I'm giving up on squeaks and rattles
 

Well my war on interior squeaks and rattles is over. I've managed to get rid of all the louder rattles and gotten rid of squeaks all together, but some of the smaller rattles are still there. At this point, I think I'll throw in the towel and turn up the volume.

However, for those of you still wanting to get rid of some of those annoying rattles and squeaks, here are some things I found:

- Before starting, I went and got the Nissan squeak tape ( part # 68239-13E00 ) Stuff was f**king pricey, but I figured it was worth the peace and quiet it was going to help make. I also picked up some clips for the instrument panel cover, since I recall that all 4 of those were missing the last time I looked a while back. An yes, I did check all all over the place, using a flexible magnet tool and flashlight. Clip part# is 96938-40U10

- Followed the Nissan Squeak and Rattle service bulletin document http://www.jatan.net/tsbs/056820.pdf. Besides the points covered in that document, I did the following:

- The rear parcel shelf finisher (where the rear brake light sits on top of) was warped, due to age, heat, moisture etc. Because it was warped, parts of it were hitting the body, causing rattling. Removed rear seat, removed seat back, removed left and right c-pillar trim, then placed chunks of foam tape at warped points.

- The lower styrofoam blocks on all door panels that are normally glued to the panel had come loose. Glued them back, then applied some duct tape to hold them in place while the glue dried.

- The instrument panel required clips. These are also the same clips used for the trim piece surrounding the shifter.

- Any loose wires, whether they were located underneath trim parts or under the rear seats were taped down using duct tape. With the rear seats, I figured it would help whenever I didn't have any passengers back there, which is pretty much 99% of the time.

when i usually make tight corners my body would lean against my door panel and i would hear a ridiculous squeak across the whole door panel, even with the music on. it feels very discusting and cheap. is that the unglued lower styrofoam?

Good info. I have to start tackling some more of mine now. I guess it happens with age :(.

plus your pdf was for 95-97 maximas. how can i find the 98 maxima bulletin document?

I would think that they would be pretty close. Either way the Nissan squeak tape is good info. I am going to pick some up.

Could be, but my guess is that the squeaking is a result of either the top section of the panel rubbing, or the sides/bottom section rubbing. In the case of the top section, it is caused by metal rubbing on metal where the factory squeak tape has worn out, and for the sides/bottom section, vinyl on metal rubbing. On my car, I found that the tape on the top section was more worn out on all door panels (and in some spots, nothing left but residue) than the tape along the sides and bottom. So if I had to make a best guess, I'd say the squeaking is caused by the top section where metal is rubbing against metal.

Another option that has dual benefits is definitely the WS SFC! This will imrove your handling dramatically and you will also loose some of those annoying rattels you cannot find....just an option but I know you'd be impressed!
-Lieb-

I heard that Warpspeed stopped producing those or that they're very hard to get or something? Please let me know if I'm wrong because I need some SFC!

actually i just got them installed.. i dont know how many sets they have, or had but they are sending some out... i was just going to suppest getting these.. they cut down on alot of the rattles you cant seem to find/fix.. trust me i have every peice in my dash covered with friction tape and a layer of foam behind both front door panels and under my rear deck.