Passenger Seat Belt Rattle?

[RobDMB]

Just got my 2017 Golf R yesterday (White, DSG). Car is great. However, immediately driving home, I heard a huge rattle. After looking around, I realize that it was the passenger seat belt banging into the center console. Has anyone else experienced this? Any fix? I was thinking of just putting some felt or something on the back of the seat belt to stop the plastic-on-plastic banging.

Thanks!

 

[tonipepperoni77]

Yup common thing. Felt or move the seat to a position that allows it not to take. I have a rattling plug under the passengers seat that I have had time to fix yet only does it when no one sits in it


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[The Fed]

Common? My belt receptacle could never touch the console, the bracket is much too stiff. You have a bad part or installation.

 

[RobDMB]

Hmm. So is this something the dealer should look at?

 

[Urlik]

Others have belted the seatbelt for a couple weeks and it solved the issue by pulling it in a touch.

 

[ssaylor]

I had this rattle and wanted to add - The seatbelt receptacle arm is very stiff. I had to really apply pressure to bend it enough to keep from touching the console. Haven't heard from it since.

 

[KO7]

It was driving me nuts for a while but went away on its own. Probably due to carrying passengers regularly for a while.

 

[Firstboost]

Bend towards door, firmly. Rattle gone. I had the same thing in my r. No more though.

Either that, or if you're uncomfortable doing that, apply felt to the receptacle portion on the console side

 

[The Fed]

I'm not surprised. The dealer tech needed to move a wire under the hood that was made too long. Whatever happened to quality control?

 

[bpw]

You are not alone... lol. I've have 3 gti's all had a rattle somewhere. I had the same seat belt rattle in my current one.

My 08 had a rattle in the hatch I could never find.

 

[pedrowoolley]

i had the same thing. the dealer at first said as people use it, it will bend. however i said this wasnt acceptable and they said they ordered in some felt that was on all mk5 seat belts. This fixed it. looks like normal felt with a sticky back.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/d/Rug-Pads...1604&sr=1-1&keywords=black+furniture+leg+felt
this may help

does anyone else find the mirror covers rattle?

 

[bebersol]

at least you dealership knew what it was, I just put a knit hat over mine.