LiveFromNY

Ughhh... a pet peeve of mine...

My '01 Cab has a bit of a squeak when I'm driving it. Uneven roads, speed bumps, doesn't take much to hear it. It definitely sounds like the door is a little loose or flexing.

Is this normal in the 996 Cabs?

I've had lots of convertibles with a little door movement and the associated squeaks when the body flexes (Corvettes are brutal with this) but would have thought that the 996 would be without this problem. My BMW is perfectly tight.

Worth taking to the dealer? Anyone else with this problem?

rideau

Hi there
I have an 01 C2 cab and I have had some squeaks from the passenger side dash vent area. Squeaks were only when the top was up. Dealer took dash apart and installed foam pads and that fixed the problem. The top also squeaked and was lubed.....now top squeaks are back two years after lubrication was done.
No door squeaks yet.
It really helped me to have a passenger that could isolate the squeak area.
Good luck

joes c4 cab

I have a 99 cab and my doors do not squeek. Sometimes when going up a driveway or something you can feel the flex and hear the rubber moving, but no squeeks. I have a slight rattle on really rough roads on the drivers side where the top hits the windshield. I think that just needs a little foam pad or something as well.

I did notice shortly after I got my car that one of the doors has a more metal-to-metal sound when closing, but they are both about the same now. I wasn't sure if that was normal either, but I have never heard anyone else complain about it.

I would have it checked out because I am like you, rattles and noises drive me CRAZY. All I want to hear is the wind and the flat 6.

wlee69

On my 01 Cab the doors did the same thing...a trick I used (picked up from my BME 5 series) is to lubricate the rubber door molding (where the door and the body touches) on both sides. Here's what the BMW service guys use.... - its not a permanent fix, but it lasts a couple months and you gotta do it again....

http://www.albatross-usa.com/htmlver...iLube_html.htm

996 Convert

Is the squeak where the door meets the pillar right behind your left ear? I had one there and it was annoying as hell. However, I cleaned up the rubber with some Aerospace 303 and the squeak completely disappeared.

LiveFromNY

Good idea. I'm going to try this. Thanks.

LiveFromNY

I can't even tell. My hearing is not what it used to be.

I'm going to try some lubrication and see if that helps. If not, off to the dealer, I guess.

Troy R

I've got a rattle in 00 Cab on the left side. Sometimes it sounds like something rattling against the glass, other times I have no idea. Does drive me crazy though. Just haven't had time to try and locate it.

Nicolaasdb

when the top is up.....everything squeeks and moans when going over oneven parts in the road....ramps onto gas stations, bumps etc.....guess this is a cab thing...when top is down it does the same but is not so noticable. I have a 99 c2 cab

Kevin H. in Atl..

My 99 cab only has one recurring squeak.

The passenger sun visor where the detachable end clips into the receiver squeaks on some bumps. I periodically clean the connection with a silicone lubricant to stop/prevent the squeak.

jedier

You guys should check the TSBs (e.g., 70.., 7018, 7057, 7059) on RennTech. Fixes for many of the most common noises/squeaks. Downloading/viewing the TSBs requires membership though. Well worth it IMHO.
http://www.renntech.org/forums/index...s&code=carrera