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b-pillar rattle driving me crazy
- Thread starter O2VW1.8T
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I'm close to 6 and a half feet tall so I'm pretty sure that I have it at the top position. I remember recently moving it up/down to find the best position for comfort.
Regardless, it seems that when the weather is cold outside (under 60°F) it'll never make a noise. Once it gets warm it starts up with the tapping again.
There's three other rattles that I know about that come and go. Something under the passenger seat, the center armrest and some plastic trim in the passenger side footwell.
spielwurfel
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- Location
- São Paulo, Brazil
- Car(s)
- Golf MK7 2014
I had the door seal issue which was treated somehow by the dealer. But there's another rattle that can come from the B-Pillar, which also has a rubbery noise. It comes from the black piano trim on the B-Pillar. Try pressing with (with doors closed and opened) and see if you can hear the noise. I have no idea on how to fix it though.
On my way home from work yesterday it was in the 80s. Darn tapping like crazy. Today it's cloudy and in the 60s. Zero tapping.
Really makes me wonder what exactly is causing my problem exactly. I'll have to try lubing the seals and see if that helps at all...
Really makes me wonder what exactly is causing my problem exactly. I'll have to try lubing the seals and see if that helps at all...
90°F yesterday. The tapping is back with avengeance!
It's not the driver's door seal. I've cracked the door while driving slowly and noticed no change in the noise. I think it's either the plastic covering the b pillar or something under it that's tapping...
It's not the driver's door seal. I've cracked the door while driving slowly and noticed no change in the noise. I think it's either the plastic covering the b pillar or something under it that's tapping...
For #1 doubt that's the cause since I've opened the door at a low speed and noticed no change.
#2 already done. In fact I think it's always been at the top since I bought it... Tried a few positions as well with no change.
I put a 1/4" tube in the inner window/door seal to put a little pressure on the window when fully closed. This fixed the rattle/creaking coming from the window.
For the black p billar trim, I got teflon non-stick dry film lubricant and put it behind the black trim where it meets the rubber, and also behind it as it attaches to the door. Anywhere those two things touched, especially when the window is up.
The driver side has been quiet since I did this ~2 months ago.
For the black p billar trim, I got teflon non-stick dry film lubricant and put it behind the black trim where it meets the rubber, and also behind it as it attaches to the door. Anywhere those two things touched, especially when the window is up.
The driver side has been quiet since I did this ~2 months ago.
zero10
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- Location
- Vernon, BC, Canada
Freaky - mine just started doing this a couple days ago and while I was still trying to pin it down this thread gets bumped after a year of sitting idle. Great timing!!
For me it's only the passenger side that's tapping for now, but in a car that is otherwise quiet it's super frickin' annoying.
For me it's only the passenger side that's tapping for now, but in a car that is otherwise quiet it's super frickin' annoying.