INTERIOR CREAK NOISE

[jay8bc]

Hi when i'm driving generally at a higher speed i'm getting a slight creak noise from the plastic around either the drivers door, window or the seat belt cover. Has anyone any ideas of how to get rid of this? Would WD40 in the gaps help? It's a minor thing but very annoying!

[CraigyMc]

jay8bc said:

Hi when i'm driving generally at a higher speed i'm getting a slight creak noise from the plastic around either the drivers door, window or the seat belt cover. Has anyone any ideas of how to get rid of this? Would WD40 in the gaps help? It's a minor thing but very annoying!

What car is it?

[jay8bc]

Toyota Aygo

[CraigyMc]

jay8bc said:

Toyota Aygo

Age?

[jay8bc]

7 years old

[mersontheperson]

Wow, I am surprised you can reach the pedals

[jay8bc]

Very good

[mersontheperson]

Difficult one Jay, due to it being at high speed I assume it’s down to increased air pressure on that part of the vehicle, is it possible to isolate? For instance maybe winding down the window a small amount to see if it changes, or pulling the seat belt tight etc. by trying a few of these you may be able to narrow it down.

I spent some time searching the interweb, couldn’t find a similar post expressing the same issue

[MakaveliX]

Yaris 08 which had a fair few rattles i've silenced by pinpointing and shoving black-tac down there.
One is persistent which I cannot find. https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...

Do not spray WD40 anywhere inside the car as there's loads of cabling etc which could be damaged.

[CraigyMc]

jay8bc said:

Hi when i'm driving generally at a higher speed i'm getting a slight creak noise from the plastic around either the drivers door, window or the seat belt cover. Has anyone any ideas of how to get rid of this? Would WD40 in the gaps help? It's a minor thing but very annoying!

I'd suggest opening the suspect door and shaking it about to see if you can hear or feel a rattle without any background noise.

It's relatively simply to take the door card (plastic bit of the door) off.
It's held on with only a few bolts and a few clips, you would have to take the door handle trim off to expose the bolts. Once you're inside that you can see if there's anything loose.

If you are of a mind to go ahead with this, I'd recommend getting a set of cheap trim removal spudgers ( https://www.amazon.co.uk/Wacnune-Audio-Removal-Pla... ) and some fabric tape such as https://www.amazon.co.uk/51608-Fabric-Insulation-H... to wrap whatever is rattling about.

Note on car door trim clips - these are often sacrificial, but can pretty much always be bought cheaply. They are often the cause of rattles.

[IAmTheWalrus]

mersontheperson said:

Wow, I am surprised you can reach the pedals

LMFAO thanks for that, made me chuckle