Re: door rattle

["Steve Nash" <nashflr@erols.com>]

I can tell you, go the  BMW dealer and get some Gummifleuge.  It comes in a
green tube and costs about $10.  I used to use it on my 2002 and I still use
it on my M3, it works wonders.

Steve
1997 GLX
1989 M3

----- Original Message -----
From: Tim Irwin <timi@Interlinq.com>
To: <jettaglx@igtc.com>
Sent: Tuesday, May 30, 2000 12:58 PM
Subject: RE: door rattle


> The use of lubricant on the rubber makes me wonder about using a BMW
product
> called Gummifleuge [sp?]. Some BMW's will get an annoying squeak sound out
> of their doors (sound familiar?), and this stuff is available in a small
> tube to help aleviate the problem. Evidently works quite well.
>
> Tim Irwin
> '98 GLX
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Brian Wanamaker [mailto:bwanamaker@sofsol.com]
> Sent: Monday, May 29, 2000 6:38 AM
> To: 'jettaglx@igtc.com'
> Subject: RE: door rattle
>
>
> I put up with a door rattle for over a year in my '98 GLX. Two trips to
the
> dealer didn't help. Fortunately, they didn't charge me, they just said
they
> couldn't locate it. I tried some of that non-stick tape Volkswagen sells
> that goes on the inside, top edge of your door -- no luck.
>
> I finally greased the door latch/striker mechanism and put some stuff on
the
> rubber door gasket that I had left over from my old refrigeration repair
> days. Is a very thin silicone lubricant in an aerosol can. Its made by
Kold
> Draft and is intended to be used to make ice cubes release from ice
machines
> better. Its a food-grade product. I guess you could even drink it if you
> wanted to. I just sprayed some on a cloth and rubbed it on.    Guess what
??
> No more rattle !!  That was 6 months ago and the rattle hasn't returned
yet.
>
> Brian Wanamaker
> '98 GLX - black/beige leather
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Dallan Rees [SMTP:whiteglx@hotmail.com]
> > Sent: Sunday, May 28, 2000 2:57 AM
> > To: jettaglx@igtc.com
> > Subject: door rattle
> >
> > Ok a little irritating this one is...
> > I have a rattle in my door, around the armrest dilly, about where your
> > elbow
> > is if you were to use the armrest dilly.. It doesn't rattle if the
window
> > is
> > down, but I live in Washington so window down days are a rare
happening..
> > I
> > took it to Cambel Nelson Volkswagen and they said they couldn't find a
> > rattle and charged me 130 dollars just because they took the door off.
It
> > is
> > hella annoying and I just need some suggestions...
> >
> > Dallan Rees
> > 98 GLX White
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