Rattle after Soft Top Replacement
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Rattle after Soft Top Replacement
And I tried so hard to be careful during the marathon soft top replacement, but i got careless towards the end and ended up dropping some small screws down a small gap behind the door jams (yes, on both sides).
Now I have a wicked rattle and no apparent means of removing the offending little buggers. They sound like they're down below the door jam (or in front of the rear wheel arch). I will build statues in honour of anyone who can suggest a way of getting at them. And yes, completely avoidable if I'd been more careful.
"Learning the hard way, since 1973."
Cheers guys
Now I have a wicked rattle and no apparent means of removing the offending little buggers. They sound like they're down below the door jam (or in front of the rear wheel arch). I will build statues in honour of anyone who can suggest a way of getting at them. And yes, completely avoidable if I'd been more careful.
"Learning the hard way, since 1973."
Cheers guys
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lol... i had the same problem. It's pretty much impossible to get it out with a magnetic stick. I've tried everything and eventually gave up. Lucky for me, they seemed to find a nice tight place to sit in and I haven't heard from them for a about good year. Goodluck
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Originally Posted by ikeyballz,Feb 4 2009, 03:22 PM
The screws, IIRC are NOT magnetic.
Luckily my dropped screw also found a snug place in the rocker panel to sit.
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It's definitely not the rivets, at that stage of the job I was still being careful, sadly the same couldn't be said 8 hours on.
I'll give the gum-stick a try but as someone said, it's tight as a fly's chuffer down there.
I'll take it to my local garage and get it up on the skids, maybe I'll be able to find a way in from underneath.
Thanks for the suggestions though guys.
I'll give the gum-stick a try but as someone said, it's tight as a fly's chuffer down there.
I'll take it to my local garage and get it up on the skids, maybe I'll be able to find a way in from underneath.
Thanks for the suggestions though guys.
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Originally Posted by 21337R,Feb 4 2009, 02:49 PM
Get a couple of buddies to flip & shake
Give the magnet snake a shot, can't hurt. You might even find some other goodies in there.
Give the magnet snake a shot, can't hurt. You might even find some other goodies in there.
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