot interior panel and it drives me nuts sometimes. I need to take it off to have a look.
My money is on the inner light clusters...
Take off inner section and you'll see a load of red tabs poking through, pull through and glue up... search for boot rattle my post should come up...
i had this the passenger side light cluster on the boot was rattling really bad,itwas loose inside the light so i siliconed it up,did the job for me,
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the cubby hole on the dash on the drivers side on mine rattles like a bitch! everything i have tried doesnt solve it!
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The top vent was a common rattle & there is a how-to somewhere for a fix :happy2:
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I've got an annoying squeak from rear, sounds like rh hatch dampener?
it only happens when the car goes over a medium sized bump. It's like a bump meter. I've started to drive around bumps to avoid the squeak, makes the car seem like a cheap hatchback :sad1:
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I would also add that the main screws that hold the dashboard to the bulkhead are loose.
If you remove the side covers that get hidden when the front doors are closed, then there are 2 fixings each side that work themselves free over time and cause a rattle.Posidrive if I recall.
there was a VW brief about this years ago. Also there's also a fix for the top dash rattle, underneath the air diffuser , where if you wedge a small wedge under the diffuser housing, it stops the dash from creaking. Again a brief or fix was on ukmkiv's website if I recall.
Both the above issues still to this day in my 2007 have zero rattles to date
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I Have one in the centre dash top vent, it seems to get worse when it's a warm sunny day :confused:
I used stuff similar to this to cure the centre top dash vent rattle.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/RATTLEMATT-x-8-SHEETS-Car-Audio-Sound-Deadening-Proofing-Sheets-Pads-Panels-/290790146520?pt=UK_In_Car_Technology&hash=item43b47181d8
Can you give us some idea of where you placed them?
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Everywhere lol. Cut strips/pads and stuck them anywhere there is plastic on plastic contact pretty much. You can replicate the squeak from this area just by pressing down on it - after you've treated it, it should not make a sound. HTH.
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Thanks, did that totally fix it?
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Thanks, did that totally fix it?
Yes