Squeaks A Mass of Dash Rattles! - Page 4

Wheelchair · 23rd August 2008, 12:07

Hope your dealer manages to sort the problem for you, let me know how you get on.

Fb77 · 23rd August 2008, 12:25

Cheers, Wheelchair. I hope yours gets sorted too.

I think dealers genuinely want to help, but they can't fix what they can't find. That was the problem with mine, which always seems to be on best behaviour when I'm trying to recreate the problem!

Have a great long weekend.

Honcho · 24th August 2008, 11:26

I'm with Pottsy on this.

Unless the new Civic gets decent, modern suspension owners will continue to experience a boneshaking rattletrap of a ride...superb as the car undoubtedly is in many other areas...and start to look elsewhere.

Wheelchair · 24th August 2008, 12:56

Well personally I'd rather stick with my spaceship!

Rich 11 · 24th August 2008, 17:59

I just turn the radio up

Wheelchair · 24th August 2008, 22:51

If you want something different then go for the Civic, it really stands out and feels very special from the driving seat. Other interiors feel old fashioned and dull in comparison.

Pottsy · 25th August 2008, 08:14

Plenty of good stuff on the 3 series came up here, which now has its own thread.

Fb77 · 25th August 2008, 17:41

I've been searching for an alternative car, in case Honda can't help me out. Despite its failings, in my opinion, there is nothing out there which compares to the Civic.

It's so unique, I've yet to find a car about which I feel similarly excited.

Here's hoping the dealer comes good!

Munro · 25th August 2008, 18:47

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wheelchair

No, it was a new build, I always make sure of this before purchasing a car.

Personally I think the suspension is mainly to blame, way too hard.

Definitely ! If Honda had spent an extra @ £200 on some progressive springs and decent dampers rated for the UK roads we would have :

a better handling car
a more comfortable car
a car that doesn't rattle and squeak as much

Honda would then have more sales and profits

Wheelchair · 25th August 2008, 18:48

We can live in hope!

HappyMan · 25th August 2008, 22:28

I live in Poland and the roads make the UK roads feel like the smoothest roads in the world. I have a few rattles but mainly from the rear seats which doesn't really bother me. Amazingly my car doesn't rattle as bad as some of the cars I hear about on here and that surprises me because some of the roads are still cobbled and that is a bone-shaking experience in the best of cars.

Overall I can't complain but when you do hit an uneven surface, sometimes the noise is very scary.

Wheelchair · 25th August 2008, 23:02

No wonder you're called Happyman!

Wheelchair · 26th August 2008, 12:09

This is the problem with rattles. Was out in the car today after 20mins it started to rattle, then was quiet on the whole return journey. How are the dealers going to find and sort the rattles when they are really intermittant?

Kremmen · 26th August 2008, 12:16

Very difficult to diagnose.

I had a rattle/tapping once that I could have sworn was coming from the nearside airbag area.

Turned out to be something inside the centre console. It was only when someone else was in the car who reckoned it came from my side and we started moving things.

I wonder why they appear to be elsewhere sometimes ?

What's the audible equivalent of an optical illusion ?

Wheelchair · 26th August 2008, 12:21

That's where I think mine's coming from!

Kremmen · 26th August 2008, 12:23

Empty all the cubby holes and crevices, put a rubber band round your keys and give that a try.

ps: Put your watch in your pocket if it has a metal bracelet - I've had that throw a vibration noise more than once.

anti-rsca · 26th August 2008, 13:04

If found one of my 2 rattles this morning!

you got the panel of the radiocontrols and the cd-player and on top of that is the other panel where you can put papers or your gps or smt like that. when I put pressure on top of the upper panel, the rattle is gone. I also noticed that the 2 panels are not perfectly aligned, at the right side of the panels there's a millimeter of space.

Wheelchair · 26th August 2008, 17:04

Well done, hope you find the other one too.

Has anyone tried WD40 on their dashboards? If so did it stop the rattles caused by trim rubbing?

3rd Honda · 26th August 2008, 17:12

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wheelchair

Has anyone tried WD40 on their dashboards?

Don't think I'd use WD40 - it might spoil some plastics longer term (its petroleum based).

I suspect that a silicone oil might be better for compatibility - BUT if you use that you might quieten squeaks up for a while and just make them harder to find in the long term. I imagine they would return as the oil gradually lost its effect. Halfrauds sell a 3 in 1 silicon oil quite reasonably.

Wheelchair · 26th August 2008, 17:21

Any particular brand of silicone spray?

26th August 2008, 17:04	#78 (permalink)
Wheelchair Goodbye all, have fun! Thread starter Join Date: 10th August 2007 Location: UK Posts: 10,257 Thanks: 77 Thanked 402 Times in 387 Posts iTrader: (0)	Well done, hope you find the other one too. Has anyone tried WD40 on their dashboards? If so did it stop the rattles caused by trim rubbing? Last edited by Wheelchair; 26th August 2008 at 17:06.

