Yanking on it, little kids hanging on it, kicking it when you get in and out
: : As an example of creaking...when you pull on the interior door handle to : close the door...it creaks.
: : When I take a rag with protectant on it and rub down the plastic parts : (panels) of the doors and also the center console areas...they creak...just : from the pressure of rubbing a rag over them.
It might be that the stuff that is on it will cause it to make a noise. For instance, if you put certain waxes on a surface, then rub your finger over it it will squeek. Maybe it is drowned in some goop like Armour All...??
: : Maybe I'm overly sensitive to all this (my other car is a Toyota : Camry...and the quality of the interior is just very very different...)
There is a huge difference, yes.
: : It's not just my car...I've looked at other Ford Mustangs and they are all : similiar in this respect...I don't think that mine was abused... For that : matter...it only has 26k miles on it and is in essentially showroom : condition. :
Don't know what to tell you, It was just an observation from things I have seen before.
: You mention a couple of "fixes"....the audiophile stuff and : upholstering...do you have any web links to people who have done that?
Some of the guys here are into audio.
I had two places on my car that were creaky, at the upper front corner of the door where it closed against the windshield pillar... you are going to think this is stupid, but I took the chapstick out of my pocket, rubbed a tiny bit on my finger and put it on the spot where it was rubbing... no more squeek.
Wish I had more answers for you, I also think that if your door panels have been R&Ied a couple of times it will cause some noise. No telling why yours is doing it. Sorry. If I could look at it I might be able to help, but my best guess is that it has something on it that is causing the squeek of vinyl on vinyl.
: : Thanks so much for your reply.
Sorry I wasn't more help : : Chuck
Hah! My big brother's name is Chuck!
Kate
: > If the panels have eeen abused, they will creak a bit, even age is a : > factor. : > These cars are nearly 8 years old now. : > Check to be sure that they are tightened down properly, all the screws are : > hand tight and replace the plastic plugs. They even make some stuff that : > stereo shops use for sound deadning (sorry, I am not an audiophile) that : > may : > help reduce noise. It is possible that your car's previous owner was rough : > on them and you get the joy of the creaks. : >
: > Some creaking is caused by the panels rubbing against other surfaces, like : > the dash, or or at the lower front corner against the door and so on. : > Check : > those spost and see. If so you can put something there to prevent the : > friction. : >
: > You can also have the panels upholstered, that would be pretty sweet, not : > cheap but would be very easy on the eye. : >
: > Another question, when does it creak? Where? : > Could something be out of adjustment? Your dash shouldn't creak unless you : > are pushing on it or something, if so, has it been in a wreck or : > something? : >
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