RE: wind noise

["Ng, Kevin (NationsCredit)" <kevin.ng@nationscredit.com>]

About the squeaks and rattles, I would not use any sort of grease. Not only
is it messy, it could potentially damage the paint (same goes for the person
who recommended the Armor All stuff). A better but not perfect solution is
the isolation tape that has been mentioned recently. There is a TSB at the
great new site Don (deecee) mentioned:
http://www.members.tripod.com/Whitey_VW/whitey_VW.html

Another key source of squeaks is the sunroof. To see if the noise is indeed
coming from that area, slide back the sunroof panel thing (leaving the
"moonroof" i.e. sunroof itself is still closed) and push up on the sunroof
with the palm of your hand. You should hear some major creaking. Basically
the contact point between the weatherstripping on the sunroof and the roof
itself gets dirty and causes friction. Just make sure that every time you
wash and/or wax the car you open the sunroof and apply some wax in that area
(the painted area of course). 

However with this bastard cold weather I still hear many rattles and
squeaks, just none loud enough to annoy me. Fix: Turn up the volume on the
radio.

Kevin Ng
97 GLX Windsor Blue


> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Steve Insalaco [SMTP:insalacosm@hotmail.com]
> Sent:	Wednesday, November 18, 1998 4:35 PM
> To:	jettaglx@igtc.com
> Subject:	wind noise
> 
> I'm still lovin my Green '97 GLX, but suddenly I've been experiencing 
> some wind noise at speeds greater than 35 mph.  It sounds like it is 
> coming from the top trailing edge of the front passenger door.  I have 
> tried applying some weather stripping, but have had no luck pinpointing 
> the problem area.
> Another frustrating sound is that rattling noise the Mexican assembled 
> Jetta's have.  Some of the interior molding squeaks or rattles.  I was 
> thinking of applying some silicone lube to the areas where the molding 
> is in contact with other peaces, but thought a cleaner method might be 
> out there.  
> If anybody is aware of any solution to these problems or has any tips on 
> investigating the source of the problem, I'd really appreciate some 
> info.  The winter months are here so I can't mask the embarrassing 
> sounds by having the sunroof open any more; although I do have a nice 
> sub in the trunk.  This is the only complaint I've had with my 2nd VW 
> and it's already got 34K miles.
> Thanks
> Steve  
> 
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