Bing said:
Stromtech said:
Annoying squeak behind your head when the hood is down.
It' could be caused by the center panel above the storage compartment:
http://www.zpost.com/forums/showthread.php?t=389322
I have this squeak !! Been driving me mad so I'm delighted there is a fix... Except the key pic showing exactly what to do where is missing :headbang:
Guess I'll just have to figure it out myself :?
Right, I think I have solved this squeak, posting here to complete my contribution with a description and a picture.
So I have done some felting of the centre trim - just used some A4 black sticky-backed felt I got from a craft shop called Hobbycraft. I have put felt :
Where the OEM felt strip was at the top of the trim, but made it larger
All the way down the edges, thin strips (fiddly...)
Under both ends of the springs of the soft-top release handle
Round the spindles of the handle
On the top and bottom edges of where the handle touches the trim ; also very thin strips right along the edge of the handle door at the sides where there was a little obiousl catching / rubbing
On the plastic vanes that push on the latch release mechanism
I also bent the springs back to more of a 'v' so they exert more pressure.
Pic below, with arrows showing most of the locations :
You may consider this excessive, but I really cannot work out exactly where the squeak is coming from, so I went belt and braces... I have a horrible feeling it may be coming from the mechanism itself, which I tried to get out but failed... I took two screws out then couldn't work out what else to do
I have been for a short drive with the roof down on a bouncy road that has always provoked the mouse squeak previously and it appears to have worked... Will report back if that changes over time
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