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Old 11-15-2013, 02:02 PM   #18
romanc
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Originally Posted by MaddMax View Post
I've spent probably 10 hours fixing the rattles in my 2012 hatch including the infamous a-piller rattle. It's amazing to me how Subaru engineers saw it fit to place plastic directly on metal and plastic. I've probably identified 20-25 major rattle areas in this car so far. 1mm, 1" wide black felt tape (75' roll) from Amazon goes a long way. During my winter vacation, I'll do a lengthy write-up of the areas of concern in this car and how to address. My hatch now 95% rattle free in temps below 60 degrees and above 70 is completely rattle free. It's amazing much more solid the car feels and a bit more quiet when it doesn't rattle. It now rattles less than my prior Infiniti G35.
Did you also work on the hatch itself? Mine is making a ton of noises from where the plastic touches the glass. I am curious if you have any links/photos on how to remove the plastic so that foam tape can be placed between the glass and the plastic cover.
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