DIY Window Switch Rattle Fix

Sorry I didn't take photos, completely spaced, but for anyone who's got a window switch rattle, this will fix it.

- Take the door panel off, disconnect all the wires - just pull starting at the bottom, the door will pop out, don't pull it far away from the car to avoid damaging any wires.
- Remove the switch housing from the door. You will need a small screwdriver to help pry.
- Remove the switch assembly from the housing. (I used two plastic pry tools)
- Use Tesa tape to go around the bottom of the assembly, just along the clips. I did two layers here. It fills in the gap and doesn't allow the switch to move inside the housing.
- Put the switch assembly back into the housing.
- I then laid a piece of tape across each edge of the outside of the housing, overlapping onto the switch assembly, bonding the two.
- No more rattles.

Omg. I just glad someone else mentioned it.

This used to drive me insane with loud bass.

I had to turn the bass down to get around it =P

Nice post.

I'm doing this as soon as the tape arrives. YOU ROCK!

featherman said:

I'm doing this as soon as the tape arrives. YOU ROCK!

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Hope it works for you. Still good for me.

Yes! Yes yes YES! Finally, no more rattling during music! Thank you for this!

My little addition to the fund of knowledge: There are several types of Tesa tape being sold out there. The one you want is p/n 51608. Sorry if this is already common knowledge... I had to figure it out for myself.

ABQ said:

Yes! Yes yes YES! Finally, no more rattling during music! Thank you for this!

My little addition to the fund of knowledge: There are several types of Tesa tape being sold out there. The one you want is p/n 51608. Sorry if this is already common knowledge... I had to figure it out for myself.

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I always just bought the first hit that came up when I searched Amazon for Tesa tape. Has worked fine for me over the years.

Does anyone have pictures on where to place the tape? I was finally able to track down where my rattle was coming from after it drove me nuts.


Is there anyway we can do this without taking the door panel off?

you are a saint! this bothers me so much

KingKhan said:

Is there anyway we can do this without taking the door panel off?

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Nope. You have to be able to pry at the tabs that hold the switch in place from behind the door panel.