Ticking noise coming from right behind my left shoulder - 986 Forum - The Community for Porsche Boxster & Cayman Owners

zackwatt · 08-07-2007, 02:50 PM

I had that, It was more of a rubber on rubber sound. I took it to Porsche and they discovered it was coming from the door. The took the whole think apart and "fixed" it. They said that they did not find anything loose, but made sure everything was tight. Thanks warranty! It has not happened since. Also check your windstops, make sure the mesh part has enough padding between the clips and the rollhoops, it might be that. Hope this helps.

RandallNeighbour · 08-07-2007, 07:33 PM

Burg, if what you wrote and photograph works for the totally annoying random tick I hear over my left shoulder with the top up, I will name my next child after you.

OMG I hate that stupid ticking sound and I've been searching for the source of it for nearly two years!!!!!!!!!

noone986s · 08-07-2007, 10:06 PM

Also if your seat has the seat belt guide straps, make sure they are clipped down tight, mine buzz/rattle in the wind if not.

Burg Boxster · 08-08-2007, 03:44 AM

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Originally Posted by RandallNeighbour

Burg, if what you wrote and photograph works for the totally annoying random tick I hear over my left shoulder with the top up, I will name my next child after you.

OMG I hate that stupid ticking sound and I've been searching for the source of it for nearly two years!!!!!!!!!

Careful what you promise b/c my real name is Kermit Sanjaya Twodogfornicating

I think you'll be pleasantly surprised.... open your top about 90% or so and check it out. It drove me absolutely crazy until I found it. Hard to imagine something so small so was so annoying - but it was.

Good luck!

RandallNeighbour · 08-08-2007, 06:33 AM

It does sound like thick tape being "flicked" by something.

I had to drive to New Orleans yesterday (and back) so I was 11 hours on the road in my Lexus and unable to try this fix. However, when I get home from work tonight, it will be the very first thing I do.

I will report back to what I discover.

Spy4cia · 08-08-2007, 08:01 AM

Seat belt guide may have unsnapped. When I hear that noise, I always find it unsnapped.................

Back2DTM · 08-08-2007, 02:22 PM

Thank you very very much, sir!
Mine could be heard top up or down, also! Hopefully it is the same problem.
I can't wait to check it out once I am home.
So I open the top about 90%, remove the black plastic cover to check, right?
Thanks again.

P.S. LOL@ "Careful what you promise b/c my real name is Kermit Sanjaya Twodogfornicating"

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Originally Posted by Burg Boxster

Careful what you promise b/c my real name is Kermit Sanjaya Twodogfornicating

I think you'll be pleasantly surprised.... open your top about 90% or so and check it out. It drove me absolutely crazy until I found it. Hard to imagine something so small so was so annoying - but it was.

Good luck!

RandallNeighbour · 08-08-2007, 04:42 PM

burg, I looked in the same spot you mentioned and I see a black clip type of thing there, but no broken tape. It does not look like there was ever tape there.

When you have a chance, can you take a closer shot of the taped area and post it to this thread?

Spy, is the seatbelt guide is the black plastic covered bit that is attached to a pivoting point on the rollbar where it flips the belt to come into the cabin?

Back2DTM · 08-08-2007, 06:51 PM

I checked mine out. the driver side has no clear tape, just some black tape. I looked at the passenager side, there are clear and black tapes. I applied some clear tape to the driver side but the noise is still there

Thanks again for the tips, though.

I think I will learn to live with it... Maybe I should even feel lucky about having only 1 area making noise. :ah:

Burg Boxster · 08-08-2007, 10:16 PM

I'm on vacation (sadly w/out the Boxster until Sunday night). I'll take a picture of it Monday night and will post. In the mean time, here's a more detailed description of where the tape should be:

Open the top so that there is about 12" between the edge of the top and body of the car. Look into the cavity where the top goes, about 6 inches from the end of the door. You will see a red cap on part of the top mechanism. Now look a few inches further to the rear and you will see a cable that terminates on a connector with a washer and torx screw (as shown in photo above). Note that the cable is bare for about an inch and then is covered with a black insulator. Where the cable ends you will see a 1" wide thin metal plate covered with plastic tape that acts as a guide/clamp for the cable. Check to see if the piece of clear plastic tape is worn through to the metal. If it is, cover with a new piece of packing tape. Check the other side and you should see the same thing.

For those that replaced the tape and it didn't solve, you might want to check these two things as well - door latch (wrap a piece of electrical tape around the part on the body to see if it stops. If it does, your latch is out of alignment.

Or, when was the last time your top was lubed - especially the center cross bar? While driving, push up on the canvas just behind the crossbar to see if it stops.

I post a detailed photo of the "taped" area on Monday.

RandallNeighbour · 04-16-2010, 07:00 AM

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Originally Posted by Burg Boxster

Hard to imagine something so small so was so annoying - but it was.

Hmmm. Babies crying in the airplane seats four rows back from me. Chihuahuas barking at me. A mosquito in my bedroom. Loose bits on my Porsche convertible top.

One more thing to add to the list of small things that annoy me.

jakekit · 05-03-2011, 11:22 AM

Just wanted to make note that this solved my squeaky drivers door as well. Electrical tape did the trick. Time to find a triple square bit to see if I can get this thing adjusted permanently.

I just picked up the car and figured I could find a fix for this squeak, glad I did! It's amazing how much more solid the car sounds and feels with the squeak gone.

1JB · 08-08-2007, 09:15 AM

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Originally Posted by RandallNeighbour

Burg, if what you wrote and photograph works for the totally annoying random tick I hear over my left shoulder with the top up, I will name my next child after you.

OMG I hate that stupid ticking sound and I've been searching for the source of it for nearly two years!!!!!!!!!

I'm with Randall on this although I'm through having kids. With the top and and weather below 50 I get the same kind of noise. If this tape fixes I will be forever grateful! Name your poison!