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lemans4.8 01-21-2008 07:36 PM

center armrest rattle
 
After being quite fed up with this annoying rattle, I decidedd to take apart the center armrest to find the cause.... Aparently, when you apply pressure to the back of the armrest( Circled in red), it makes a plastic-on-plastic rubbing/ rattle sound.... Is there anyway I can take the top cover out and replace it? Or is there a better fix for this?

http://img329.imageshack.us/img329/9...nstall2dt0.jpg

**Pic is not mine, I took it from another post. Thanks!

jst2878 01-22-2008 12:29 AM

get some adhesive rubber stoppers like they use for cabinet doors. or try felt

Tomaz 01-22-2008 12:48 PM

Or friction tape, which is used specifically for this.

lemans4.8 01-22-2008 01:08 PM

i've treid felt and friction tape... no results.... it sounds like it's coming from inside those little "humps" and I can't seem to pop off that cover to put more friction tape down.... I've used atleast 4 feet of felt in the past month to stop rattles....
and this is the final one! (i hope)

UncleBob 01-22-2008 01:50 PM

my armrest rattled but it was actually from the front, just to either side of the iPod in your pic. i put two tiny self-adhesive rubber bumpers there and that cured it.


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