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Title: Irritating rattle
Post by: Renaissance on 15 February 2013, 17:01:09

I have a 2002 estate and very happy with it, apart from the most irritating rattle. I know what it is but how to stop it??
All four door knob buttons rattle!! Aaaaagggghhhh help please!!!

Title: Re: Irritating rattle
Post by: jonny2112 on 15 February 2013, 17:30:12

There's been much debate about this issue. Thankfully I haven't (yet?!) suffered it myself, but one member suggested using foam / draught excluder stuff, wrapping it around the internal parts of the pin within the door, iirc.

Title: Re: Irritating rattle
Post by: martin42 on 15 February 2013, 17:31:05

if you cant put up it with, i will take the car of your hands for free  ;D ;D

Title: Re: Irritating rattle
Post by: Steve B on 15 February 2013, 17:33:31

Remove door cards and slightly carefully bend the rod in   :y

http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/index.php?topic=107265.msg1342577#msg1342577

Title: Re: Irritating rattle
Post by: Renaissance on 15 February 2013, 18:50:54

Thank you, bending the rods it is then

Title: Re: Irritating rattle
Post by: ffcgary1 on 16 February 2013, 22:43:17

Personally i would not bend the rods, i would remove the button and wrap some black electrical tape around the bottom section of the button to min the gap between the button and door trim. dont go too made with the tape as it will stick if too much tape applied.

Title: Re: Irritating rattle
Post by: Renaissance on 15 March 2013, 13:00:39

I have found locking the doors cures the problem, Probably not the best idea if in a serious crash but it will do for now

Title: Re: Irritating rattle
Post by: sjc on 15 March 2013, 16:16:37

Quote from: Renaissance on 15 March 2013, 13:00:39

I have found locking the doors cures the problem, Probably not the best idea if in a serious crash but it will do for now

The central locking will unlock the doors in a crash - part of the airbag/srs system  ;)

Title: Re: Irritating rattle
Post by: car5car on 15 March 2013, 17:13:52

I noticed rear edge of front door panels (whatever you call it) is not attached to door. A few plastic fasteners are broken probably. If I push panel toward door, button stops rattling.

Title: Re: Irritating rattle
Post by: jonny2112 on 15 March 2013, 19:24:28

On Omega they're not plastic fasteners, but a strip that runs along the underside of the door card and clips into the top of the door itself. This is a common problem where the strip starts to detach from the card, thereby being 'loose' and rattling.
There is a fix in the maintenance guides to solve this  :y