CTSnowdog Posted November 29, 2008 Share Posted November 29, 2008 Glad to help, and I hope they go away! I like the idea of the defroster as well, so I'll give that a try. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mindovermattre Posted November 30, 2008 Share Posted November 30, 2008 The rattle next to your ear is the plastic that slides up and down as part of your seat belt anchor adjuster. Got that one too. Just stick something in there to keep it from moving around (I used some clear tap) and it should go away. I did this as well and it worked for me, I used the foam tap however. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XTPartDeux Posted December 1, 2008 Share Posted December 1, 2008 Found four potential sources of the driver side dash rattles. The dremeling worked well, but the plastic had already cracked due to the "engineering" defect. I super glued the crack and used a metal washer to reinforce the cracked plastic: This screw was not fully tightened. I tightened it up after I was done with everything else: Note the added rubber strips on the fuse box cover and on the left side of the opening where the cover is supposed to snap in (but doesn't). This snugged everything up: One of those plastic fasteners was missing (see the hole at the tip of the screw driver) so I used a 3M command strip to fix the two pieces of plastic together: The rattle is now gone! It's on to the passenger side next. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scooby08 Posted December 29, 2008 Share Posted December 29, 2008 I've got a 2008 legacy and i hear a rattle noise from the passenger side C-pillar.. i'm not sure if its from the pillar itself, or from the rear cover over the rear seats. The dealer couldn't do anything about it, took it more than once, still there. Any help? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodstock Posted December 30, 2008 Share Posted December 30, 2008 I've got a 2008 legacy and i hear a rattle noise from the passenger side C-pillar.. i'm not sure if its from the pillar itself, or from the rear cover over the rear seats. The dealer couldn't do anything about it, took it more than once, still there. Any help? i hear a rattle also on my 08, but it is the glove box compartment. When i hear it, one slap on the compartment and its gone:rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schwartzki Posted December 30, 2008 Share Posted December 30, 2008 Thanks for the info on the left ear noise, i had that one night on a trip. I already stuffed a piece of paper between the a piller and dash, fixed that rattle, have another drivers side where dash meets windshield. That will get more paper. I had a 95 Leggy it was full or rattles too, mainly from 2 12" subs. I also have the glove box rattle, and a odd rattle coming from the ebrake, shifter area, which is silenced with slight pressure on ebrake, my arm rest also rattles when my arm isn't on it. Annoying...all will be silenced...thanks for your help Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schwartzki Posted December 30, 2008 Share Posted December 30, 2008 Well this thread rocks, that pass side dash rattle turned out to be the glove box. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SW7RT Posted December 30, 2008 Share Posted December 30, 2008 A good fix for the left side C-pillar dash rattle is to wedge a strip of foam where the windshield meets the dash and pillar. I used a grey strip of foam about 7 or 8 inches long and probably 2 or 3 inches wide. The gap where the dash rattle sound was coming from near the C-pillar swallowed the foam up as soon as I used my finger to wedge it in, while the rest of the foam need to be worked in more before it finally disappeared. Seat belts when not buckled will cause sounds as others have said. The glove box isn't an issue yet its just picky when it comes to closing. I got the grey foam with a part that I ordered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schwartzki Posted December 30, 2008 Share Posted December 30, 2008 I believe you are talking about the A pillars not C, the pillars go from front to rear A, B, C, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heytiggr Posted December 30, 2008 Share Posted December 30, 2008 subscribed so I can find this thread easily in the future... ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpecBee Posted January 3, 2009 Share Posted January 3, 2009 K, so driving yesterday 2nd trip I noticed a rattle near the A pillar drivers side. This was not associated with bumps and was occurring with and with out bumps. My wife said it sounds like two chipmunks fighting over a nut. I thought to myself this must be the dash rattle everyone was discussing in this thread. I went out for a 3rd trip and the noise was gone. (maybe the chipmunks stopped fighting) anyway it was quite noisy and irritating. Got 31K on the car and not sure why this noise would come and go. The car was plenty warmed up by the second trip and warmer for the third. Obviously I cant fix what is now gone but does anyone have any experiences with the same situation? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LongHiway Posted January 5, 2009 Share Posted January 5, 2009 K, so driving yesterday 2nd trip I noticed a rattle near the A pillar drivers side. This was not associated with bumps and was occurring with and with out bumps. My wife said it sounds like two chipmunks fighting over a nut. I thought to myself this must be the dash rattle everyone was discussing in this thread. I went out for a 3rd trip and the noise was gone. (maybe the chipmunks stopped fighting) anyway it was quite noisy and irritating. Got 31K on the car and not sure why this noise would come and go. The car was plenty warmed up by the second trip and warmer for the third. Obviously I cant fix what is now gone but does anyone have any experiences with the same situation? Similar here, cold cars seem to create rattles - maybe better put, large temperature changes, some incidence in the summer but, not as bad. 