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I used the felt tape, but it just wears out in a couple drives.
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I've decided to wait to get them fixed until my 15,000 mile oil change/service (since I have to drive 4 hours).
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I've decided to wait to get them fixed until my 15,000 mile oil change/service (since I have to drive 4 hours).
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I've decided to wait to get them fixed until my 15,000 mile oil change/service (since I have to drive 4 hours).
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I used the felt tape, but it just wears out in a couple drives.
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POST 1Original post

What are the dealer fixes for the 987's windstop rattle (I think this one is the felt tape...right?) and the mirror whistle?? What mirror is usually the culprit- driver side or passenger side? Thanks.

POST 2Original post

Bmus, both of my mirrors whistle and the windstop is ANNOYING! I used the felt tape, but it just wears out in a couple drives. I've decided to wait to get them fixed until my 15,000 mile oil change/service (since I have to drive 4 hours). I saw a couple guys put a clear silicon bead in between the mirror seams on the outside. It seems to work.

POST 3Original post

Y'know, my side mirrors used to whistle but lately I haven't noticed it. Can't offer any suggestion on that, sorry. The felt tape that the dealer applied to my windstop only helped for a little while. I went back complaining that the rattles had returned and they applied more tape here and there--so much that it's actually hard to remove the windstop now. The rattles are gone but it sure feels like a crappy "fix" to me.

POST 4Original post

Where are they putting this felt tape? My windstop started rattling too. Is it the actual clips that are the problem?

POST 5Original post

They first added the felt to the little rubber nub that the base of the windstop sits on. That worked for a while until, I don't know--it compressed and flattened out enough? It's a pretty thin piece of felt so I can't say for sure. Next they applied it to the parts that hook/latch together at the top two corners of the windstop. That's the one that made it hard to get the windstop out, but it's worked so far.

POST 6Original post

Hi, I prefer double-sided Foam Tape to the Felt because it is more resilient and causes the Windstop to adhere to the RollBars, especially good for a semi-permanent installation like mine. And, YES the Clips do fatigue with time. They are very cheap ($3?) each and their Part #s are: 986.561.738.01.01C and 986.561.737.00.01C - You will need one of each as they are Left/Right specific. Hope this helps... Happy Motoring!... Jim'99

POST 7Original post

Probably not the same part numbers for 987 though, eh?

POST 8Original post

Hi, It may have a diff. # for the 987, but I bet it's the exact same part. Call the dealer and check. My PET doesn't show a difference, but they're sometimes inaccurate... Happy Motoring!... Jim'99

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