Issues

[PhatVN]

hey all
i know this is probably an audio related issue but it has reference to most of you
were my door lock/doors meet.. im havin some major rattling problems..
is there an easy solution to stopping this from rattling :P.. also the handle winders rattle heaps lol..

Also.. one of my back door handles has been ripped off.. and my other one works once every 493 attempts of opening it.. funny thing is i cant open it. but random poelpe who get into my car can.. :P

can anyone provide maybe a few hints on removing... were i can get new handles n stuff?

also.. (yes my car has plentiful issues lol)... replacing boot carpet. does holden have preshaped carpet? or is it better to go to CARPET CALL

[VN_circleworker]

lol go to ur local wreckers and tell em ur car model and they will have em, they may even know what the rattle is, they deal with car problems everyday...

[shaggerz]

It could be the plastic stuff behind the door trim which is rattling. You'll have to take the trims off and see what it is and if you can fix it though. You'll need a window winder removal tool (or a rag hehe) to get the winder off. There is a little 'omega' shaped clip around it that holds it on. The red in the crappy paint picture is the stupid little clip and the pointy thing is the window winder removal tool. you need to push it like that to remove the clip.

Thats the hardest part. The door handle and stuff just unscrews. The lock has a little red plastic insert which unclips when you pull it towards you. you need a tiny little hook to hook in behind it and pull it out. Behind that there is a screw which holds the shell thing to the door.

To stop rattles you need to secure loose parts. You can also pad things with a little bit of foam, just make sure you don't hinder any moving parts like the window regulator or the lock control arm.

Good luck

EDIT: Oh yeah I forgot the mirrors hehe. You pull out the little insert in the mirror adjustor with a small flatblade or you'll little hooky tool and just pull the handle off. Then the plastic cover thing for the inside unscrews and comes off.

[CLE]

My left rear door rattles like a bitch, it's such a pain!!! I have no idea where it's coming from. one of the seats also squeaks....grrrrrr.

[greenfoam]

There's a really loud crack noise comming from inside both my front doors going over bumpy roads, it's by far the loudest /rattle/ wobble / crack in my VN, It must be some part inside the door that wears with age in the VN I haven't looked to see what it is yet, but I bet there's fair chance the same thing happens to all of them. It the only one that annoys me to the point of wanting to fix it