Wagon tailgate rattle MY99
My 99 STI Wagon has a really annoying rattle in the tail gate!!
I have spent hours on it and I’m starting to get all irrational about it. I have refitted the spoiler, rear wiper motor, stripped the brake light and even modified the mechanism!! STILL RATTLES. AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGGGGGGGGHHH! I finally talked a mate into sitting in the back seat while I was driving. Turns out it is the whole tailgate!!! It stops rattling when you put pressure on it from the inside. Cant see anything to adjust except for a few mm on the catch attached to the car. This helped but it still rattles. No rubber bungs to wind out... Anyone who owns something other than a Classic wagon need not reply! Have searched for “rattles” on SN but couldn’t find an answer. Any ideas??? Cheers. |
All fixed!
Well I fixed the dam rattles... it was easy in the end. Pix here explain all. I’ll make tidier spacers later – this was just a 10 minute proof of concept.
I reckon I now have the quietest wagon tailgate in the country!!! Yeah. http://lh5.ggpht.com/_-7yvTt9T-Mc/S8.../IMG_0362s.jpg http://lh5.ggpht.com/_-7yvTt9T-Mc/S8.../IMG_0363s.jpg http://lh6.ggpht.com/_-7yvTt9T-Mc/S8.../IMG_0364s.jpg http://lh6.ggpht.com/_-7yvTt9T-Mc/S8.../IMG_0365s.jpg http://lh5.ggpht.com/_-7yvTt9T-Mc/S8.../IMG_0366s.jpg http://lh5.ggpht.com/_-7yvTt9T-Mc/S8.../IMG_0367s.jpg |
Good on you for posting that im gonna try that soon as I have rattle too.
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I too am going to give this a go! Sick of the bloody rattling!
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Nice thread Ww. Well played. :)
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lol i had the same problem on my 96 wagon...people in boot trying everything..it was just the boot not fitting tight when it was shut...a temp measure i wedged some paper between the bottom of the boot lid and the the car and hey no rattle...
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If you're still on here, could you reload the images? Links seem to have gone. Rattle is driving me mad.
cheers |
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