How does $375 rattle?
 

My windscreen sounds like Kathryn Hepburn shakin' a martini! How do I get rid of the rattle? I don't think the clips are broken. I'm about to go "Here's Johnny" on it if it doesn't quit.

I saw a post about someone using black felt around the edges to quell the incessant chattering. I'm thinking I might give black (not sure it comes in any other color) electrical tape. BMW wind deflectors rattle 10x louder and run just slightly under $500 bucks...so it could be worse. Porsche's uses two little clips to withstand wind buffeting at 70-100 mph, so maybe we're just being a little unrealistic here.

When mine started rattling recently I took it to the dealership. they alread had a "fix" for it, which upon inspection involved putting a piece of very-thin felted tape on that one center mount that the bottom of the windstop sits on.

No more rattling, thank god. Kind of a jimmy-rigged looking fix, but it works great.

Thanks Eslai for the info. I just took mine over to Pioneer for the fix-application and it seems to have done the trick quite nicely.

Just to provide more detail, they attach 1.5 inches of the black felt-tape (that can be purchased at any crafts store or maybe automotive) into the female attachment point of the removable plexus.

In completely unrelated info, I was reading the 987 write-up in the August Panorama which imparts that there is a 12v receptacle in the PASSENGER side footwell. Indeed there is, which makes a handier power source if you're running a radar-detector that isn't hard-wired. Previously I was running the V1 out of the 12v in the armrest and don't remember mention of the footwell one in the owner's manual.

I just found that one the other day! Much more convienent for the X50. In fact, I think they say in the manual not to use the center console one for power products.

What I did on mine(and not just becaue of the rattleing, but also because I have heard of them flying of the car) I opeted for a dap of RTV on each clip. It dose not show, no more rattle or worry of them flying off, and Will not be to hard to remove if needed.

Richard

Ok, I'll bite...RTV?

Hi,

RTV = Room Temperature Vulcanization. They are one or two part Silicone Sealants using either condensation cure or platinum cure catalysts.

Hope this helps...

Happy Motoring!...Jim'99

Wow, sounds complicated. I think I will use the felt tape!

Hi,

I had a similar problem on my '99 w/ the Windstop. In addition, I have heard of several instances where the Windstop was torn off the car at speeds above 75MPH.

So, instead of going the felt strip route, I got some doublesided Foam tape. I carefully cut down the .75" strip to maybe .3" and placed a 1" piece under each side of the Center Stop and a .5" strip under the bottom of the Side Stops.

This has the double-effect of both wedging the Stops in place, but also adds an adhesive to help it from blowing out. I never remove the Windstop (or have the Top up for that matter - Sunny Day, Seasonal Car) so removal isn't an issue. But it will remove with a little careful pulling. Maybe a little denatured alcohol might be needed to remove any residual adhesive from the RollBar. Hope this helps...

Happy Motoring!...Jim'99

Hi,

Sounds complicated, but it's just ordinary Silicone Sealant - next time read the package, you'll see it's rated RTV.

Happy Motoring!...Jim'99

I just fixed it with the Felt tape. The stuff I bought was called "Stick-it-Felt" and I got it from Hobby Lobby. When I asked for felt tape, the lady looked at me like i had a "you know what" coming out of my head. The felt works great!