Vibrating noise at speed
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Just discovered this brilliant thread while looking for tips on how to best treat the rubber seals in the car. Can't say that I've noticed any fluttering noise at high speed but checked the seals pointed out by Ryan and they are partially loose on both sides.
The car is under warranty so I guess I could get the dealer to fix it but wonder if it's really worth the effort. Having the dealer replace the seals completely with the risk of messing more stuff up seems like a bit of an overkill. The best thing seems to be to just pop in some double sided tape yourself.
Any more views on this? Did anyone else have the dealer fix it or fix it on your own?
The car is under warranty so I guess I could get the dealer to fix it but wonder if it's really worth the effort. Having the dealer replace the seals completely with the risk of messing more stuff up seems like a bit of an overkill. The best thing seems to be to just pop in some double sided tape yourself.
Any more views on this? Did anyone else have the dealer fix it or fix it on your own?
This one: https://www.supercheapauto.com.au/p/...ealant&start=3
I have used this gear for all sorts of sealing/gluing/sticking on multiple cars and it has never let me down.
Just make sure you clean up any excess with a soft cloth soaked in turps before it sets/cures, you have about 10 minutes which is plenty.
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I just wanted to chime in about this one since I had the exact same issue a few months ago; I had read through this thread several times, thought "I don't think this is it", tried the blue painter's tape, and still had the problem... turns out the tape had come loose, after instead stripping the entire trunk like a moron thinking it was something else even though I knew the tape came loose, I tried taping down those seals again, but the second time I used 3M double-sided tape with a 15-lb hold and it solved the issue, I used .5in-wide 3M VHB tape for the "permanent" fix, problem solved. In the end it was this thread that gave me the fix so thanks.
(PS: After two trash experiences, my opinion is to never let the dealer touch your car if you can help it.)
(PS: After two trash experiences, my opinion is to never let the dealer touch your car if you can help it.)
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I just wanted to chime in about this one since I had the exact same issue a few months ago; I had read through this thread several times, thought "I don't think this is it", tried the blue painter's tape, and still had the problem... turns out the tape had come loose, after instead stripping the entire trunk like a moron thinking it was something else even though I knew the tape came loose, I tried taping down those seals again, but the second time I used 3M double-sided tape with a 15-lb hold and it solved the issue, I used .5in-wide 3M VHB tape for the "permanent" fix, problem solved. In the end it was this thread that gave me the fix so thanks.
(PS: After two trash experiences, my opinion is to never let the dealer touch your car if you can help it.)
(PS: After two trash experiences, my opinion is to never let the dealer touch your car if you can help it.)
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I had some good double sided tape in the garage and ended up using that last night. Everything seems nice and tight now.
To be fair my supplying dealer has been ok with fixing other small stuff under warranty without messing up but this felt so simple that I couldn't bother letting the dealer do it.
To be fair my supplying dealer has been ok with fixing other small stuff under warranty without messing up but this felt so simple that I couldn't bother letting the dealer do it.
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