Re: Aggravating rattle NEED HELP

[Khan Klatt <khan@mediaaccess.com>]

At 4:07 PM -0700 12/23/99, D.J. Bergesen wrote:
>I really need help. I have a rattle, or should I say RACKET, coming 
>from the carpeted rear deck. It's only crept up (at least at the 
>level it's at) recently. It almost sounds like someone dropped a 
>tool in there and now every bump makes it scream out. It's HORRIBLE, 
>and it's so irritating it makes me feel downright VIOLENT. I need 
>someone to tell me how to pull the trim panels around the deck out, 
>and then also how to remove the deck. PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
>
>I can't stand the thought of driving 1600 miles back to WA with this sound!

I'm probably a broken record on this, but I have found that one of 
the sources of rattles in my car are the two seatbelt receptacles in 
the back seat. When you hit even a minor bump, they may rattle 
against each other.

Simple fix; either

a) Pull up the seat cushion (as if you're putting the seats down) and 
hide one of the two receptacles under the seat. This works well if 
you only have two people ever riding in back. ( You can hide more of 
the seatbelt accessories if you don't have anyone riding in your back 
seat, for that matter).

b) Gently pull the two receptacles away from each other so they no 
longer touch.


This may not be your problem, but it sure fixes a potentially 
annoying rattling.

-Khan

Khan Klatt                                         khan@mediaaccess.com

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