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Strange Creaking Noise

Post by Gayno » Sat Jul 12, 2014 10:32 pm

Recently, my car has developed a somewhat annoying creaking noise.

Probably started a couple of months ago, generally when the car was cold and after a few minutes would go away. Recently though it would persist and not go away. In the last week I have stiffened the coilovers dampening and the noise is now much more noticable (and even more annoying!!).

Strange thing is......the noise is coming from INSIDE the car!!

Sounds to be coming from the bottom of the A pillar, so at first I thought it may have been the windscreen, but no amount of pressure on the inside of the screen would make it go away.

Can chassis/suspension noise travel to inside the car like this??

Here's a video from today....

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Re: Strange Creaking Noise

Post by W1ggz » Sat Jul 12, 2014 10:59 pm

Just try moving your seat 1 click mine was creaking the other day I was hitting everything in the door panel trying to cure it but it was the seat

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Post by NafemanNathan » Sat Jul 12, 2014 11:15 pm

I think every 4th gen I've had had that at some point.

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Post by Vtecmec » Sat Jul 12, 2014 11:22 pm

:lol: And did you find it?

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Post by NafemanNathan » Sat Jul 12, 2014 11:29 pm

Don't know, I'm still trying to figure out how to put it all back together to take it for a test drive ;-)

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Post by Dbo » Sun Jul 13, 2014 9:03 am

I had a noise like this untill i changed the front upper wishbone for mot....
wasnt the balljoint but the two bushes at the back....had gone dry...
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Post by mercutio » Sun Jul 13, 2014 10:00 am

Dbo wrote:I had a noise like this untill i changed the front upper wishbone for mot....
wasnt the balljoint but the two bushes at the back....had gone dry...
This ^^^^^^^^^^^
bristol_bb4 wrote:ahhh a 5th gen, i love 5th gens :D :lol:
Dino wrote:I loves the 5th gen really.... just dont quote me on it... ;)
4thgenphil wrote:Mines 4 1/4 unches mate, sorry

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Post by Gayno » Sun Jul 13, 2014 11:46 am

Sounds like it could be something, seems to happen on a vertical movement in the suspension so does tie in with that.

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