Rattling / buzzing noise from the dashboard

[DjStopu]

Not for Leon but you will get the idea

Use some plastic to pry it for start to not scratch dash but once you lift a corner you can use hands to pull it up , work ytour way around it, only few clips holding it.

 

[georgemilev]

Not for Leon but you will get the idea

Use some plastic to pry it for start to not scratch dash but once you lift a corner you can use hands to pull it up , work ytour way around it, only few clips holding it.

thanks sir i will keep the thread updated when something pops up!

 

[georgemilev]

Hello All,

Last week i have disabled the soundaktuator via obdeleven and since then i have only heard this buzzing once and it was very mild, nothing compared to before. I have driven only 200 km, so it's not much, but... My question is - is there something mechanically that can screw up with this and even disabled to cause this?

Thanks.
Georgi

 

[georgemilev]

Hello all,
Another update on the issue. I can safely confirm that the issue is with the plastic that is around the air vent. Today my gf drove the car and when the issue appeared I started to push it down and it stops. The question is can I remove any plastic from the dashboard without removing the whole dash? Any idea how to approach this?
Thanks
Georgi

 

[Cubbington]

Hello all,
Another update on the issue. I can safely confirm that the issue is with the plastic that is around the air vent. Today my gf drove the car and when the issue appeared I started to push it down and it stops. The question is can I remove any plastic from the dashboard without removing the whole dash? Any idea how to approach this?
Thanks
Georgi

Great that you’ve found the problem!

That sounds like a big job, which air vent? You may be able to remove it and put some felt tape or foam around it to get rid of the buzz.

 

[georgemilev]

Great that you’ve found the problem!

That sounds like a big job, which air vent? You may be able to remove it and put some felt tape or foam around it to get rid of the buzz.

Sorry I missed to write down that' it's the big one that is towards the window in the middle of the center console

 

[Cubbington]

No need to apologise buddy

can you put something in between the windscreen dashboard to pad it out? Maybe some anti-rattle tape pushed in with a trim removal tool? You could try first by putting a long piece in that you can pull out (don’t remove the sticky backing tape!) if it doesn’t cure the problem It’ll be fiddly, but that’s got to be worth a try.

 

[georgemilev]

I think I can but it would bother me visually I would prefer for a more gentle solution hence the question can this plastic be removed so I can put something below it and not to see it

 

[Cubbington]

I didn’t mean it as a permanent fix, just temporary to see if that fixed it, then you could do a proper job.

i couldn’t live with that mess either

But agreed, if you can pop that air vent trim off, then that would be the ideal solution.

Hope you figure it out!

 

[georgemilev]

What would be your suggestion for a proper job? I can't imagine to do anything if I am not able to take this plastic off without removing the whole dashboard / console. Do you have by hand the workshop manual? At least there I can get more info on removing this (hope so)
Thanks

 

[Cubbington]

The only thing I can think of is to push some anti-rattle tape in the gap between windscreen and dashboard temporarily- don’t remove the sticky backing and leave a long length showing so it can be pulled out and done tidily somehow if that cures the problem.

If that does work, then you can figure out a way of doing it tidily.

Otherwise, you’ll have to figure out how to remove the air vent. I gave mine a little pull at the corner a few days ago to see it would unclip easily and it didn’t want to unclip, so I didn’t force it. You also don’t want to risk something snapping off and falling down the vent as I doubt you’d ever get it out…

Hopefully somebody else will come along with a better suggestion than mine, and how to remove that air vent.

Cheers,

Nick

 

[Craig.]

Hello all,
Another update on the issue. I can safely confirm that the issue is with the plastic that is around the air vent. Today my gf drove the car and when the issue appeared I started to push it down and it stops. The question is can I remove any plastic from the dashboard without removing the whole dash? Any idea how to approach this?
Thanks
Georgi

Have you got a pic of the exact part you mean? Ideally with arrows or a pointy finger to be specific on which part is rattling