MK5 Golf GTI

All Things Mk5 => Mk5 General Area => Topic started by: J12spk on April 21, 2014, 09:07:16 am

Title: Creeky cracky knocky dash trims, radio trims etc
Post by: J12spk on April 21, 2014, 09:07:16 am: As title! Nothing bloody worse than the sound of the creaking cracking plastic noise! Any tips guys? Obviously once you remove factory trim and then re install it will never be the same but I had to upgrade my stereo somehow! I've tightened up all dash screws I can find including the ones on the ends (fuse area and opposite) I getting to the point where a short sharp whack on the dash fixes it for a few miles until it cones back to annoy me even more!
Any tips/avice on how to sort this would be amazing!

James
Title: Re: Creeky cracky knocky dash trims, radio trims etc
Post by: fab5freddy on April 21, 2014, 09:10:58 am: I must of had my head unit out a dozen times, I've got all sorts wedged in various parts of my dash :grin:

Folded up bits of paper/ card and Blu tac I've found help :happy2:
Title: Re: Creeky cracky knocky dash trims, radio trims etc
Post by: J12spk on April 21, 2014, 09:13:01 am: :signLOL: was guna put some felt tape over every single piece of plastics that touches another piece of plastic! Failing that I will rip the whole fecking dash out and just have a wheel and gearstick!
Title: Re: Creeky cracky knocky dash trims, radio trims etc
Post by: fab5freddy on April 21, 2014, 09:30:05 am: Dash rattles suck :fighting: :fighting:
Title: Re: Creeky cracky knocky dash trims, radio trims etc
Post by: scopes on April 21, 2014, 02:09:53 pm: even more so on warm days ... :fighting:
Title: Re: Creeky cracky knocky dash trims, radio trims etc
Post by: JoeDarKa on April 21, 2014, 02:15:44 pm: Felt?
Title: Re: Creeky cracky knocky dash trims, radio trims etc
Post by: dan930 on April 21, 2014, 02:17:24 pm: Quote from: J12spk on April 21, 2014, 09:13:01 am
:signLOL: was guna put some felt tape over every single piece of plastics that touches another piece of plastic! Failing that I will rip the whole fecking dash out and just have a wheel and gearstick!

That's a good one mate...ultimate stripped out car,I know wot u mean by the rattles..does my head in too but fingers crossed ive Havant got any problems so far with my mk6
Title: Re: Creeky cracky knocky dash trims, radio trims etc
Post by: betty_swollox on April 21, 2014, 04:18:24 pm: I thought it was SEATs that were supposed to rattle? :booty:
Title: Re: Creeky cracky knocky dash trims, radio trims etc
Post by: J12spk on April 21, 2014, 05:48:15 pm: My SEAT don't rattle as I normally sit on it! :signLOL: :booty:
Title: Re: Creeky cracky knocky dash trims, radio trims etc
Post by: fab5freddy on April 21, 2014, 05:54:35 pm: Quote from: J12spk on April 21, 2014, 05:48:15 pm
My SEAT don't rattle as I normally sit on it! :signLOL: :booty:

:signLOL: :congrats:
Title: Re: Creeky cracky knocky dash trims, radio trims etc
Post by: Andy on April 21, 2014, 05:57:18 pm: Mine was the same so I took it all out and replaced a bit of trim at a time till I found it
Title: Re: Creeky cracky knocky dash trims, radio trims etc
Post by: J12spk on April 21, 2014, 05:59:58 pm: Good idea Andy!
Title: Re: Creeky cracky knocky dash trims, radio trims etc
Post by: sanj on April 21, 2014, 06:07:27 pm: Yep have to say that my MK6 'R' does'nt have a single squeek or rattle anywhere!Build quality is much better too,saying that my Edition30 did'nt have any either. :grin:
Title: Re: Creeky cracky knocky dash trims, radio trims etc
Post by: stuart-88 on April 21, 2014, 07:36:29 pm: My front interior light unit at the top rattles like there's no tomorrow. A tesco clubcard wedged in there stopped it for a while but it's begging for a hammer now.
Title: Re: Creeky cracky knocky dash trims, radio trims etc
Post by: J12spk on April 21, 2014, 08:59:12 pm: All you smart arsed buggers with mk6's and no rattles, your comments are pointless! Come and fix my creeky golf!!!!!! :fighting:
Title: Re: Creeky cracky knocky dash trims, radio trims etc
Post by: doylebros on April 21, 2014, 09:11:28 pm: I've got one at the minute which you think is inside the car, yet Blue Tack on the external wing mirror cover between the door and the mirror,cures it!

So get someone else to drive and you trace the rattles, even if you have to do what Andy suggested,bit by bit.

Finally, if the above fails get married and those types of noises disappear and another noise appears, best described as a nagging rather than raterling with the occasional phrase from your left as "Are you listening to me"! :happy2:
Title: Re: Creeky cracky knocky dash trims, radio trims etc
Post by: J12spk on April 21, 2014, 09:59:51 pm: :signLOL: :signLOL: I'm not married and I get it! Take her car everywhere too :sad1: