Seat Belt Pillar noise
#1
Seat Belt Pillar noise
anyone else have the annoying seat belt pillar noise? driver side is worse, but if i don't buckle the passenger seat belt it'll bang against the pillar. mostly driver side is the seat belt adjustment lever that makes the most noise. my GS 350 doesn't do this and never did any of my Fords.
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Mine does this too but its pretty much drowned out by exhaust/music/wind. Its like a small creaking noise though instead of a cracking.
Last edited by nks979; 01-19-17 at 06:10 AM.
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Before you try to waste a lot of time finding a source of noise, use 3M Dry-type silicone spray on the rubber seals around the doors and sunroof. You would be amazed at how many noises disappear when you do this. There was a thread about it long ago in the 2IS section that I saw when I had a 350. I have done it ever since and eliminated lots of interior noises in my F.
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Before I purchased my ISF I had a 2012 LCI 335i M-sport with only 18k miles at time of purchase. Man that thing creaked and rattled and bottomed out at every pothole.
I stumbled across a thread about the lexus being compared to a tomb in terms of how quiet it was. Fast forward a few years and I had to get rid of the bimmer ( out of warranty LOL)
I test drove the F and fell in love. All the test drives were spirited runs and checking out the engine performance and suspension (awesome!!!)
Now i hate my life because even with my upgraded suspension which made the ride 100x better, I still have insane amounts of little clicks and rattles that with enough music volume they disappear but crap!
I love driving without music sometimes and i have soooooooo many little rattles. I've fixed at least 10 myself with felt tape and teflon but more keep appearing.
Just a small list of ones i have not been able to fix yet
- digital clock surround squeaks over bumps
- behind my gauge cluster clicks over bumps
- center ac vents creak over bumps
- side panels of the center console creak and rattle
- both door pillars underneath seat belts have like a crunching sound
- passenger door rattles with music bass and bumps
- sunroof rattle (seal is loose and jiggles around)
- rear deck rattles with bass and bumps
- rear view mirror rattle
- rear passenger internal door rattle ( goes away with window slightly lowered)
Oh and my dashboard is melting. I purchased my 2008 with 52k miles about 2 years ago for 28k. When I am not driving the car spirited I honestly rather drive my companies brand new Kia soul that has more tech and feels more luxurious than my Lexus.
All in all i love the F when i get on it but thats maybe 30% of the time. High payments for an outdated (tech and ride quality) / rough 2008 is starting to bug me.
The weird thing is that there are some random days that the car is as quiet as a mouse. Same route to work so I know its not the roads. Maybe im going crazy?
I stumbled across a thread about the lexus being compared to a tomb in terms of how quiet it was. Fast forward a few years and I had to get rid of the bimmer ( out of warranty LOL)
I test drove the F and fell in love. All the test drives were spirited runs and checking out the engine performance and suspension (awesome!!!)
Now i hate my life because even with my upgraded suspension which made the ride 100x better, I still have insane amounts of little clicks and rattles that with enough music volume they disappear but crap!
I love driving without music sometimes and i have soooooooo many little rattles. I've fixed at least 10 myself with felt tape and teflon but more keep appearing.
Just a small list of ones i have not been able to fix yet
- digital clock surround squeaks over bumps
- behind my gauge cluster clicks over bumps
- center ac vents creak over bumps
- side panels of the center console creak and rattle
- both door pillars underneath seat belts have like a crunching sound
- passenger door rattles with music bass and bumps
- sunroof rattle (seal is loose and jiggles around)
- rear deck rattles with bass and bumps
- rear view mirror rattle
- rear passenger internal door rattle ( goes away with window slightly lowered)
Oh and my dashboard is melting. I purchased my 2008 with 52k miles about 2 years ago for 28k. When I am not driving the car spirited I honestly rather drive my companies brand new Kia soul that has more tech and feels more luxurious than my Lexus.
