Rattle '04 ls430 nav screen bottom ledge
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Rattle '04 ls430 nav screen bottom ledge
My Mercury Metallic beauty has a rattle that I hear occasionally. I am almost sure that it is coming from the ledge at the bottom of the NAV screen. It looks like there is a seam there where 2 plastic pieces come together. If I press down on the seam, the noise stops.
Anyone with a similar noise?
Anyone with a similar noise?
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My Mercury Metallic beauty has a rattle that I hear occasionally. I am almost sure that it is coming from the ledge at the bottom of the NAV screen. It looks like there is a seam there where 2 plastic pieces come together. If I press down on the seam, the noise stops.
Anyone with a similar noise?
Anyone with a similar noise?
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GPB, I have this exact issue and I actually have my car at the dealer right now to have them look at it. Same deal - if I press on the plastic I can generally stop it. I have a 2001 LS430 UL. I will let you know what they say.
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I have a rattle on the RIGHT side of my nav. Drives me nutsier than I am already. The lightest touch anywhere one the right side of the screen stops it. The instant I take my hand off it starts up again. I am pulling the unit to see what is there. I got a reply to my post on the subject saying there are felt-lined clips in there. The felt wears off then the clips rattle. We'll see soon.
Gene
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Another rattle source is the center air vent assembly. I noticed it rattle a lot when it was cold. I took it out and lubricated all the attachment points where it is attached and it seemed to help a lot. If you do this and tae care of the nav panel clips then you should be rattle free.
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I have a rattle on the RIGHT side of my nav. Drives me nutsier than I am already. The lightest touch anywhere one the right side of the screen stops it. The instant I take my hand off it starts up again. I am pulling the unit to see what is there. I got a reply to my post on the subject saying there are felt-lined clips in there. The felt wears off then the clips rattle. We'll see soon.
Gene
Gene
Now I need to find the source of an air leak around the front passenger window. That might be harder to fix.
Gene
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