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2022 Model X - Interior Noise / Rattling / Crackling

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I had a fairly loud creak (torsional creak) coming from front passenger A-Pilar. They investigated and said it was due to an "unseated" Pinch Weld. They are now sending it to the body shop. I asked for pictures and other pinch weld inspections by the body shop.

Has anyone had a Pinch Weld repaired by a third party Body Shop?
 
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I just fixed our MX's rear hatch rattle. Apparently previous owner messed with the bump stops (there are four on the hatch and two on the base of the trunk, although those two probably need to be kept tight) and made them in such a position that 1) water was getting in, and 2) the cinch actuator didn't actuate and close the hatch fully. I moved the bump stops out a little at a time and voila, the cinch mech actuated and the rattle is gone. Still have some misalignment on the right side, so I'm going to have to matrix out the 4 different stops with dimensions and basically do a design of experiments to find the sweet spot where the hatch is flush on both sides, there are no leaks, and the cinch actuator activates.

Now I'm fighting with a random loud pop that appears to be coming from above/behind the rear right passenger captain's chair (6-seater). It's only there on rougher roads, and sounds like what I would imagine being a cable connector that slams down into the falcon wing door trim. I'm 100% unable to recreate it by tapping the areas, and have yet to have my wife drive me so I can sit back there. It's literally like a popping, but none of the trim in the entire back of the car is loose, nor does tapping all over the trim recreate the sound.
 
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I located a rattle coming from within the passenger side rear seat-belt "housing" (where the seat-belt comes out of the seat). It's very apparent when driving over rough roads and smacking the housing will also reproduce it. No such issue exists with the other seat-belt housings. Anyone have anything similar and/or have removed the housing DIY?