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Wheelchair Goodbye all, have fun! Thread starter Join Date: 10th August 2007 Location: UK Posts: 10,257 Thanks: 77 Thanked 402 Times in 387 Posts iTrader: (0)	If you want something different then go for the Civic, it really stands out and feels very special from the driving seat. Other interiors feel old fashioned and dull in comparison.

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Pottsy Administrator Car: Merc E220 Join Date: 10th April 2006 Location: Leics Posts: 9,402 Thanks: 88 Thanked 1,018 Times in 434 Posts iTrader: (0)	Plenty of good stuff on the 3 series came up here, which now has its own thread.

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Fb77 Join Date: 20th February 2008 Location: Bognor Regis, UK Posts: 56 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader: (0)	I've been searching for an alternative car, in case Honda can't help me out. Despite its failings, in my opinion, there is nothing out there which compares to the Civic. It's so unique, I've yet to find a car about which I feel similarly excited. Here's hoping the dealer comes good!

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Wheelchair Goodbye all, have fun! Thread starter Join Date: 10th August 2007 Location: UK Posts: 10,257 Thanks: 77 Thanked 402 Times in 387 Posts iTrader: (0)	We can live in hope!

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HappyMan Super Moderator Car: 1.8 EX NHB 2007 Join Date: 16th August 2007 Location: Poland Posts: 10,234 Thanks: 182 Thanked 372 Times in 360 Posts iTrader: (0)	I live in Poland and the roads make the UK roads feel like the smoothest roads in the world. I have a few rattles but mainly from the rear seats which doesn't really bother me. Amazingly my car doesn't rattle as bad as some of the cars I hear about on here and that surprises me because some of the roads are still cobbled and that is a bone-shaking experience in the best of cars. Overall I can't complain but when you do hit an uneven surface, sometimes the noise is very scary.

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Wheelchair Goodbye all, have fun! Thread starter Join Date: 10th August 2007 Location: UK Posts: 10,257 Thanks: 77 Thanked 402 Times in 387 Posts iTrader: (0)	No wonder you're called Happyman!

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Wheelchair Goodbye all, have fun! Thread starter Join Date: 10th August 2007 Location: UK Posts: 10,257 Thanks: 77 Thanked 402 Times in 387 Posts iTrader: (0)	This is the problem with rattles. Was out in the car today after 20mins it started to rattle, then was quiet on the whole return journey. How are the dealers going to find and sort the rattles when they are really intermittant?

26th August 2008, 12:16	#74 (permalink)
Kremmen Skid Mark Car: 2009 1.8 ES GT Auto Join Date: 7th January 2007 Location: West London Posts: 4,683 Thanks: 42 Thanked 78 Times in 74 Posts iTrader: (0)	Very difficult to diagnose. I had a rattle/tapping once that I could have sworn was coming from the nearside airbag area. Turned out to be something inside the centre console. It was only when someone else was in the car who reckoned it came from my side and we started moving things. I wonder why they appear to be elsewhere sometimes ? What's the audible equivalent of an optical illusion ?

26th August 2008, 12:21	#75 (permalink)
Wheelchair Goodbye all, have fun! Thread starter Join Date: 10th August 2007 Location: UK Posts: 10,257 Thanks: 77 Thanked 402 Times in 387 Posts iTrader: (0)	That's where I think mine's coming from!

26th August 2008, 12:23	#76 (permalink)
Kremmen Skid Mark Car: 2009 1.8 ES GT Auto Join Date: 7th January 2007 Location: West London Posts: 4,683 Thanks: 42 Thanked 78 Times in 74 Posts iTrader: (0)	Empty all the cubby holes and crevices, put a rubber band round your keys and give that a try. ps: Put your watch in your pocket if it has a metal bracelet - I've had that throw a vibration noise more than once.

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anti-rsca Supporter Car: Aug 2008 i-DSi, 5 door, NHB Join Date: 14th July 2008 Location: Laarne, Belgium, Europe, Earth, Solar system, Galaxy, Universe Posts: 288 Thanks: 17 Thanked 6 Times in 5 Posts iTrader: (0)	If found one of my 2 rattles this morning! you got the panel of the radiocontrols and the cd-player and on top of that is the other panel where you can put papers or your gps or smt like that. when I put pressure on top of the upper panel, the rattle is gone. I also noticed that the 2 panels are not perfectly aligned, at the right side of the panels there's a millimeter of space.

26th August 2008, 17:21	#80 (permalink)
Wheelchair Goodbye all, have fun! Thread starter Join Date: 10th August 2007 Location: UK Posts: 10,257 Thanks: 77 Thanked 402 Times in 387 Posts iTrader: (0)	Any particular brand of silicone spray?