"arl" (arl1968)
10/06/2019 at 17:22 • Filed to: None
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"arl" (arl1968)
10/06/2019 at 17:22 • Filed to: None | 2
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It’s been an odd Sunday. I got up and weighed myself this morning. I’ve been on a low carb diet for a while and working out like a madman on the bike. Started at almost 190lbs and broke out of the 170's with a 169.8lbs on the scale this morning. I was elated!
Until.....
I decided to silence a rattle/buzz in the convertible top of my Mustang. It’s been making a decidedly annoying noise with the top up for a few weeks now. It right above the driver’s head and only happens when the top is up (goes without saying, I guess).
If you push on a piece of the trim, the noise goes away. I’ve fixed numerous rattles and buzzes in previous cars, American or Japanese - all modern cars seem afflicted with the dreaded crappy plastic buzz. Frankly, it seemed like this would be an easy win.
I spent all freaking day trying to chase this son-of-a-bitch rattle down and cannot for the life of me figure out where it’s coming from. I used medical tape, felt, hot glue gun, double sided velcro, I pushed, pulled twisted, and begged “Saint Rattle-Trap of Crappy Interiors” to please show mercy on my soul. To no avail. The last thing I did was try to bend one of the metal clips for attaching trim and I bent it into oblivion, then ended up just pulling it out.
Anyway, I’m defeated and now must crawl to the dealer and ask them to fix it. Sigh.
So now I’m having a not-so-low carb beer.
Have some pics of the things in my day.
Hours were spent trying to silence a rattle
Steel is real
Not low carb. And it’s soooo good.
Bear says “we could have been driving all day”
dumpsterfire!
> arl
10/06/2019 at 18:08 |
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I've been lucky with my mustang top. On the bright side, a pint of Guinness is only 125 calories
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arl
> dumpsterfire!
10/06/2019 at 18:28 |
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Thanks. I’m sure the dealer will fix it. It’s just so frustrating to feel like you can tackle anything and be defeated. I look at guys who do engine swaps and just laugh at myself. Otherwise it’s been great.
QCGoose
> arl
10/06/2019 at 20:13 |
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Sorry about your troubles, but man I gotta s ay again how much I love the color combo of your car. EXCELLENT choice on the tan seats.
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arl
> QCGoose
10/06/2019 at 20:18 |
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Thanks much!
wkiernan
> arl
10/07/2019 at 08:17 |
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Makes you strong.
As far as
rattles go, I have two distinct rattles in my Miata. On
e
I can turn off by
reaching
up and pressing the plastic by the roof latch but a while later it’ll come
back. T
he other I can
stop by turning the fan all the way up for a couple of seconds, but it comes back too. W
hile it would be nice if they’d just
go away I think of them as lending th
at
British sports car air
,
which makes me feel less annoyed
.
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arl
> wkiernan
10/07/2019 at 09:30 |
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Love the Guinness poster. I hear you on the rattles. It lends an air of poor American car build quality to the whole experience. :)
Well, off to the dealer next week to see what they can/will do.