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Old Nov 2, 2000 | 01:16 AM
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grendel2000
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Have problem with creaking/noisy dash near passenger side
A-pillar. Also some bzzzzzing around radio. This is most
IRRITATING! Had seen some earlier comments months ago.(Yep
yep been slacking the site) Has anybody had any luck with this prob.

Thanks and later
Old Nov 2, 2000 | 01:58 AM
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i'm real lazy and i don't have problems. but what you can try is medical tape for the a pillars. it has a felt sort of surface so you won't have the sound of plastic rubbing. or you can try velcro. u wanna use the soft bushy side of it.. as far as your radio i'm not too clear what the problem is.
Old Nov 2, 2000 | 07:22 AM
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as the posts said.

just stuffing some 1/8 weatherstrip foam between dash and apillar will fix that, but the radio buzz will be alot harder. If you dont want to dig in the dash (or have the dealer do it), try to reach in from behind (from floor boards). Dont tug hard, but you might feel if something is loose.
Old Nov 2, 2000 | 08:56 AM
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Hey Tim, for that A-pillar rattle,

Did you put the foam in that whole creak between the dash and A-pillar? I mean starting from the windshield to where the dash ends near the door.
I put the foam in there but mostly in the creak near the door. Because it was much easier to put it in there.
I think I can still hear some rattle from A-pillar.

Or maybe it something else now

Should I try putting foam close to the windshield?

Thanks.

Old Nov 2, 2000 | 09:52 AM
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I stuffed the whole crevice...

errr something like that...

I think it only needs to be in one spot but I dont know where that is, so I used the shotgun approach
Old Nov 2, 2000 | 10:28 AM
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I put felt weather stripping in the whole thing also, a long peice from close to the windshield to close to the end of the dash and it's been fine ever since.
Old Nov 2, 2000 | 04:02 PM
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sqeak at passenger side "A" pillar

I just had this problem resolved. I found that it is that the dash mounts next to the a pillar are too close to a pillar. What you need to have the dealer do is relocate the dash mounts. It fixed my problem thank God. I was getting close to driving off into a tree from that thing.

I hope this helps.

Jon
Old Nov 3, 2000 | 08:40 AM
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Hey, so what did the dealer do to the dash?

you said relocate some kind of dash mounts.

Thanks.

Originally posted by walsh03
I just had this problem resolved. I found that it is that the dash mounts next to the a pillar are too close to a pillar. What you need to have the dealer do is relocate the dash mounts. It fixed my problem thank God. I was getting close to driving off into a tree from that thing.

I hope this helps.

Jon
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