Annoying interior rattle. Help!
Thread Starter
Instructor
Joined: Jun 2014
Posts: 213
Likes: 7
From: North Texas
Annoying interior rattle. Help!
I'm getting an annoying interior rattle from the passenger side rear speaker cover area. I have a 2001 z06. It sounds like its coming from back there maybe even below the rear window. Anyone have an experience with this particular rattle? It's hard for me to reach over there and drive. 
Race Director
Joined: Dec 2002
Posts: 10,233
Likes: 21
From: Baltimore suburbs Maryland
I have a coupe but when I removed the right rear fender I found the upper part of the inner "tub" had separated where the glue is. Likely just from old age, or because I used to have a large subwoofer back there. I glued it back together with an epoxy. Not sure if this is your problem though. Can you have someone else drive while you sit in the passenger seat and listen?
Drifting
Joined: Sep 2009
Posts: 1,862
Likes: 594
From: Prescott, Arizona
I had a rattle, better described as a "double clack" when going over certain bumps. I swore it came from the area you describe.
I finally got it when I tightened down the front two removable roof receivers on the windshield bow above the sun visors. Each one, where the pins from the roof go in, have two 10 mm bolts and can be adjusted or moved down to make the roof tighter against the rubber molding on the windshield bow.
I investigated all sorts of things, including the passenger side speaker grill, stabilizer bar links and others before I found the cause.
I finally got it when I tightened down the front two removable roof receivers on the windshield bow above the sun visors. Each one, where the pins from the roof go in, have two 10 mm bolts and can be adjusted or moved down to make the roof tighter against the rubber molding on the windshield bow.
I investigated all sorts of things, including the passenger side speaker grill, stabilizer bar links and others before I found the cause.
Tech Contributor
Joined: Dec 1999
Posts: 32,910
Likes: 2,402
From: Anthony TX
CI 6,7,8,9,11 Vet
St. Jude Donor '08
MY,,, recommendation would be to find a TRUSTED FRIEND and have him drive it while you get into the back and figure it out... Pin point the area and start removing panels!!
Thread Starter
Instructor
Joined: Jun 2014
Posts: 213
Likes: 7
From: North Texas
Thanks everyone for the help. I wedged my partition deeper into the trunk area thus applying more pressure to the plastic trim pieces and the sound has gone away for the most part. I need to get someone I trust in there to drive it.
Tech Contributor
Joined: Dec 1999
Posts: 32,910
Likes: 2,402
From: Anthony TX
CI 6,7,8,9,11 Vet
St. Jude Donor '08
"I need to get someone I trust in there to drive it. "
That can be TOUGH 
Thread Starter
Instructor
Joined: Jun 2014
Posts: 213
Likes: 7
From: North Texas
Haha yeah. I'm the only person who's driven it since I've owned it. I need to teach the wife how to drive stick but I don't really want to show her on a cammed z06. Gonna have a bad time
Corvette Stories
The Best of Corvette for Corvette Enthusiasts
150 hp to 1,250 hp: Every Corvette Generation Compared by the Specs That Matter
Joe Kucinski
8 Coolest Corvette Pace Cars (and Replicas) of All Time
Verdad Gallardo
Top 10 Corvette Engines RANKED by Peak Torque (70+ Years of Muscle!)
Joe Kucinski
Corvette ZR1X Will Be Pacing the Indy 500, And Could Probably Race, Too!
Verdad Gallardo
Top 10 Corvettes Coming to Mecum Indy 2026!
Brett Foote
Top 10 C9 Corvette MUST-HAVES to Fix These C8 Generation Flaws!
Michael S. Palmer
10 Revolutionary 'Corvette Firsts' Most People Don't Know
Joe Kucinski
5 Reasons to Upgrade to an LS6-Powered Corvette; 5 Reasons to Stay LT2
Michael S. Palmer