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I have noticed that recently the area behind the driver side seat belt
rattles when I hit a bump etc, anybody else had this problem, my car has
10,000miles so it is relativly new,  
Thanks
Brian
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Is it sort of a creaking noise?  I had a problem with a bad weld where
the b-pillar meets the floor.  They rewelded it and it went away for a
while, but now its back again.  Dealer says no problem, they'll redo it.
I guess they have 12/12,000 warranty on work they do.  Hope that helps.

-Mike
95/92 GTI

Frank Williamson wrote:
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&gt; On Nov 10, 10:27, &#66;machale&#64;aol<img src=/i/dc.gif border=0 width=35 height=15> wrote:
> > Subject: Annoying Rattles!
> > I have noticed that recently the area behind the driver side seat
> belt
> > rattles when I hit a bump etc, anybody else had this problem, my car
> > has 10,000miles so it is relativly new,
> > Thanks
> > Brian
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> 
> Me too.....and I know it isn't the speaker.  I replaced mine last week
> and it did it before and after replacement.  Mine started at about 8500
> miles.  Due for 10K service next week, will have them look at it if I
> can't find it this weekend.
> 
> Frank
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I had this problem at around 10K.  The dealer took care of it after 3
attempts.  I was told it was a bad weld in the B-pillar.

Steve K.
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Yep, I agree.  If you still have the B-pillar posts that many people
have been sending, print them out and show the dealer!  This list is
very valuable that way.  It's hard for a dealer to bullsh*t you when you
have proof.  If you need me to send you something about my bad weld,
lemme know and I'll be happy to send it to you.  I can't believe your
dealer is treating you like that.  My dealer jumped right on it when I
complained about the noise...

-Mike
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> Try a different dealer, this one obviously has no clue. Several list members
> including myself have had the same problem.  I was told it was a bad weld in
> the B-pillar.
> 
> Steve K.
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	Does anyone else (everyone?) have creaky door panels.  Like the plastic skins
on the doors don't sit snug enough not to flex and creak.  Is there anything I
can do besides install a better stereo?  If I bitch at the dealer will they do
anything?  Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

Tory Frangella
'97 GTI VR6 
Black w/leather (why couldn't the silver ones have made it a year ealier!)
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Yes, though the cause of my problem may be slightly different. "Dealer
Error". 

I had a rattle in my driver's door, so I had the dealer "fix" it. Well,
they apparently isolated the problem to a defective alarm LED housing. They
replaced it and, Voila', no rattle. But, then I started getting a creak in
the same door panel. I went to a different dealer (for many reasons, stay
away from Day VW in Pittsburgh) who said that all of the door panel clips
are broken. They had to order the clips, so I'll find out in a week if
that's the real problem.

-phil 

At 02:09 PM 12/13/97 EST, TFrangella wrote:
>	Does anyone else (everyone?) have creaky door panels.  Like the plastic
skins
>on the doors don't sit snug enough not to flex and creak.  Is there
anything I
>can do besides install a better stereo?  If I bitch at the dealer will
they do
>anything?  Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
>
>Tory Frangella
>'97 GTI VR6 
>Black w/leather (why couldn't the silver ones have made it a year ealier!)

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Peter wrote:
<<Both my doors now have and annoying rattle/clicking sound.

I have tried moving the pin portion of the door latch mechanism, the

part that is attached to the car frame via the two torx bolts, but no

success yet.  I've move it up, down, back, forwards, diagonally.  Is

there some secret to this I should be aware of????  Weird, the clicking

always seems to get worse the colder it gets....>>

I moved the striker around to no avail, I even tore apart the door latch/power
lock mechanism (what a rat's nest!) and lubed everything, to no avail.  My
clicking was the dome light switch in the door jamb!  I pulled the rubber
cover off, removed the switch, wrapped the switch in one turn of electrical
tape (to "gasketize" the switch from the metal car body) and lubed the
mechanism.  Noise gone!

Cheers!

Jon Lane
96 GTI VR6
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FWIW:  I had a 'clicking' noise coming from the passegers' side door
area.  It got showed up when it got cold, and got much worse as our
temperautres dropped below 0 last week.  I fiddled and pushed on pieces
while driving, and pinpointed the seat.  I adjusted the passenger's seat
to be more upright & tightned the 'play' in the adustment knob (moving
it toward the foward direction as much as I could without moving the
seat back).  Problem gone.  For now.
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Although mine never rattled, you may consider unbolting the exhaust behind
the cat and twisting it in one direction or the other to get it off of the
brace and then tighten it again.... however, that may cause your exhaust
tips to be crooked.  (Do this while the car is cold or you'll cook your
hands!)   Is one of the rubber supports wearing out?   If I were you, I
wouldn't take any more risks than you have too... replace that exhaust
IMMEADIATELY with a nice new shiny one with a big-fat chrome tip ;P

Sincerely,
Todd M. Taylor
President - V.E.N.O.M. Motorsports
Volkswagen Enthusiast Network Of Milwaukee
www.venommotorsports.com

> Has anyone had their axhaust rattle on the forward cross brace under the
> car......the silver one, under the forward resonator??? Mine seems to be
> touching, and it's causing a rattle at idle. Any suggestions to fix????
> Greg
> '98 GTI rattletrap edition