'Course, temperature depends on where you live. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batonrouge Posted January 7, 2009 Share Posted January 7, 2009 I've had this same rattle in both my '06 and '08 Legacy and it definitely goes away as the outside (or maybe even inside) tempreature rises. The dealer tried unsuccessfully to fix it in the '06 and I have yet to bring it to their attention for the '08. I'll probably fix it myself- the dealers here are useless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RayC Posted January 9, 2009 Share Posted January 9, 2009 My dash started doing the rattle / plastic sound a couple weeks ago when the temperatures dropped significantly. Quick search here for "dash rattle" and voila! You guys rock. Going to do the dremel trick today! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fargus04 Posted January 14, 2009 Share Posted January 14, 2009 My glovebox rattle is back yet again, even after replacing the rubber bumpers. I'm one step shy of ripping the whole assembly apart. Very annoying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mindovermattre Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 My glovebox rattle is back yet again, even after replacing the rubber bumpers. I'm one step shy of ripping the whole assembly apart. Very annoying. i just put some foam tape where the door meets the dash as it closes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotty Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 That little bracket was broken on mine. I ended making a carbon fiber reinforcement tab and epoxied it in place. The rattle just about gone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LISpecB07 Posted January 17, 2009 Share Posted January 17, 2009 I have a rattle that sounds like it's coming from driver side defrost. The rattle resonates at around 2500 and above rpm. I think this is a bit different than the common corner of the dash rattle?? Thoughts?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanztalon Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 It's weird, my rattle has all but disappeared in the cold (below 30 degrees) but is near constant once it warms back up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhatV8 Posted February 4, 2009 Share Posted February 4, 2009 I have a rattle that sounds like it's coming from driver side defrost. The rattle resonates at around 2500 and above rpm. I think this is a bit different than the common corner of the dash rattle?? Thoughts?? It is likely the same thing. I believe there are several sources for the rattle, mine sounds like someone tapping on the bottom edge of the windshield with a soft face hammer...but only when it is cold. If one of the fixes in this thread doesn't remedy it, you can try the fix in the the 12-96-06 TSB: http://www.thel7.com/TSB/12-96-06.pdf That one does require a bit of work, though. I am surprised the book time is only 1.4 hours...don't expect to be even close to this w/o a lot of experience pulling our dash apart. Good luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clabough Posted February 4, 2009 Share Posted February 4, 2009 I have a rattle that sounds like it's coming from driver side defrost. The rattle resonates at around 2500 and above rpm. I think this is a bit different than the common corner of the dash rattle?? Thoughts?? What really helped for me is that I took off the side panel (between the dash and door where it closes) and also removed the driver's-side vent. I went for a drive to be able to look/feel in the dash for the rattle, but the rattle was gone. This lead me to the vent mechanism. I noticed that the actuator arm (that opens and closes the vent) on the side of the vent mechanism was loose enough to rattle with the correct amount of vibration. A little stretch material (i.e. rubber band) wrapped around the vent and mechanism and that particular rattle has all but disappeared). I still get rattles around the center console (from the cheap plastic) and a new rattle has started in the back of the car. I'm going to have someone drive me around while I sit in the back to figure out where that one's coming from. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtmvt Posted February 5, 2009 Share Posted February 5, 2009 You know what I found really helped with my rattle noises: a good aftermarket turbo and exhaust paired with an aftermarket stereo system. I don't even hear my rattles any more........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FireB Posted February 5, 2009 Share Posted February 5, 2009 You know what I found really helped with my rattle noises: a good aftermarket turbo and exhaust paired with an aftermarket stereo system. I don't even hear my rattles any more........ +1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mindovermattre Posted March 26, 2009 Share Posted March 26, 2009 an update on the cubby rattle, it is not actually the cubby, but I believe it is just another dash rattle. When I took out the cubby, I still got the rattle, when the cubby is in though, it sounds like it is coming from the cubby. It sounds like it is coming from the passengar side dash somewhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cino135 Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 sorry, haven't read all the pages. but will the dealer cover this if im under factory warranty? assuming they would? trust, ill go in armed with the info from previous pages (yet read) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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