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What I did to stop rattles for my brz

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I know theirs 1000 posts on this but I think the more people that post on it the better.  Each post might have something of value to someone so I wanted to as well.

 

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first rattle is here this is what it looks like exposed...

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The plastic clips rattle here so I used adhesive foam on the bottom of them(link at bottom to cheap foam)

Next rattle is this ...

 

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the exposed part is made of plastic and so I put adhesive foam here (this is the bottom of the back seat)

next is here ...

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This corner piece on both ends rattles against the glass window, I filled behind it with foam. The hole here is what hole you need to push foam through to fill it, i recommend you put your finger in first to feel where it needs to go, photo of hole is below...

 

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next is here...

 

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(at the top of the window that plastic piece) the roof liner is lose you can easily get small chunks of foam and push them in there hidden...

 

next place ...

 

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this area in general, I know it looks ugly how I did it but it’s all invisible when the seats are back so I don’t care, I just made it tight as hell, no movement..

 

next...

 

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this is where the break light is... that piece, I put foam on the edge where it sits against the back seats as it was plastic on metal and had movement...

next...

 

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next is all of the holes in the boot, this pushes the third break light up so it can’t vibrate on the glass window. I filled every hole and put duck tape there to make sure it doesn’t pop out. Also every cable here I made tight so they can’t move about 

here is one extra photo

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Next part...

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this is the obvious part, I put foam where the wheel arches are and then I put adhesive 3m foam EVERYWHERE after that, im sorry I have no photo of that but you know what I mean, the entire boot is covered in 3m adhesive foam.

 

Hope I had some stuff useful to you.

 

THIS IS THE FINAL LOOK FROM BOOT...oh I also did that part on the boot door I just took that off and put foam underneath, makes opening and closing the boot feel nicer too 

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hope I can help someone

ADHESIVE FOAM - https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/3M-6mm-Car-Sound-Proofing-Deadening-Camper-Van-Insulation-Closed-Cell-Foam-Sheet/184106555361?pageci=20637d0f-8686-41bb-9ca2-a8a4cfb8a525

 

REGULAR FOAM - https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/FOAM-SHEETS-CUT-TO-70-x20-x1-TO-5-IN-DEPTH-DENSITY-HARD-MED-SOFT-/264125917402?pageci=c327efe7-12b0-4865-a00d-33d9dedbcdb8

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I found one more, it sounded like it was the dash making the noise for ages but I did this two days ago and I haven’t heard a noise since. In fact I don’t have any rattles at all now for two days anyway lol. Just buy black foam on Amazon for £3 it’s way more than you need and get a thin strip push it down there then use a straw to push it in where your fingers can’t. It’s invisible

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4 hours ago, 86iain said:

Mine is probably the slowest standard GT86 due to the amount of foam, blu tac, duct tape and whatnot I've used to stop rattles 😂

😂😂😂😂 I was thinking that today too, it’s obsessive tho almost like a new hobby of mine. Where can I put foam😂

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I was thinking that today too, it’s obsessive tho almost like a new hobby of mine. Where can I put foam
Sometimes they don't bother me, other times I feel like torching it

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4 hours ago, 86iain said:

Sometimes they don't bother me, other times I feel like torching it emoji1787.png

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I have a subwoofer so usualy u can’t hear them but since I replaced my car battery my audio system needs to be reset or something so I’m driving with no music for the week. My music right now is trying to find rattles 😂

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11 hours ago, Jay Bamrah said:

What do u mean bro 

Excellent documentation and solutions. Top quality rattle-hunting.

Now if only I could deal with a seemingly loose passenger seat position lever that makes a boing noise over certain bumps! I've dealt with the clicky parcel shelf and added some damping for road noise and don't have many rattles, but my two enemies are the boingy seat lever and driver seatbelt clasp that creaks like crazy in summer when I'm lightly dressed.

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1 hour ago, nerdstrike said:

driver seatbelt clasp that creaks like crazy

I get that a tiny bit as well, and a little from the loop on the seat that the belt runs through.

My main complaint at the moment is a rattle from the steering column when going over a rough surface, like a railway crossing, or cobbles. I've had the EPS motor out and replaced the gear known to fail. I've replaced both front damper top mounts and ARB drop links. I've had all of the steering column area/dashboard trim and the intstruments out and made minor improvements with loom tape and foam. The column itself appears to be solid and in good order. But the fundamental rattle/clunking persists. Next thing I might try is checking the steering rack fixings but I have low hopes.

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3 hours ago, Shad said:

I get that a tiny bit as well, and a little from the loop on the seat that the belt runs through.

My main complaint at the moment is a rattle from the steering column when going over a rough surface, like a railway crossing, or cobbles. I've had the EPS motor out and replaced the gear known to fail. I've replaced both front damper top mounts and ARB drop links. I've had all of the steering column area/dashboard trim and the intstruments out and made minor improvements with loom tape and foam. The column itself appears to be solid and in good order. But the fundamental rattle/clunking persists. Next thing I might try is checking the steering rack fixings but I have low hopes.

