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Cabriolet top rattle

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Replace inside liner

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Had the very same problem on my 99, the dealer replaced the inside liner and that fixed all the rattles, they did it under warranty as my 99 is still covered till 9-03
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Use rattles by dealerships

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There is a sticky-backed felt often used for rattles by dealerships.
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Had the very same problem on my 99, the dealer replaced the inside liner and that fixed all the rattles, they did it under warranty as my 99 is still covered till 9-03
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Cabriolet top rattle
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Use rattles by dealerships

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There is a sticky-backed felt often used for rattles by dealerships.
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POST 1 / ORIGINAL POSTEROriginal post

I have a MY99 Cabriolet. My top rattles a bit. There are two tabs on the top itself that fit into the slots of the windshield frame. On those tabs there is what seems to be a bit of felt material covering. I guess this is to prevent the metal hitting metal and rattling. When I play with this material and remove and replace it the rattling stops. My question is does anyone have any advice on how to fix this (drives me nuts)! Or maybe placement of some other kind of material in another additional spot might help? There are also plastic covers on the tabs that fit the slots dealer does not know what I'm talking about but the one on the passenger side is missing, maybe it has something to do with it. Anyone have the part #'s. Any advice or suggestions are greatly appreciated. Steve

POST 2Original post

There is a sticky-backed felt often used for rattles by dealerships. I have some of it in my '99 996 Cab. You may need just another layer or so on there to make it silence. This stuff is also used in the door panels where the factory (for some odd reason) fails to baffle the noise. Not sure where to get it, but I would assume fabric shops, handyman stores, places like that.

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you can usually get sticky back felt at a hardware store, but not sure about what colors it comes in...

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Had the very same problem on my 99, the dealer replaced the inside liner and that fixed all the rattles, they did it under warranty as my 99 is still covered till 9-03

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