Went to beach this weekend...new noises

shiftonthefly · 06-10-2008, 06:52 AM

Hey guys,
I drove down to the beach this weekend in my 08 with 4K miles on it. It's the first time I'd ever been on the beach with a car. I got back on Sunday and I am noticing new noises coming from the back roof area/body area.

It is not a rattle per se, because nothing is "loose". It seems there is some movement now in the plastic/rubber/metal areas of the body/rear doors area.

Does anyone know about salt/humidity/sand causing this in cars? It's very annoying.

jrdriller · 06-10-2008, 07:12 AM

it may be the cargo area cover. take it off a see if the noise goes away. there is a thread here on a fix for noise that requires wraping electrical tape under where the removal slide/catch is on the passenger side of the cover cross bar

shiftonthefly · 06-10-2008, 07:14 AM

jrdriller, thanks for the reply, but I took the cover out a while back when I noticed that rattle

jrdriller · 06-10-2008, 07:16 AM

have you tried laying the seats down to see if it goes away?

the other thing to do is wash under the car.

JWA · 06-10-2008, 07:41 AM

I had a rattle coming from the rear seat latches. I wrapped the loop that the latches grab onto with a layer of black duct tape and that solved it.

supermarkus · 06-10-2008, 11:04 AM

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Originally Posted by JWA

I had a rattle coming from the rear seat latches. I wrapped the loop that the latches grab onto with a layer of black duct tape and that solved it.

I used to have to do this with my Jeep Cherokee all the time.

06-10-2008, 06:52 AM	#1
shiftonthefly Junior STI Driver Car: 08 DGM STI Fav Mod: right pedal Location: Dallas Posts: 131 Join Date: Dec 2007 Trader Rating: (0)	Went to beach this weekend...new noises Hey guys, I drove down to the beach this weekend in my 08 with 4K miles on it. It's the first time I'd ever been on the beach with a car. I got back on Sunday and I am noticing new noises coming from the back roof area/body area. It is not a rattle per se, because nothing is "loose". It seems there is some movement now in the plastic/rubber/metal areas of the body/rear doors area. Does anyone know about salt/humidity/sand causing this in cars? It's very annoying. This ad is not endorsed by this member. Please register or login to hide this ad.

06-10-2008, 07:12 AM	#2
jrdriller Junior STI Driver Car: Silver 08 STI Fav Mod: Coming Soon Location: Houston Posts: 189 Join Date: Apr 2008 Trader Rating: (0)	Re: Went to beach this weekend...new noises it may be the cargo area cover. take it off a see if the noise goes away. there is a thread here on a fix for noise that requires wraping electrical tape under where the removal slide/catch is on the passenger side of the cover cross bar

06-10-2008, 07:14 AM	#3
shiftonthefly Junior STI Driver Car: 08 DGM STI Fav Mod: right pedal Location: Dallas Posts: 131 Join Date: Dec 2007 Trader Rating: (0)	Re: Went to beach this weekend...new noises jrdriller, thanks for the reply, but I took the cover out a while back when I noticed that rattle

06-10-2008, 07:16 AM	#4
jrdriller Junior STI Driver Car: Silver 08 STI Fav Mod: Coming Soon Location: Houston Posts: 189 Join Date: Apr 2008 Trader Rating: (0)	Re: Went to beach this weekend...new noises have you tried laying the seats down to see if it goes away? the other thing to do is wash under the car.

06-10-2008, 07:41 AM	#5
JWA Senior STI Driver Posts: 317 Join Date: Mar 2007 Trader Rating: (3)	Re: Went to beach this weekend...new noises I had a rattle coming from the rear seat latches. I wrapped the loop that the latches grab onto with a layer of black duct tape and that solved it.