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The only sure fix is to remove the foam and trim seal and do the urethane fill procedure that we've discussed here for years. Not hard to do but not really reversible if you need a ws replaced.
I used 3M ribbon window weld which is reversible for the front ws and urethane for the rear. Both to fill the cavities for water and stop the squeaking.
Look for a post by me in the last year about the Window Weld for the front ws or email me.
This is what worked for me. I bought my car back in February and the windshield creaked so bad on the test drive it was almost a deal breaker because neither the seller or me knew why the dashboard had such a bad noise. I use this product because it does not harm the rubber gasket. In fact, it is a rubber conditioner so it restores it. I apply with a syringe I bought from a marine store. I use a plastic putty knife to lift the windshield rubber as I run along the entire length of it, while trailing with syringe and dispensing at the same time. The product is clear and any excess will ooze out from beneath the seal. I did this in Mar and so far, still so good! Zymol is a high end car care product and I was told not to use any petroleum or solvent based product on the rubber.
I had a strange creak I thought was the windshield. Turned out to be the door seal on the driver's side. The door jamb area where that fragile little end cap with the single screw in the middle is, is much tighter than the passenger side on my car. I put a small dab of grease where the end cap and seal meet and it went away. Charm of a hand-built car.
There's nothing that annoys me more than squeaks and rattles. I've spent too many hours researching and trying different solutions to reproduce and then fix squeaks in all my cars. In my experience, there's no silver bullet and you have to be persistent and a little insane. Even then, you have to know when to just suck it up and live with the occasional noise.
Fixing squeaks is pretty easy once the source is found. I typically clean the surfaces, assuming the surfaces were designed not to squeak when new, like rubber on metal/glass. Failing that, I'll lube it (oils for hinges, springs, 303 for interior or weatherstripping, ice wax for the really difficult spots, talcum powder for leather-on-leather). If all else fails, I'll bust out the 3M squeak tape sourced from amazon. This stuff is perfect for metal-on-metal spots like where clips are used to attach interior trim bits.
While fixing is easy, reproducing squeaks can be very, very hard. In some cases, you need the right mix of vibration and temperature. I'd find a road near your garage that you can use to A/B different solutions and plan on a lot of trial and error. Also, find a willing assistant to drive your car that won't think you're too crazy for doing this.
All and all, I'm still learning and have yet to address the creaking in my passenger window when it's rolled all the way up, or the developing creak in my roof on really hot days. First world problems, for sure.
I had a strange creak I thought was the windshield. Turned out to be the door seal on the driver's side. The door jamb area where that fragile little end cap with the single screw in the middle is, is much tighter than the passenger side on my car. I put a small dab of grease where the end cap and seal meet and it went away. Charm of a hand-built car.
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Check this out, it may be what you're describing:
The door trim piece can be adjusted fore and aft. I had a squeak due to a
body shop misadjusting the trim fully forward. See the arrow in the picture
below. Loosen the bracket and move it back. There should be a gap between
the trim and the dash when the door is closed.
There's nothing that annoys me more than squeaks and rattles. I've spent too many hours researching and trying different solutions to reproduce and then fix squeaks in all my cars. In my experience, there's no silver bullet and you have to be persistent and a little insane.
If all else fails, I'll bust out the 3M squeak tape sourced from amazon. This stuff is perfect for metal-on-metal spots like where clips are used to attach interior trim bits.
While fixing is easy, reproducing squeaks can be very, very hard. In some cases, you need the right mix of vibration and temperature. I'd find a road near your garage that you can use to A/B different solutions and plan on a lot of trial and error. Also, find a willing assistant to drive your car that won't think you're too crazy for doing this.
My goodness Mpruden, we are cut from the same cloth.
Thanks for the tip on 3M squeak tape. My assistant (my wife) goes nuts when I start to go nuts about the squeaks --- she tolerates my insanity. :-)
The door trim piece can be adjusted fore and aft. I had a squeak due to a
body shop misadjusting the trim fully forward. See the arrow in the picture
below. Loosen the bracket and move it back. There should be a gap between
the trim and the dash when the door is closed.
09-05-2015, 03:32 PM
Still squeaky windshield.
