I've been getting this very Annoying rattle coming from my glove box for a month now and i couldn't figuere it out. I thought some of the wires or bolts/nuts as possible causes but the noise was not constant but I heard them whenever I was driving thru rough pavements or bumps. Then today i decided to put the cabin air filter in (see http://www.clubsciontc.com/modules.p...ewtopic&t=1137 for detail instructions) then noticed the glove box damper (see the third picture from the clubsciontc instruction; made of cheapest platic possible) was just rattling against the two pegs that it was connected to. So, I bought some black electrical tape from H.Depot and wraped the two plastic pegs then put the damper back alone with the glove box. It's really easy but make sure that you don't use too much electrical tape to wrap the plastic peg ( I wraped it around 1.5 complete turn), otherwise the damper wouldn't fit. Just wrap it with enough tape to eliminate the free-play and the rattle of the damper. Hope that this helps and any questions please pm me.

 

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i dont have this rattle but if i get it ill now how to fix it
thanx

 

You added an in cabin air filter? doesn't it come with one already or no?

 

Nope, Tc doesn't come w/ cabin filer....

 

SO WRONG!!! oh well HA!

 

DUDE!!!!

Ive been having the same problem! I just never had time to dive in and fix it my self.

Man thanks so much for the tip...seriously that noise has been driving me crazy.


Anyway thanks a ton! This site ROX!!!!

 

does the filter make your car smell better? for instance, if you drive by a disael truck, does it smell?

 

OMG! Thank you! Im so glad I read this, I have major allergy issues, and pollen season is coming right up! pHew

 

nice one, I have this rattle too after taking out my glovebox and letting the damper get a little stretched.. good call

 

awesome!!! now i can fix mine too! thanks

 

I had a glovebox rattle (more of a creak) also, but it wasn't the damper. It was the small plastic insert on the right side of the dash opening for the glovebox. This insert is what the glovebox door latches engage. There is one on each side, but only the one on the right was making noise. I popped it out (it is just a snap-in part), applied some super glue, and snapped it back in place. One rattle down, many more to go...

 

remember...

Foam tape is the tC's best friend..

yeah foam tape the same area, same result.. been saying this for a long time.. search for glovebox rattles..

 

YAY!!! now....how do we fix the rattle coming from the temperature dial

 

have you made sure it is clipped onto the piece? mine was rattling, so i pressed it and heard the dial click into place..

the other thing is to foam tape the console edges on either side of the area where the temp dial is.. there are clips behind there.. foam tape it up.. i bet it goes quiet

 

Hmmmm.....like people say..Foam Tape is your friend....I will check that out later....I havent pressed it in, the reason being i dont want something else to break or start rattling

Bit i'll give it a shot later!

 

hmmm I was just messing with the glove box rattle today, I zip tied everything behind there and it still was there, I'll try this tape idea with the dampener tomorrow.....(crossing fingers)

 

oh my god, you're a godsend. THank you for the bump from the dead!

i've been having this same rattle, now i can fix it. woot!