SL55 roof rattles
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mine does it same place i need a solution too !
vpr said:
Anyone suffer from this or know any fixes.
Particularly rattly around the NSF corner of the roof.......Drives me insane but there so much mechanism there I don't know where to start
Just wondered whether there was a common theme
Particularly rattly around the NSF corner of the roof.......Drives me insane but there so much mechanism there I don't know where to start
Just wondered whether there was a common theme
When I bought mine there were several rattles that I suppose most people wouldn't take any notice of, but any squeak or rattle drives me insane! It's taken me months to get them all, but it's super silent now.
The one at the front where you descibe was one of the star headed screws in the front of the roof that had become slightly loose, just open the roof a bit and tweek them all up.
There was another across the parcel shelf at both sides which just needed lubrication.
The one that took the longest to find came from the boot area (very subtle flapping noise) which I eventually eliminated by lowering the adjustable boot catch fully and lubricating the locating plastic lugs on each side of it.
There was also a slight noise from the drivers door storage box/arm rest hinge which just needed lubricating.
The one at the front where you descibe was one of the star headed screws in the front of the roof that had become slightly loose, just open the roof a bit and tweek them all up.
There was another across the parcel shelf at both sides which just needed lubrication.
The one that took the longest to find came from the boot area (very subtle flapping noise) which I eventually eliminated by lowering the adjustable boot catch fully and lubricating the locating plastic lugs on each side of it.
There was also a slight noise from the drivers door storage box/arm rest hinge which just needed lubricating.
deeps said:
When I bought mine there were several rattles that I suppose most people wouldn't take any notice of, but any squeak or rattle drives me insane! It's taken me months to get them all, but it's super silent now.
The one at the front where you descibe was one of the star headed screws in the front of the roof that had become slightly loose, just open the roof a bit and tweek them all up.
There was another across the parcel shelf at both sides which just needed lubrication.
The one that took the longest to find came from the boot area (very subtle flapping noise) which I eventually eliminated by lowering the adjustable boot catch fully and lubricating the locating plastic lugs on each side of it.
There was also a slight noise from the drivers door storage box/arm rest hinge which just needed lubricating.
So your roof doesn't rattle over bumps? If so you've got the only one in the UKThe one at the front where you descibe was one of the star headed screws in the front of the roof that had become slightly loose, just open the roof a bit and tweek them all up.
There was another across the parcel shelf at both sides which just needed lubrication.
The one that took the longest to find came from the boot area (very subtle flapping noise) which I eventually eliminated by lowering the adjustable boot catch fully and lubricating the locating plastic lugs on each side of it.
There was also a slight noise from the drivers door storage box/arm rest hinge which just needed lubricating.
deeps said:
I must say I am fanatical about any slight rattle or squeak, but I've never had one yet that has beat me.
Hahaha! So it is not only me with this OCD? I have yet to start to properly sort the squeaks & rattles in my SL500 (Pano Roof) but like you. "They shall be beaten."I had an E55 with two very distict 'clonks' from the rear if cornered with any enthusiasm. To cut a 6-month story short I dropped something behind the autochanger in the boot one day. Whilst rummaging around looking for said item I discovered 2 golf balls that had been swilling around all this time. Both pleased and furious all at the same time. Enjoyed the car a lot more after this discovery!
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