Sunvisor Internal Rattles

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Discussion Starter · 2 mo ago

Has anyone else heard the occasional rattles inside the sun visors? If you tap on them you can hear it sometimes as well. Temperature can affect it that is why it is not always obvious. Wondering if anyone has found a fix or a way to stop it. I think it is related to the sliding mirror cover or internal tracks but not positive on that.

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Steve g

· #2 · 2 mo ago

Don’t get mad...I thought I had a rattle in that area too.. it turned out to be the seat belt adjuster on the B pillar.. try adjusting it up or down and see if it goes away for a bit. I have to punch mine once a month or so to shut it up.

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Discussion Starter · #3 · 2 mo ago (Edited)

I have not had that one yet. The faint rattle is in the visors, if I tap them I can hear it. I might try something like this to see if it squeezes just enough to prevent it.
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Discussion Starter · #4 · 2 mo ago

It sounds almost like a little bead loose inside each of them. I ordered the $5 garage door opener clips. I think the little bit of squeezing pressure might remedy the noise.

waveslikeweapons

· #5 · 2 mo ago

I have heard this too, I thought it was the sunroof, I'm gonna check this on my way home from work today.

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anonimaus

· #6 · 2 mo ago

After investigating the rattle in mine, thinking it was the seatbelt height adjuster, I found it’s my passenger side headrest rattling.

Intruder

· #7 · 2 mo ago

If we’re listing rattles around the cabin, I’ve got three:
1. Reverse lockout lever on my shift knob. Annoying as hell.
2. Height adjust for driver side seatbelt
3. There’s a slight buzzing right around the front left part of the dashboard. Not terrible but it’s noticeable when the radio goes quiet for a second.

22GT2

· #8 · 2 mo ago

I stuffed a rag between my visor and the headliner and that rattle went away. The seatbelt adjuster rattle was solved by a business card folded in half... the one that really drives me crazy is the sunroof. When it's cold outside it rattles on every bump. I can grab the frame and make it shut up but can't figure out what to tighten to make it go away.

Hamster-GT

· #9 · 2 mo ago

Wow. I don't have any interior rattles after 55k+ miles. The only "rattle" I find is when I make a high speed turn, there is a resonating sound and I most definitely think it's the front crossmember. The N cars have vibration absorbers mounted in the front and rear crossmembers.

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Intruder

· #10 · 2 mo ago

Hamster-GT said:
Wow. I don't have any interior rattles after 55k+ miles.

That’s really good to hear. The overall quality of these cars is vastly superior to other brands.

I don’t want to seem as tho my interior sounds like a maraca from hell as it certainly isn‘t. The only thing that bugs me is the shifter rattle. That will be solved once I can order my short shifter.

noturbonoproblem

· #11 · 2 mo ago

Intruder said:
That’s really good to hear. The overall quality of these cars is vastly superior to other brands.

I don’t want to seem as tho my interior sounds like a maraca from hell as it certainly isn‘t. The only thing that bugs me is the shifter rattle. That will be solved once I can order my short shifter.

That was the bigger of the two rattles when I got mine too. Bothered me to no end, and fixed it with the short shifter.
The other one was in the door panel with the bass cranked. Fixed that when I sound deadened the whole car.

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Discussion Starter · #12 · 2 mo ago

The sunvisor rattle is so minor and on mine but I like everything perfect and noise free. The fact that this is the only little issue I have is so nice.

Shiesty

· #13 · 2 mo ago

Intruder said:
If we’re listing rattles around the cabin, I’ve got three:
1. Reverse lockout lever on my shift knob. Annoying as hell.
2. Height adjust for driver side seatbelt
3. There’s a slight buzzing right around the front left part of the dashboard. Not terrible but it’s noticeable when the radio goes quiet for a second.

If you keep it in sport mode the buzzing on the dashboard might be the stupid little speaker they put in for fake engine noise. When you hear the noise turn sport mode off and on and see if it comes and goes with the button presses. It's pointless, I hated it and disconnected mine.

Intruder

· #14 · 2 mo ago

Yeah I’ve got that but I didn’t list it. The buzzing I’m talking about is from the front left section of the dashboard. It’s most likely just a vibration caused by a certain resonance at a certain rpm.

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Discussion Starter · #15 · 2 mo ago

Fixed the sunvisor rattle that comes from the internals for the sliding mirror door. Stuffed a whole tissue all the way into the same place the mirror door slides into. Rattle gone and door still works perfect.

Intruder

· #16 · 2 mo ago

Intruder said:
1. Reverse lockout lever on my shift knob. Annoying as hell.

So if anyone is interested, I’m sure I know the cause of this and I have a low tech solution, albeit temporary (unless you don’t mind the fix).

The cause is the shifter base bushings, I’m pretty sure. I never had this rattle before I installed them. No biggie. The benefits far outweigh the annoyance.

The solution, other than a new shifter with a different lockout design, is cheap and easy. If anyone in your house has long hair, you‘ve already got the fix. I used an elastic hair tie. It’s black, I wrapped it around twice.

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You barely even notice it. Rode into work with the radio a bit lower than normal and didn’t hear the shifter at all. I drove home with everything “normal” and once again, no vibration noise. The hair tie stays until I can get the short shifter.

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noturbonoproblem

· #17 · 2 mo ago

Intruder said:
So if anyone is interested, I’m sure I know the cause of this and I have a low tech solution, albeit temporary (unless you don’t mind the fix).

The cause is the shifter base bushings, I’m pretty sure. I never had this rattle before I installed them. No biggie. The benefits far outweigh the annoyance.

The solution, other than a new shifter with a different lockout design, is cheap and easy. If anyone in your house has long hair, you‘ve already got the fix. I used an elastic hair tie. It’s black, I wrapped it around twice. View attachment 91575
You barely even notice it. Rode into work with the radio a bit lower than normal and didn’t hear the shifter at all. I drove home with everything “normal” and once again, no vibration noise. The hair tie stays until I can get the short shifter.

The base bushings likely accentuate it. Mine did it with everything stock. Seems like the factory lockout isn't designed well enough to keep vibrations from vibrating it around

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