Plastic dash rattle

Old Nov 1, 2010 | 02:00 AM
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Angry Plastic Dash Rattles!

It's all over the place, it's horrible, I hate it, and makes my car look like a piece of crap in front of girls.

What do I do? I've tried finding where exactly the problem is but it's actually the whole assembly of crappy plastic parts that rattle when they rub against each other. Is there something I can buy to eliminate this issue?

While we're at it, how do I stop the seats from flopping around?

Thank you GM, for such incredible interior quality.
 

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Old Nov 1, 2010 | 04:55 AM
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where are the seats moving at? have you tried to take the dash apart and tightening the screws? mine is rattling more with the headers and exhaust. its a nice rattle though. lol go away when the foot in it.
 
Old Nov 1, 2010 | 03:07 PM
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Originally Posted by AmirGTR

Thank you GM, for such incredible interior quality.
You have a 16 year old car with who knows how many miles on the odometer, and things wear out with use. lol
 
Old Nov 1, 2010 | 03:46 PM
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im gettin old then pete,, seem to be getting some rattles and squeeks in my interior too. must have some screws lose. lol.
 
Old Nov 1, 2010 | 04:20 PM
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My car has all kinds of rattles as well. Mine has 95,000 miles on it.
 
Old Nov 1, 2010 | 07:45 PM
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Turn the radio up!
 
Old Nov 1, 2010 | 09:07 PM
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Go for straight pipes & never have to worry about hearing anything.
 
Old Nov 2, 2010 | 06:12 AM
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Originally Posted by craby
where are the seats moving at? have you tried to take the dash apart and tightening the screws? mine is rattling more with the headers and exhaust. its a nice rattle though. lol go away when the foot in it.
They keep flopping back and forth man. When I floor it the passenger seat falls back and when I brake it bends forward. Even modern Corvettes have this problem but there's gotta be a way to fix this stuff.

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You have a 16 year old car with who knows how many miles on the odometer, and things wear out with use. lol
Nah, that's no excuse. Why should my Camaro rattle like hell when my friend's 16 year old Camry has barely rattles at all? My other friend's 1992 Mercedes is completely rattle free eventhough he treats his car like crap.

I mean I know I shouldn't be looking for that kinda refinement in a muscle car but how can you expect me to put up with rattles in a sports car that turns head the way this thing does?

Oh and by the way, the cutout just makes it worse. It shakes the car so hard that even my jaws start to rattle let alone the plastic dash lol. For now I'm masking the issue with 1000w subs....
 

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Old Nov 2, 2010 | 06:47 PM
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But, but, why did you buy a car that rattles when you know rattles bother you?
 
Old Nov 2, 2010 | 10:00 PM
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cuz it wuz purdy!
 

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