For some reason that I guess I can understand and maybe even appreciate, my wife thought this cartoon in the newspaper this morning was hilarious:
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Roadster Squeaks & Rattles
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I can relate. ;-)
And since installing a Visium clear acrylic roof on my Roadster I have even more creaking noises than before!
And since installing a Visium clear acrylic roof on my Roadster I have even more creaking noises than before!
Tesla 940
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Stereo?
The stereo is so pathetic I would rather listen to the squeaks and rattles before I would tolerate 20+. Ear plugs with an Ipod is the answer.:biggrin:
The stereo is so pathetic I would rather listen to the squeaks and rattles before I would tolerate 20+. Ear plugs with an Ipod is the answer.:biggrin:
Nope. The creaks are most pronounced when the frame of the car has a twisting force applied to it, as when entering/exiting a driveway at an angle. I has retightened the top Allen screws multiple times. Still creaks.
I don't care. The car is awesome.
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strider
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PokerBroker
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Upgrade headunit, add Focal speakers, and dynamat the doors and underside of the dash... Problem solved, for about 50% of the rattles lol
Oh no, not THAT stereo. :scared: Very shortly after my car arrived it made a trip to our car audio place to replace the entire sound system.
dhrivnak
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With winter hear I put the hard top back on and it had very annoying squeaks. The squeaks were coming from the front so I tried adding adhesive felt under the front part of the headliner. While I am not sure this is what I have it is similar. Amazon.com: 24 Crafts Counter Tops Displays Furniture 1001 Uses! Below are two shots, before and after the felt. And NO squeaks. Just don't tighten up the Allen screws too tight, just snug.
![20151201_205231[1].jpg](https://teslamotorsclub.com/tmc/attachments/20151201_205231-1-jpg.103472/ "20151201_205231[1].jpg")
![20151205_202133[1].jpg](https://teslamotorsclub.com/tmc/attachments/20151205_202133-1-jpg.103473/ "20151205_202133[1].jpg")
wiztecy
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Great idea and happy it fixed the sqreaks!
This winter a creak has developed towards the middle of my dash when its cold. If I push lightly on the top dash panel, right behind windshield, it goes away. Whenever I get time I may relax the tension on the dash screws to see if it goes away, if not its got to be pulled out, addressed, and put back in.
This winter a creak has developed towards the middle of my dash when its cold. If I push lightly on the top dash panel, right behind windshield, it goes away. Whenever I get time I may relax the tension on the dash screws to see if it goes away, if not its got to be pulled out, addressed, and put back in.
dhrivnak
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Yes I added the felt to several areas on the bottom of the dash panel as well. It helped but it seems to be a never ending battle.
wiztecy
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dhrivnak
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Below is a shot of the foam I added to the hard top on the rear to reduce creaks/squeaks. There may be better options but I am not on my third year with this with no changes.
Why did you put the foam on lengthwise (vertically in the photo)?
Wouldn't it be better (for insulation purposes) to have the foam on perpendicular to the length of the car?
As an interim solution, I tried putting some felt furniture pads (admittedly less compressible) between the roof and the roll bar and I noticed that it now lets in more noise from outside.
dhrivnak
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If I recall several (3) of the strips were there when I received the roof. I assume they put on by the factory. I added two more and the felt and I think it is the felt that did the trick. There is no outside noise from the roof that I can tell. The foam is highly compressible.
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