Are you able to simply keep the inner door panel off for a while so you can more easily see and hear what is actually going on in there? That way you can drive around with your sound meter and stethoscope in hand. Is the sound affected by the position of the window - up, down, midway, etc? Or by the door lock - locked or unlocked? Have you unplugged the speaker to eliminate that possibility? Jim in Tucson In a message dated 6/4/2008 8:21:42 A.M. US Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I've been suffering with a persistent rattle in the driver's door of my '01. I fought it last summer and had some success that turned out to be temporary. Having just finished a vacation trip to Amish Country in Ohio, where the country roads take you through some beautiful country side, but are as bad as I've seen in a long while. The rattle about drove me crazy. Steps I've taken: I was originally convinced that the source of the rattle was the lock activating rod that connects the key to the latch mechanism. It seemed to have a lot of free play that induced a rattle, so I connected some rubber bands as bungees to that rod and anchored the other end to stationary points in the door. That made some promising improvements, but not lasting. I tried to put some silicone on the ends of the rod where it attaches, but that was even less successful. I tried inserting a thin sheet of polystyrene insulation (packing insulation from a computer) inside the door panel to hide the noise. That made very little difference. Like the most of this list, I am loathe to throw cash at a problem that I feel that I should be able to solve on my own, so it has not been to our very good local Mazda shop for this problem, nor to my very good body man. I hope I don't have to resort to such coarse measures. If anyone's had success fighting such a problem, I could use some good advice or compassionate counseling. Thanks, El Brown-O- _______________________________________________ Miatapower mailing list [email protected] http://list.miatapower.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/miatapower **************Get trade secrets for amazing burgers. Watch "Cooking with Tyler Florence" on AOL Food. (http://food.aol.com/tyler-florence?video=4?&NCID=aolfod00030000000002)
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