jw1977

I've all of a sudden got this annoying rattle coming from the gauge console. Has anyone figured out how to get rid of this.

aggie57

Grab the top of the gauges and give it a push / pull. You may have to do it a couple of times. Both my 997's have done this.

At Law

I have the same irritating rattle from time to time. Worse when
its cold of course.

I am planning on taking into into Porsche, however, I am concerned
they will end up parting out the entire dash.

Patriot

There's a TSB for gauge cluster rubbing noises. Involves applying some felt tape to some of the surfaces. Definitely dealer installed. Ask your dealer about the TSB.

Good luck.

YoungTurk

draxa

Go to a children/school art store and buy a sheet of felt. Cut a few small squares - 3cm x 3cm say - and using a credit-card or blunt blade, slip them between the cluster housing and the dash top.

Worked for me.

At Law

Young Turk,

Thanks for the TSB heads up.

go-C4S-injune

rattle, rattle, rattle. my porsche drives like it's made by gods, but rattles like it's assembled in some **** poor factory in Canton. It literally rattles everywhere (dash, window, sunroof, etc) now that it's freezing out and i've gone over one too many NYC pot holes. They should ban beer during lunch in Stuttgart... I swear to God, my car was assembled right after one of those bierfest lunch. Even my Honda Civic, which is older and gets abused, has no discernable squeaks and rattles and feels much better put together than my 911. When it comes to this, it's definitely a love-hate thing w/ pcars.

At Law

So, are you saying a Honda Civic is a better car than a Porsche 911?

tpenta

That's so funny. I had the sunroof rattle on Sunday as I was taking the family to the wild animal park. I opened and closed the roof and it went away.

Then today I had the dashboard rattle all day until I pushed down on one little spot and it went away. Here's what I did, although I doubt any two rattles are alike: right above where the steering wheel meets the dashboard, I pushed on the plastic frame of the dash and the rattle went away. I could see how the felt idea would work as well since for me it seemed that it's related to the dash hitting the steering wheel column, which I suspect is where they put the felt.

Last week I also had a very loud passenger seat vibration. The whole seetback itself vibrates. Surprisingly, after my wife sat in it for an hour on Sunday it went away. So if you get the seat rattle issue, let me know and I'll send my wife over.

But in general I was reminded of a post I read once from soneone here who said how much he enjoys the Porsche experiences, including all the rattles. I think of it the same way. The car is just a very unique animal and that's part of the package.

-T

Patriot

Such a shame that these beautiful cars sometimes have such maddeningly poor build quality.

YoungTurk

TooSixy

I don't know what MY is your car, but according to the TSB, the instrument pod has to be removed and felt tape be attached to the 2 metal clips on the back of the pod. I can get the TSB for you if you need it. It's for 997.1.

I had a rattle on the PDK shift trim and it went away with a little felt tape fix. My gf said don't fix the rattles and treat them like a passenger trying to have a conversation with you

slowmo

Hi TooSixy,

can you post the TSB. I have a 2008 C2s which is noisy on rough surfaces.

Thanks

TooSixy

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=E4JIFDTE

If you need help removing the instrument panel, see these threads:
http://www.6speedonline.com/forums/9...r-removal.html
http://www.renntech.org/forums/index...howtopic=21715

DRJMK

thanks, guys! I thought I was the only one!!! Now, can someone tell me how to turn off the 'service in 3 days and the little wrench"? I am planning on doing the 1st oil change at 7500 miles(only 5200 on the clock) and my service indicator was probably set for a 1 year timeframe since it was built in 12/08.

dahcopilot

thanks to your post, my cluster has developed a small rattle....thanks