[Mike SX]

nice!! rattles and creaks are the hardest things on earth to fix!!!

No. They are the easiest things to fix - they're the hardest things to find 

So true, and so quick

[snowcherry]

thankees

Now!!!  I wonder what will be the next irritating issue with your car?

hey! thats not very nice! 
i love my car, she just hasn't been Miss Perfect sadly

[agentr31]

no car is perfect!!!

[Surferdude]

I got rid of the vibration in my glovebox ..

but it cost me about $20,000 

Some might point out that often the solution is worth than the problem.
But I wouldn't.

[Dazzler]

I got rid of the vibration in my glovebox ..

but it cost me about $20,000 

Some might point out that often the solution is worth than the problem.
But I wouldn't.

Very happy so far but I would still like an i30 Crdi in my garage TOO 

[agentr31]

jeez dazzler! i thought you would rather a lotus 7 in your garage, than an i30 CRDi

[Mike SX]

Very happy so far but I would still like an i30 Crdi in my garage TOO  

Just love the one you're with.........

[Surferdude]

Very happy so far but I would still like an i30 Crdi in my garage TOO  

Just love the one you're with.........

Oh dear!
That brings to mind a host of replies.................

But I'm sayin' nuttin'.

[Dazzler]

Very happy so far but I would still like an i30 Crdi in my garage TOO  

Just love the one you're with.........

Sometimes I think.. the one I'm with is just "Toy"ing with me...

[babis_xo]

Happy for you snowcherry!
BTW, name and adress of that "older" guy?... just joking, i wouldn't travel to Aus for a rattle

no car is perfect!!!

That's only because they are made by humans.

[snowcherry]

Happy for you snowcherry!
BTW, name and adress of that "older" guy?... just joking, i wouldn't travel to Aus for a rattle

hehe. thanks mate.
i thought you got all yours sorted now?

[babis_xo]

Yes i have... at least for now
But last time, it took almost 20 days for the "older" guy here, to spot the rattles and fix them (maybe he forgot to wear his hearing aid)

[snowcherry]

^yup that is a big difference time wise!

[Keith]

Older guys care & are more patient, its a lesson learned from life. 

Personally I've found & fixed more rattles in my current Fiat than I care to think about... get the i30 on Sat Sept 4th! So no great worries, new turf to play on. I found the plastic inner wheel arch liners came loose frequently on the Fiat... fixed on with nasty plastic nuts... got rid of those by substitution with small nylock nuts with washers & a lot of odd noises simply went away, am I right thinking Hy use a similar plastic fixing nut....? 

[babis_xo]

Not sure about that

Older guys care & are more patient, its a lesson learned from life. 

Personally I've found & fixed more rattles in my current Fiat than I care to think about... get the i30 on Sat Sept 4th!

That's good! (I hope that) you won't need that knowledge with i30
Didn't have problems with inner wheel arch liners.

[Shirt]

what response did you get from the dealer about the noises?

[snowcherry]

what response did you get from the dealer about the noises?

were you directing that at babis? if you read through the thread you'll see he did get it fixed

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while i'm here...
even though the left side rattle was not 'fixed' by my dealer as it was absent on the day, it has been absent ever since [knock on wood].
the only other thing different is just prior to that service with the dealer i had my windscreen completely replaced. i can't fathom how doing that made the rattle disappear but there you go. 

[agentr31]

it may have been the "A" pillar trim rubbing on the windscreen?? and with the new windscreen it is sitting in a slightly different position?

[babis_xo]

what response did you get from the dealer about the noises?

were you directing that at babis? if you read through the thread you'll see he did get it fixed

...and have no rattle-problems since (cross fingers).
Although i noticed from experience, rattles may reappear on low ^oC

[snowcherry]

it may have been the "A" pillar trim rubbing on the windscreen?? and with the new windscreen it is sitting in a slightly different position?

a guess as good as any. !

[agentr31]

only the rattle gods will ever know!!!

[Mutley]

...two main creaks (either end of the dash)

Are you sure that the creaks are from the dash?
Download the "wmv" file attached to reply#36 and tell me if it reminds something to you. The particular rattle appeared to both door panels

These files don't work for me?

[Dazzler]

These files don't work for me?

Nor me?? Shame as I thought it might bring back some "happy" memories of my i30 

[Shambles]

Tried to reconstitute the files, but I don't have valid backups (from prior to the move). Maybe i30Dave has copies?

Failing that, maybe Babis has copies he could re-upload?

[babis_xo]

(Sorry for the delay m8s... pretty busy lately)

Well, they can be downloaded but they can't be played on every PC (as i just realized )
I will convert them to mp3 when i get home.

[Mutley]

that'd be great trying to work out where my rattle/creak is

[babis_xo]

I strongly recommend that you download the three *.wmv video files (posts #35 & 36), as they are clearly demonstrating conditions when rattles occuring.

Windows Media Player shows an error message when trying to open these files, so you'll have to install codecs for *.wmv (Windows Media Video) playback. You can pick your own codecs from web or simply download FFdshow codecs from here
(IMO, it's more convenient than the K-lite codec pack).
Also, you'll be able to playback Xvid, DivX, H.264, mpeg-4 etc. on your PC

If you insist, further down are the *.wma -audio only- files
(audacity wouldn't convert them to another format, due to patent issues of the *.wmv files and blah blah blah...) but i'm afraid you will need codecs too...

I hope that you spot your rattle ASAP!

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[babis_xo]

Buzzers! The steering column noise came back

[rustynutz]

What a nice little Xmas present...

[babis_xo]

What a nice little Xmas present...

It won't spoil my holidays. I will get down to the problem next... year