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Old 03-24-2014, 05:05 PM
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Default 993 sunroof rattle/creak

Does anyone know of a fix for this? This is the vinyl of the roof panel rubbing on the vinyl around the opening.

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Old 03-24-2014, 06:00 PM
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It might be worth it just to take it apart. It is not a very complicated assembly.

After I took mine completely apart and checked everything and tightened it all back up it, it is very quiet. I had a broken cable.

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Old 03-24-2014, 06:21 PM
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Mine also makes a very faint vibration/creaking sound. My wife can't even hear it but it drives me nuts. I remember reading a thread a whole back about putting some felt pads under the vinyl to eliminate this.
Old 03-24-2014, 10:16 PM
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Once or twice on a long drive I nudge the sunroof vinyl and this is enough to make the light creaking stop. At least for a while...
I always tell myself that I'll try some silicone or 404 protectant on it.
I like the felt idea.
Let us know if you find something that works for you.
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I used felt to fix the rattle on my sunroof. Post #14 in the following thread is a description of what I did.

https://rennlist.com/forums/993-foru...m-sunroof.html

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I'm not in front of my PC but if you Google " 993 sunroof TSB" a link shows up for the 996 which is the felt installation instruction. I imagine the fix is similar.
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The pop-up wind blocker part of mine seems to flop around on bumps. Not so much a creaking noise.

Are you guys experiencing something similar? I imagine it's spring loaded, just need to locate the spring.



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