What strange methods have you discovered?

Dan the 480 Man · Post by **Dan the 480 Man** » Thu May 17, 2007 8:12 pm

Word.

Just been outside having a tinker, and realised the creaking on my door was actually the clips on the underside of the doorcard (the 3 little clips that the card sits in). When i moved the doorcard, they creaked, really loudly.

The solution? A little bit of Vasoline rubbed onto each clip and a smidgin' on the actual bottom of the door card itself. The result? Creak free doorcards!

So, so sad...

Anybody else have any little tips they've picked up over the years?

clubman_dan · Post by **clubman_dan** » Thu May 17, 2007 8:16 pm

if you don't drive it, then there is nothing to irritate you, thats what i have found

Big Brother · Post by **Big Brother** » Thu May 17, 2007 8:19 pm

you have to put petrol in it to make it go forward and backwards

martinholmesuk · Post by **martinholmesuk** » Thu May 17, 2007 8:46 pm

Just been outside having a tinker,

A little bit of Vasoline rubbed

i bet

clubman_dan · Post by **clubman_dan** » Thu May 17, 2007 8:59 pm

PMSL! busted!

pol · Post by **pol** » Thu May 17, 2007 10:14 pm

I have a little dial on my dashboard. Whenever I hear a funny noise, I turn it up and then I cant hear it anymore. I think Alpine make this device!

When the door card carpet / leather trims keep falling out as they've been removed a few times, I use velcro discs. Picked more up in Lidl the other day...

pol

Roo · Post by **Roo** » Fri May 18, 2007 6:38 am

I've got an asda reciept wedged inbetween the dash and centre console in the RR to stop an annoying squeak. Its my favourite method for fixing rattles, the 480's got one in the dash, as had my mondeo! My old fiesta suffered from squeaking door hinges, never could seem to stop them though.

Agwa Moose · Post by **Agwa Moose** » Fri May 18, 2007 7:02 am

I've removed the clips on the underside of the doorcard and replaced them with screws, you can't see them unless you look under the door and the annoying squeak has gone

Other than that there seems to be alot of blu-tack between various bits of trim to stop them making noises, still got a few more to track down and silence though

J

Dan the 480 Man · Post by **Dan the 480 Man** » Fri May 18, 2007 9:39 pm

Roo wrote:I've got an asda reciept wedged inbetween the dash and centre console in the RR to stop an annoying squeak. Its my favourite method for fixing rattles, the 480's got one in the dash,

Yes, i also have aformetioned piece of surplus receipt paper absorbing the creak from the dash surround. One finds it prevents creaking dash anomilies 99% of the time (bearing in mind that 89.7% of all statistics are made up on the spot). Therefore a trip to Asda may be more beneficial to your 480 than just your Girlfriend needing more work trousers. So there.

Dan the 480 Man · Post by **Dan the 480 Man** » Fri May 18, 2007 9:41 pm

Agwa Moose wrote:I've removed the clips on the underside of the doorcard and replaced them with screws, you can't see them unless you look under the door and the annoying squeak has gone

Other than that there seems to be alot of blu-tack between various bits of trim to stop them making noises, still got a few more to track down and silence though

J

I tried Blu Tak, but gave up. I have padded the insides of my Dash surround with foam though, and it has made a noticeable difference. Next job? Stop the plastic trim rattling at the bottom of the windscreen which you thought was the dash still rattling!

robkendall · Post by **robkendall** » Fri May 18, 2007 10:28 pm

ky jelly is good for rubbing parts.

apply liberally to any areas that may contact and cause friction and noise....does what it says on the tin my friends.
(err.....like dashboards and shit)

this is like one of those viz pages.....good tips.
rgrds
rob

muddyfox470 · Post by **muddyfox470** » Wed May 23, 2007 6:36 pm

WOW omg, I never realised the seatbelt arms did this.

They actually fold downwards to lie flush/parallel with the column by the drivers door. They fold out of the way so your gays mates (or a friend of a friend in my case) can'[t break them.

Only just realised that they fold oh so neatly to move 100% out of the way, just move the around

I really never realised, wow hopefully I won't need to break another one

Ian

VanDerGraaf · Post by **VanDerGraaf** » Wed May 23, 2007 7:24 pm

Man, that's great- innocence is bliss as far as 480s are concerned!

They can be full of pleasant surprises to counter all of the horrible ones!

Murf · Post by **Murf** » Wed May 23, 2007 7:56 pm

I've got an asda reciept wedged inbetween the dash and centre console

Theres no Asda's near us, will tesco do??

Roo · Post by **Roo** » Wed May 23, 2007 8:03 pm

Murf wrote:
I've got an asda reciept wedged inbetween the dash and centre console
Theres no Asda's near us, will tesco do??

I dunno, i've never tried! It might solve the noise if you go to that one near you, the car will be gone time you get back.

Murf · Post by **Murf** » Wed May 23, 2007 9:15 pm

You aint jokin!
I went to the bottle bank the other night and even took the keys out when emptying the boot!

hjkort · Post by **hjkort** » Wed May 30, 2007 7:56 am

Since my car burned down, All squeeks and rattles are gone...
Really good solution, I now drive a 340 to get to work.
A projectcar (480) sits in front of the house to be viewed.
So enjoy the best of two worlds: The looks of the car, without the rattles, and the drive of a car that actually works...

Roo · Post by **Roo** » Wed May 30, 2007 8:34 am

hjkort wrote:Since my car burned down, All squeeks and rattles are gone...
Really good solution, I now drive a 340 to get to work.
A projectcar (480) sits in front of the house to be viewed.
So enjoy the best of two worlds: The looks of the car, without the rattles, and the drive of a car that actually works...

Good idea!

Darren · Post by **Darren** » Wed May 30, 2007 12:33 pm

Since removing my drivers door card to fit my window regulator the damn thing just won't stay in. I've tried adjusting the clips, blue-tack and even Velcro but to no avail.

Everytime I close the door, out it pops.

I've got a creak in my passengersÃ¢â‚¬â„¢ door somewhere. IÃ¢â‚¬â„¢m pretty sure it is the door pocket, but it only seems to creak when I don't have a passenger in the seat...

Apart from that, my whole dash board has started vibrating and it keeps getting worst... Or maybe it's just doing my head damage!! I've tried wedging cards between it, sticking it with blue-tack and other silly methods but nothing has worked so far. The only temporary solution is to have my girlfriend rest her feet on the dash, but she complains that it starts to get a bit comfortable after two minutes!

I keep saying I'll spend a day and sort everything out, but everytime that date comes round, I chicken out!

Big Brother · Post by **Big Brother** » Wed May 30, 2007 1:41 pm

Darren wrote:Since removing my drivers door card to fit my window regulator the damn thing just won't stay in. I've tried adjusting the clips, blue-tack and even Velcro but to no avail. Everytime I close the door, out it pops.

Velcro worked fine for me, and still is working