rattle
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From: SWMO
Check the targa latches, I had one that drove me straight crazy. I swore it was coming from the dash around the instrument panel, but could never find the spot. I FINALLY found it was the driver side targa latch. Nothing seems to be wrong with it at all, but I could hold my hand on it and the sound instantly went away, then came back immediately upon release. I folded a small napkin over and lightly wedged it between the latch when closing; the sound never comes back until I remove the napkin when taking the top off. I've been meaning to get a strip of that super thin sound deadener adhesive for a more permanent out-of-sight fix, but have just been so overjoyed the sound is gone.
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Good luck finding the source of the rattle. Hopefully it is something simple and doesn't require a dash disassembly.
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Check the targa latches, I had one that drove me straight crazy. I swore it was coming from the dash around the instrument panel, but could never find the spot. I FINALLY found it was the driver side targa latch. Nothing seems to be wrong with it at all, but I could hold my hand on it and the sound instantly went away, then came back immediately upon release. I folded a small napkin over and lightly wedged it between the latch when closing; the sound never comes back until I remove the napkin when taking the top off. I've been meaning to get a strip of that super thin sound deadener adhesive for a more permanent out-of-sight fix, but have just been so overjoyed the sound is gone.
