Hey guys, i have own my S for about 1 month and 11 days now. When i make hard turns or hit those bumps in the road which make sure ur in the lane while driving at high speeds, there is a squeak or rattling sound coming from the soft top. I'm not sure if it's from the soft top but it's definitely from the passenger side. I was also wondering about the rear bumper. When i first got the car, i accidently bumped it and rocks came out of it. So i pounded the bumper hard enough to see rocks coming down but not to damage it. These rocks look clean and they look like the sand from he beach but like 3mm by 3mm. And in the mornings when i start the car, i hear something like rocks coming out of my bumper again.

I don't know what to do think, because i thought it might be normal. Can you guys tell me what's up. Is it me or my car?? Should i take it in to honda and see what is up with all of this?

 

The rattling sound you're hearing is likely the seatbelt clip making contact with the door/something, undo the belt from it's seat retention clip and tuck it to the side/behind the seat. Those little rocks are common and annoying as hell, I don't know if this is a problem with AP1s or not as they have a different rear bumper design which may not hold as much of the debris as the AP2s do. It's caused by the tire compound though, they pick up every little piece of junk on the road. This is the price you pay for good rubber (well besides the actual $price$). I swear I've knocked ~4lbs of gravel out of there while washing before.

 

Don't know anything about the rock issue,but yeah like YBS1 said the noise is probably coming for the passenger side seatbelt or it may be the seat itself rubbing against the back.Had same noise issue with my car so i pulled the seat up a little and the noise went away

 

The seatbelt banging the door did bug me at first, but i got use to it. I think it has to be th soft top, cuz i know it can't be the seatbelt. My girlfriend told me it was coming from where the latch is. But i can't be too sure. As for the rocks, i guess that can't be helped.

 

Then maybe something is loose on your top