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wild1poet2 · 09-20-2008, 10:11 AM

My car came back from the shop after a 17K service. It's been squeaking inside. Like styrofoam rubbing together. I eventually traced it to the rear top. Pressing the rear window I can replicate the squeak.

I searched for a cure but really found none. A lot of notes of squeaks but no fixes.

I checked my shop manual suspecting it was a tension issue. I opened the top a couple inches and looked at the mechanism inside hoping to find a way to reduce the tension. I suspect it was the rubber seal of the top squeaking aginst the edge of the rear deck lid when closed. Nothing that looked like an adjuster.

Finally, out of graphite I rubbed some original Armour All on all the rubber seals. It seems to have stopped the squeaking.

Anyone else have tis problem. If so, how did you fix it?

09-20-2008, 10:11 AM	#1
wild1poet2 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Boston area Posts: 327	Squeaking Top My car came back from the shop after a 17K service. It's been squeaking inside. Like styrofoam rubbing together. I eventually traced it to the rear top. Pressing the rear window I can replicate the squeak. I searched for a cure but really found none. A lot of notes of squeaks but no fixes. I checked my shop manual suspecting it was a tension issue. I opened the top a couple inches and looked at the mechanism inside hoping to find a way to reduce the tension. I suspect it was the rubber seal of the top squeaking aginst the edge of the rear deck lid when closed. Nothing that looked like an adjuster. Finally, out of graphite I rubbed some original Armour All on all the rubber seals. It seems to have stopped the squeaking. Anyone else have tis problem. If so, how did you fix it? __________________ '04 Black Boxster, 18" Carerra wheels "If you're not living on the edge, you're taking up too much space."