hardware1197
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- 2020 Police Utility
So I've been reading a lot about various rattles but this one I chased and thought I'd post the journey....
Had an annoying rattle coming from the B Piller/Door jamb area of the passengers side.
Symptoms:
Removed B piller trim and floor trim
Removed both front and rear door panels
Used an endoscope
Built an automotive stethoscope from rubber tube and a small funnel
The culprit:
This CRAZY underbody deflector panel that is like a felt covered plastic pan that looks like it was designed at the last minute to solve some problem that not much thought went into....slapped in place with a plastic nut and some screws......I almost think that some trim is missing that allows air to sneak into the pan area and cause it ti flop up and down and random oscillations - my temporary solution was some duct tape.....that's correct.......
By the way that pan has a LOT of little rocks and debris in it at just over 2800 miles since new.......
Part in question: 7811782 (L1MZ-7811782-F - PIU Version)
I did not see any reference to this is search........
Had an annoying rattle coming from the B Piller/Door jamb area of the passengers side.
Symptoms:
- Constant at any speed above 50
- more pronounced in high wind
- unaffected by temperature
- Rattle could almost be felt underfoot while riding in rear passenger seat
Removed B piller trim and floor trim
Removed both front and rear door panels
Used an endoscope
Built an automotive stethoscope from rubber tube and a small funnel
The culprit:
This CRAZY underbody deflector panel that is like a felt covered plastic pan that looks like it was designed at the last minute to solve some problem that not much thought went into....slapped in place with a plastic nut and some screws......I almost think that some trim is missing that allows air to sneak into the pan area and cause it ti flop up and down and random oscillations - my temporary solution was some duct tape.....that's correct.......
By the way that pan has a LOT of little rocks and debris in it at just over 2800 miles since new.......
Part in question: 7811782 (L1MZ-7811782-F - PIU Version)
I did not see any reference to this is search........