doors rattle

hey guys

my jimnny doors rattle like crazy asoon as i come accross any slight bump in the road.

does anyone elses do this?
and what can i do to fix it its driving me crazy


cheers
zammit

Its not just the doors!!!

My doors do rattle and the interior light flickers on big hits!

hahaha mine dont do that..... yet:unsure:

I've done some soundproofing on my Jimny, as it's driven for quite long distances it's important to get every annoying noise out of the cabin and have a comfortable ride.

If you've removed the door trim at some point, it's possible to have some broken or unseated clips which allow rattling. Fix: remove trim and rearrange the clips, replacing the broken ones.

You can also have some cables which are rattling around. Fix: wrap cabling in soft adhesive sponge, so they won't hit metal anymore.

If you still have noises, try checking the lock mechanism for play.

And of course, check that you don't have any coins in the door pocket :laugh:

they noise i get is more of a banging noise. as if the doors arnt closing properly

Try moving the striker plate (in the body opening) either in or out, probably inwards, a little bit. Might pull the door in tighter when you close it? Mine did this and this cured it.
Having said that, it wasn't as successful on the back door 'knocking'. This was cured by adjusting the rubber 'supports' in the door.

hth

K

thanks for that keeth

the stricker plate have counter sunk locating holes though dont they wont this make it hard for me to move it back?

VAXXi wrote: it's important to get every annoying noise out of the cabin and have a comfortable ride.

Exactly why i leave the wife and kids out of it!

lmao

I found I got just enough movement to stop the knocking.
Also, try the lock mech in the door, there's a little movenment in that as well.

zammit wrote: thanks for that keeth

the stricker plate have counter sunk locating holes though dont they wont this make it hard for me to move it back?

Im sure they do move,most cars look like that, the adjustment is behind on the nuts.
Mark around it to show original postion then losen them and it should move up, down and in out.

Another annoying rattle is the glove compartment. On mine the left outer upper corner rattled against the surround and there doesn't seem to be any way to adjust it by way of adjustment of the catch..
1. So I used a hot air gun to heat the outer corner until it softened(went plastic) and then bent it inwards.
2. Held it in position until it went cool.
3. At that point it had set in new position.
4. When I now shut the lid it acts as a spring to stop the rattle.