All in all i love the F when i get on it but thats maybe 30% of the time. High payments for an outdated (tech and ride quality) / rough 2008 is starting to bug me.
The weird thing is that there are some random days that the car is as quiet as a mouse. Same route to work so I know its not the roads. Maybe im going crazy?
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Before I purchased my ISF I had a 2012 LCI 335i M-sport with only 18k miles at time of purchase. Man that thing creaked and rattled and bottomed out at every pothole.
I stumbled across a thread about the lexus being compared to a tomb in terms of how quiet it was. Fast forward a few years and I had to get rid of the bimmer ( out of warranty LOL)
I test drove the F and fell in love. All the test drives were spirited runs and checking out the engine performance and suspension (awesome!!!)
Now i hate my life because even with my upgraded suspension which made the ride 100x better, I still have insane amounts of little clicks and rattles that with enough music volume they disappear but crap!
I love driving without music sometimes and i have soooooooo many little rattles. I've fixed at least 10 myself with felt tape and teflon but more keep appearing.
Just a small list of ones i have not been able to fix yet
- digital clock surround squeaks over bumps
- behind my gauge cluster clicks over bumps
- center ac vents creak over bumps
- side panels of the center console creak and rattle
- both door pillars underneath seat belts have like a crunching sound
- passenger door rattles with music bass and bumps
- sunroof rattle (seal is loose and jiggles around)
- rear deck rattles with bass and bumps
- rear view mirror rattle
- rear passenger internal door rattle ( goes away with window slightly lowered)
Oh and my dashboard is melting. I purchased my 2008 with 52k miles about 2 years ago for 28k. When I am not driving the car spirited I honestly rather drive my companies brand new Kia soul that has more tech and feels more luxurious than my Lexus.
All in all i love the F when i get on it but thats maybe 30% of the time. High payments for an outdated (tech and ride quality) / rough 2008 is starting to bug me.
The weird thing is that there are some random days that the car is as quiet as a mouse. Same route to work so I know its not the roads. Maybe im going crazy?
I stumbled across a thread about the lexus being compared to a tomb in terms of how quiet it was. Fast forward a few years and I had to get rid of the bimmer ( out of warranty LOL)
I test drove the F and fell in love. All the test drives were spirited runs and checking out the engine performance and suspension (awesome!!!)
Now i hate my life because even with my upgraded suspension which made the ride 100x better, I still have insane amounts of little clicks and rattles that with enough music volume they disappear but crap!
I love driving without music sometimes and i have soooooooo many little rattles. I've fixed at least 10 myself with felt tape and teflon but more keep appearing.
Just a small list of ones i have not been able to fix yet
- digital clock surround squeaks over bumps
- behind my gauge cluster clicks over bumps
- center ac vents creak over bumps
- side panels of the center console creak and rattle
- both door pillars underneath seat belts have like a crunching sound
- passenger door rattles with music bass and bumps
- sunroof rattle (seal is loose and jiggles around)
- rear deck rattles with bass and bumps
- rear view mirror rattle
- rear passenger internal door rattle ( goes away with window slightly lowered)
Oh and my dashboard is melting. I purchased my 2008 with 52k miles about 2 years ago for 28k. When I am not driving the car spirited I honestly rather drive my companies brand new Kia soul that has more tech and feels more luxurious than my Lexus.
All in all i love the F when i get on it but thats maybe 30% of the time. High payments for an outdated (tech and ride quality) / rough 2008 is starting to bug me.
The weird thing is that there are some random days that the car is as quiet as a mouse. Same route to work so I know its not the roads. Maybe im going crazy?
#15
Before you try to waste a lot of time finding a source of noise, use 3M Dry-type silicone spray on the rubber seals around the doors and sunroof. You would be amazed at how many noises disappear when you do this. There was a thread about it long ago in the 2IS section that I saw when I had a 350. I have done it ever since and eliminated lots of interior noises in my F.