Noise driving me nuts
Drifting
Joined: Jun 2007
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From: Macomb MI
I also notice that the rear supports on the back wall that hold the horizontal roof pins are pretty loose and may rattle.
I have not tried to permanently fix.
Did you find a fix?
Racer
Joined: Jun 2005
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http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c7-g...heres-how.html
also, I don't know if this is what you're hearing but I noticed a similar rattle which turned out to be the passenger seat belt buckle hitting against the b-pillar. I pulled the lower part of the seat belt housing forward, in front of the seat back, and the rattle stopped.
also, I don't know if this is what you're hearing but I noticed a similar rattle which turned out to be the passenger seat belt buckle hitting against the b-pillar. I pulled the lower part of the seat belt housing forward, in front of the seat back, and the rattle stopped.
Race Director
Joined: Jul 2010
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From: Upstate NY
Another thing to look for: see if the passenger seat is elevated to the point where the top of the seat is in contact with the "roll bar". Wifey had mine way up there. 
The car has been solid as a rock even on our crappy, hole filled roads.
The car has been solid as a rock even on our crappy, hole filled roads.
Instructor
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I notice that both the front hooks make noise on mine too only when the rood is stowed. I can reach back and hold the roof panel and the rattles will stop.
I also notice that the rear supports on the back wall that hold the horizontal roof pins are pretty loose and may rattle.
I have not tried to permanently fix.
Did you find a fix?
I also notice that the rear supports on the back wall that hold the horizontal roof pins are pretty loose and may rattle.
I have not tried to permanently fix.
Did you find a fix?
Melting Slicks
Joined: May 2001
Posts: 2,596
Likes: 120
From: East Tennessee
This just happened to me lol, my wife is short and had the seat cranked up. For a while every time I'd hit some bumps it sounded like sandpaper rubbing on something. Thought it was the battery styrofoam cover at first but I took that out and it still did it. Then I happened to notice the passenger seat back moving when it was making the noise and sure enough the top of the seat was jammed up against the halo.
Pro
Joined: Oct 2008
Posts: 569
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From: Michigan Thumb
I fixed the same issue on two different C7s. Awful squeaky racket. It was due to the rear quarter glass rubber gasket rubbing on the rear quarter panel - on BOTH sides. I found the thread mentioned above, and I would never have believed the noise was coming from outside the car.
But I solved it by REMOVING shims at the first screw in my picture below to create a GAP between the window gasket and body panel.
This was mentioned above, but this looks like it shims the interface tighter rather than removing the interference as I did:
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c7-g...heres-how.html
My approach:
Push here to see if it squeaks:
If it does, remove this screw:
Remove at least 1 shim:
And you want to create a small gap, then do the press-squeak test again. If it does remove another shim (they were different thickness on mine):
But I solved it by REMOVING shims at the first screw in my picture below to create a GAP between the window gasket and body panel.
This was mentioned above, but this looks like it shims the interface tighter rather than removing the interference as I did:
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c7-g...heres-how.html
My approach:
Push here to see if it squeaks:
If it does, remove this screw:
Remove at least 1 shim:
And you want to create a small gap, then do the press-squeak test again. If it does remove another shim (they were different thickness on mine):
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