The rattle of the yellow screw holder

[sithompson]

Well I’ve found the cause of a really annoying rattle in the passenger compartment near the base of the door. Every pothole or rough road and it was “rattle…. rattle…. rattle….”. I had the door panel off and the glove box out and I’ve found the source. It was a little yellow screw thread clip thing that the screw in the bottom left of the glove box screws into (does that make sense?). It rattles in its holder around like a pea in a drum. I’ve taken it out and all is fine. But why would it do this with the glove box in place? I think the rattle is amplified due to the glove box vibrating against the plastic shield in front of the relay box that is hidden to the left of the glove box. If you wiggle this it causes the yellow screw to dance around like a drunken loon!

Can I glue it back into place to stop it vibrating?

[pipamish]

Well I’ve found the cause of a really annoying rattle in the passenger compartment near the base of the door. Every pothole or rough road and it was “rattle…. rattle…. rattle….”. I had the door panel off and the glove box out and I’ve found the source. It was a little yellow screw thread clip thing that the screw in the bottom left of the glove box screws into (does that make sense?). It rattles in its holder around like a pea in a drum. I’ve taken it out and all is fine. But why would it do this with the glove box in place? I think the rattle is amplified due to the glove box vibrating against the plastic shield in front of the relay box that is hidden to the left of the glove box. If you wiggle this it causes the yellow screw to dance around like a drunken loon!

Can I glue it back into place to stop it vibrating?

i know what you mean about rattles thats all my vec does rattle over every pott hole and i dont even know where its coming from all doors parcel shelf you name it how much does it cost to have it looked at would u know at all

[storey_3000]

Narrowed my rattle down the the overhead console! I could've sworn it was coming from the passenger door though! Just goes to show! But i do think they rattle just a little too much!

[ukanalyst]

Got to agree ... I hate rattles and my 03 pre-facelift Saloon had a fair few of them but my 55 facelift Hatch Back is a Bu99er ... lost count of the number of rattles and squeeks grrr

[Big Sig]

Reminds me of the old VW add, have you oiled the missus ear rings? that squeek and rattle could be comming from anywhere!!

[ukanalyst]

have you oiled the missus ear rings

[ed taylor]

My front ashtray will rattle sometimes, more so if there is some small metalic object in it, the rattle does get on my nerves so I empty it and press the ashtray down firmly, now now rattle.

[Harry]

you guys should wind your stereos up a bit - solves all rattling!

[parapaul]

you guys should wind your stereos up a bit - solves all rattling!

i was about to say that! but so far..... *touches wood* ...no rattles on mine, other than the cr4p in my cavernous boot rolling around and banging into the sub!

[DennisTheMenace]

you guys should wind your stereos up a bit - solves all rattling!

Mine causes more ...... over head console buzzes like mad at times , gets punched , shuts up ........