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[rasputin22]

After deciding i was going for the bareshell interior look i'm now going round the whole car finding those awful rattles, vibrations, even knocks.

I'm now getting an OCD with rattles. Is anyone else?? Even getting in a friends mini i heard rattles and have to find them.

So far i have tie wrapped the inside door opening strutts?? (go along the top of the door on the inside, you get what i mean). So now when i close the door it's more of a satisfying clunk then a bone rattle.

Had a good one on an aftermarket fusebox, which was really annoying.

I have yet to sound proof on the roof yet as that sounds like an airplane taking off at certain revs, lol.

I'm sure i still have one behind my centre speedo i have yet to find.

Anyone else have annoying rattles they couldn't find for a while or similar??

[fordson]

i too have a rattle from behind the speeedo the head rests wobble makeing a noise and the passsanger seat rattles when there isnt anyone sittting in it i think all minis have rattles

[sazal]

I have a brilliant cure for rattles, turn up the music!

[BJst416]

Dont really know what its called but "edge finishing rubber strip" its a good start.
Use it on the vertical window rail, that will get rid of the window vibrating

[shellspeed]

I had a rear shock top mount nut come lose once, dead chuffed when I found it as that drove me mad.

I announced my sucess to the wife following a test drive and she jumped in for a spin round the block.

"I thought you had cured the rattle" she said.
"I have" I stated.
"It still rattles" she replied.
"Thats an old rattle" I said. "It was the new one that was bugging me, the old ones don't matter"

[rasputin22]

Think i have another behind my centre speedo somewhere, and the window winder has one when the window is just a little open (will have to live with this one for now).

[miniallsort]

rattles are apart of the mini

[mattdc2r]

Had one that bugged me for ages. Only heard itwhen going over big bumps or slamming the passenger door.
So......... After about ten minutes and 50 slams found it to be the passenger side brake dust cover. Still loadsmore little rattles, but that's another reasonfor an obnoxious exhaust

[Team Loxley Racing]

I've got these checker plate door cards... They are really rattley. I'm gonna get rid of them soon. I don't like them. Anyone want dibs on them when I eventually get new interior?

[somecrapname]

the tappets/rockers drive me mad. sometimes they are clinking away, and other times perfectly quiet (well.... normal). can't seem to set them right :S

[rick.spi]

I have a brilliant cure for rattles, turn up the music!

My cure, a loud exhaust, a K&N and soon sccr and sc drops... haha cant wait.