Rattle in Glove Box

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Rattle in Glove Box

Postby Baxter » Thu Mar 06, 2008 3:40 pm

Hi, My NA8 has developed a nasty rattle which you would swear was coming from the Glove Box, but it is empty!. Sounds like a coin in a tin.
PLEASE help
Regards
Steve :frown:

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Postby GP » Thu Mar 06, 2008 3:53 pm

I get this too, Only when I'm on rough roads and It goes away as quickly as it appears.
Mines an NA though :?
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Re: Rattle in Glove Box

Postby Baxter » Thu Mar 06, 2008 4:03 pm

stevenm wrote:Hi, My NA8 has developed a nasty rattle which you would swear was coming from the Glove Box, but it is empty!. Sounds like a coin in a tin.
PLEASE help
Regards
Steve :frown:


Thanks Graham

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Postby JBT » Thu Mar 06, 2008 6:10 pm

Remove the glove box and see if it still rattles. If it does, it's probably your dash panel. If the rattle stops, try bogging with bits of foam until you isolate it.
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Re: Rattle in Glove Box

Postby Techno » Thu Mar 06, 2008 10:07 pm

stevenm wrote:Hi, My NA8 has developed a nasty rattle which you would swear was coming from the Glove Box, but it is empty!. Sounds like a coin in a tin.
PLEASE help
Regards
Steve :frown:


Under the bottom edge of the Glove box there is a black metal rail that extends the length of the GB. It is about 20mm wide.. Just check that the screws that attach it aren't loose or missing. Just stick your head under the glovebox and look for the bottom edge that is closes to the passenger seat.
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Rattle in Glove Box

Postby Baxter » Fri Mar 07, 2008 8:24 am

Thank you I will give it a go
Regards
Steve

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Postby Sasso » Mon Mar 10, 2008 11:18 pm

The aircon is under there as well. Mine vibrates due to the CAI, confused me for a bit, I swore it came from the glovebox. Different sound though, worth checking out.

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Rattle in Glove Box

Postby Baxter » Sun Mar 23, 2008 6:17 pm

Thanks all,
The rattle was the left bonnet hinge.
Thanks Steve

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Postby bensale » Sun Mar 23, 2008 6:27 pm

Hey mate, i can here a rattle coming from the hinge too. Did you just spray it with some WD40 to fix it?

Although mine is more of a squeak than a rattle

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