Garth S

Just reading another thread on the endemic " creaking" noises emminating from the windshield .... and the traditional cures of using Pedro 'ice wax' and/or a Porsche 'rope' that is stuffed in the crevice: in participating passively, I felt as if present in an 'AA' meeting, so rather than disrupt the harmony, offer an alternate view in a new post.

After trying the standard approaches without enduring success, it (slowly) dawned on me that the problem may be the 10+ year old hardened & crusty gasket - and not the nature of the windshield mounting.

Last year, I tossed the old gasket, cleaned the channel and sprayed exposed areas with Fluid Film. Follow that by stretching a fresh OE gasket to snap into the channel - enduring silence for the past year.

Cost - ~$30 .... peace & quiet - priceless!!

ABCar

sounds good. I will bookmark this post for later. I performed rope procedure with success but it has only been 2-3 months. It's good to know there is a (what seems to be) more permanent fix.

enjoy the silence!

BobbyT

Hi Garth,

Is this as simple as it sounds? Just pull out the old gasket and replace it with the new one?

chris walrod

I've found that simply waxing the painted surfaces under the outer seal helps a lot! Plus its good maintenance to so do!