My VX is a rattle-trap!

[Maugan_VX]

I jammed bubble wrap inside both the jack access bays.

I'm putting a solenoid in the rear latch soon.

Dealer says it was the exhaust. (getting a new muffler out of it so I'm not going to debate that)

I basically ripped apart the inside of the truck from the bumper to the door and didn't find anything loose. I readjusted the door jam in the back in, its more snug now but it still persists.

Its worse when the inside of the car is hot. Doesn't do it in the morning when its nice and mild.

[Triathlete]

The easiest cure for all odd VX noises is to....



...minimize the load resistance through the potentiometer in the VX pre-amplification section!








In non technical terms...TURN UP YOUR STEREO!!!!

[omegavx]

The "potentiometer" thing always works for me.

Rattles I know about in mine right now

Front hood is so far off adjustment of the bump stops does nothing. Oiling works for about 3 to 4 weeks if it doesn't rain or get cold.

Window rattle, some how when they replaced the window regulator they forgot to attach somthing cause its been rattle ever since they replaced it.

Spare Tire, I placed carpet in the back to surround the tire and it damped the noise quite a bit. But, when I go over a really major bump it still makes some noise. I thought about getting some gel packs and placing them under and above the tire, but I havn't had a chance to try that yet.

Seat belts, seem to bang up against the side panels every once in awhile. Not that big of an issue cause it doesn't happen all the time and its not really loud.

I'll get around to fixing all of these eventually, but I litterally have no time at all to work on my vx I havn't had a chance to detail her in like 2 months, she's "crying" out from neglect I still have dirt crammed in my calipers from the last MWIOR run at the badlands I havn't had a chance to get out yet.

[Maugan_VX]

working on putting the pioneer headunit in today.

Soldering up the wiring harness.

[Maugan_VX]

I finally got around to figuring out what this damned noise was.

Took off the rear quarter cladding, and there was nothing that I could see that was rolling around in there. I looked at the wire leading up to the red fender light on that side and there was a lot of slack in it. I reattached the cladding and had my roommate wiggle the wire around inside the cladding while I sat in the cab. it was the exact noise that was driving me neurotic. It was getting close to dinner time so all I did was zip-tie off the slack and screw the light back in. I still get the noise on more pronounced bumps, but just going down the road its nice and quiet. I'll have to tape the rest of the slack to the metal inside body to completely silence it <unless someone has a better idea>

Now to get to the vent fans noise. :angry:

[WormGod]

I have a solution to all VX rattles (besides the overpowered stereo system to drown out the noise)....

Fold up the back seat and install a pet seperation cage. The rattle from that will surely give you a new annoying rattling, but it will cover up all those other unsettling car noises. The one I have should have shipped with a bottle of Advil.

[Maugan_VX]

I need to get a dog first to get the cage. Working on that part. The folks have two goldens that I still adore.

Think of the chicks I could get with a dog in the VX.

I'd be fending them off with a breaker bar.

[Raque Thomas]

Originally posted by Maugan_VX


I'm putting a solenoid in the rear latch soon.

That will DEFINITELY give you a rattle! Mine drove me crazy until I put some insulating material around it. Still rattles on hard bumps, but not nearly like it did before! The cylinder that moves to pull the latch bounces up and down on bumps giving you a heavy metallic knock.