rpm's S2

Well of course. But easy to say on a nice road. A bit harder to say when driving down the interstate.

Capt. Obvious

Despite having 100k miles on it, by 02 is more or less rattle free. There is a rattle somewhere in the drivers door that is driving me crazy though, I need to yank the doorcard and see if I can find it.

shyamvenky

rpm's S2: True, NJ doesn't have the best roads in the country.
Actually, I recall that there was this irritating rattle from the passenger seat itself. Whenever I kept light objects like my phone, that used to vibrate with the seat. I don't know what caused it, but changing the seat position seemed to fix it (the girlfriend wasn't very pleased though)

Gonzo911

Ashtray delete...

Ahsai

Captain, there are extensive TSBs on Renntech that cover many kinds of rattles/squeaks. I saw one covering the doors that may be useful to you.

EDEZ TT

Tried the e-brake tip last night, and the scream of my passenger as the front and rear ends swapped made the ashtray rattle disappear!

Note: I took the car into its last warranty period coverage to have this occasional rattle tended to, and left the dealership with a much more consistent buzz. But don't get me started...

Hurdigurdiman

There was this very annoying rattle coming from the drivers seat area but only when I drove along very rough roads. I went to my dentist and he fixed my top set of dentures for me.. problem solved

lingpoen

2 years of a fecking rattle b4 I found it was a cracked bracket inside the tip. Relentless irritation finally relieved, no more therapy, meds...well, maybe a few meds from time to time....thinking about IMS...

Byprodriver

I took my Porsche to Pacific Porsche in Torrance CA to have a minor door rattle fixed under warranty. They applied some kind of tape around the bottom of the door shutface & lowered the tire pressue 5 psi. I have never been back there.

996pp

I too have a the same problem and thought it was the small rim caps until i read your post and tried it ....so all i have to do is adjust the cable to be a little tighter?

Hardback

Not sure.... The spring that is attached to the ebrake is what was rattling. Im doing my brakes this week. I will report back..

LRBill

That ashtray delete looks much nicer. Is it difficult to do the replacement? Is there a tutorial somewhere?

Where can I get one?

Thanks!


Bill

Gonzo911

ECS Tuning www.ecstuning.com offers one, as does Eagle Day and Suncoast. They are anywhere from $45-$60 but I have only seen them in black. Eric at bumperplugs.com used to offer painted ones, but when I was shopping, he only offered them with a complete center console.

I painted mine Aluma-look. I used 3 coats then 3 separate coats of poly. Not a scratch on mine and it is in a high "traffic" area and gets lots of direct sunlight.

Install is a piece of cake. The old ashtray comes out by simply removing 2 torx screws in the bottom of the assembly. The window switches pop off with a small screwdriver (tip: label the switches so you put them back correctly. Also, save the screws because the part I purchased did not come with new screws).

Not counting paint, this would be a 20 minute project. IMHO, I think it really updates the center console.

LRBill

Thanks Gonzo!

What paint did you end up using?

Misplacedyankee

Check the door latch. On my boxster I had one that sounded like it was coming from the drivers rear quarter panel to figure out it was door rubbing on the latch. I wrapped the latch with some duct tape and it was gone forever.