Inside the dash theirs a tiny rattle it’s so small I can live with it as I can’t hear it with music. Is that what you’re on about inside the dash?

 

I don’t get my seatbelt stuff rattle but instead when you open the door, the silver bit at the bottom like a carpet for the door.. that thing.. rattled. Maybe it’s that? Try it 

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8 hours ago, MovesWithClouds said:

There can be a lot of road noise with this car but rattles? I don't even know if there are any. First thing I'd look into with road noise is the rear seats.

The BRZ/86 has many rattles stock, part of the fun on owning one is the constant fight to remove them lol 

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5 hours ago, nerdstrike said:

Excellent documentation and solutions. Top quality rattle-hunting.

Now if only I could deal with a seemingly loose passenger seat position lever that makes a boing noise over certain bumps! I've dealt with the clicky parcel shelf and added some damping for road noise and don't have many rattles, but my two enemies are the boingy seat lever and driver seatbelt clasp that creaks like crazy in summer when I'm lightly dressed.

Are you 100% sure it’s the seat lever ? Try the silver bit at the bottom of the door when you open it, I don’t know what it’s called but open the door then a silver thing with black dots on it. It might be to stop you scratching the paint when you get in and out I don’t know, but that thing if u shake it it rattles for me so maybe it could be that 

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20 minutes ago, Jay Bamrah said:

The BRZ/86 has many rattles stock, part of the fun on owning one is the constant fight to remove them lol 

I know! I just keep thinking did I get lucky with my car or do I just not care?

I don't notice it. Road noise I notice.

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Just now, MovesWithClouds said:

I know! I just keep thinking did I get lucky with my car or do I just not care?

I don't notice it. Road noise I notice.

Maybe you listen to music loud or you need your ears checked bro😂 if not then you’re the luckiest guy alive. 
see road noise i actually weirdly like it I just don’t like rattles they drive me insane.

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56 minutes ago, Jay Bamrah said:

Maybe you listen to music loud or you need your ears checked bro😂 if not then you’re the luckiest guy alive. 
see road noise i actually weirdly like it I just don’t like rattles they drive me insane.

Road noise really increases when rear tyres wear out, so it can get fairly loud on the motorway. The motorway is also where the driving is boring and I can catch up listening to boring interviews with nerdy people. But then I can't hear the interview and I have to choose. Switch to music? Make the drive more interesting? Try out hypermiling? Drive backwards? Meditate?

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17 hours ago, nerdstrike said:

Excellent documentation and solutions. Top quality rattle-hunting.

Now if only I could deal with a seemingly loose passenger seat position lever that makes a boing noise over certain bumps! I've dealt with the clicky parcel shelf and added some damping for road noise and don't have many rattles, but my two enemies are the boingy seat lever and driver seatbelt clasp that creaks like crazy in summer when I'm lightly dressed.

Do we have the same car? Exactly the 2 rattles that drive me mad, although my glovebox rattles and so does the gear lever. I'm driving a 13 year old Micra at the minute and it genuinely rattles less than my car.

I find when you are rattling hunting this works quite well (especially if you have a subwoofer). Download a frequency generator app on your phone then connect to your headunit with bluetooth, run the frequency app and play specific frequencies through your speakers, I've found that as you scroll down through the frequency range 400Hz and lower, you trigger all sorts of rattles to start, then you can hunt them down at your leisure rather than trying to figure it out whilst driving.

 

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1 hour ago, Varelco said:

Do we have the same car? Exactly the 2 rattles that drive me mad, although my glovebox rattles and so does the gear lever. I'm driving a 13 year old Micra at the minute and it genuinely rattles less than my car.

I find when you are rattling hunting this works quite well (especially if you have a subwoofer). Download a frequency generator app on your phone then connect to your headunit with bluetooth, run the frequency app and play specific frequencies through your speakers, I've found that as you scroll down through the frequency range 400Hz and lower, you trigger all sorts of rattles to start, then you can hunt them down at your leisure rather than trying to figure it out whilst driving.

 

That’s such a good idea,  the glove box one might be that last one I posted if you try that, that last one I posted if you vibrate the speaker in the dashboard the corner of it is loose so I feel it could be that but I don’t want to try put anything there and risk it touching the speaker. the air con also for me makes a slight buzz from that location also. 

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11 hours ago, MovesWithClouds said:

Road noise really increases when rear tyres wear out, so it can get fairly loud on the motorway. The motorway is also where the driving is boring and I can catch up listening to boring interviews with nerdy people. But then I can't hear the interview and I have to choose. Switch to music? Make the drive more interesting? Try out hypermiling? Drive backwards? Meditate?

That would have been good to know before I just drove 400 miles to Manchester and back on tyres almost at the point of replacing😂 thanks tho as I didn’t know that 

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I found another rattle which I thought was my passenger seat. Turned out to be this.

FOOTWELL AREA

 

tap the silver plastic part and it will sound slightly loose. When driving on not perfect roads it sounds like spare change in your pocket but near the door.

to take them off is super easy.

Next get a screwdriver and then press the metal clips on the back to make a firm contact with the plastic part of it. It will now be tight and won’t make any noise.

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