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Feb 18, 2016 | 05:37 PM

semar

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does anybody have a diagram of the dashboard interior?
I have a rattle in the dash that sounds like a plastic rod or a stiff cable (antenna??)hitting something. Occurs only when going over a rough road or bump
Lexus dealer is guessing there was a bulletin out but could not confirm.
To duplicate the sound take a pencil or even your fingernail and gently tap the table edge.
How could you look into the dash? Any way to take something off from the front of the climate control face without taking the whole dash out (big $)?

Feb 18, 2016 | 08:15 PM

ancdmd

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Whereabouts in the dash does it sound like it's coming from? There's several threads on here detailing how to remove everything in the middle from the shifter up to the dash pad.

Feb 18, 2016 | 09:18 PM

rkw77080

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Originally Posted by semar

Lexus dealer is guessing there was a bulletin out but could not confirm.

The only bulletin I found about "Ticking Noise" around the dashboard is this one...

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L-SB-0090-08 Upper or Lower Windshield Tick Noise.pdf (881.1 KB, 395 views)

Feb 18, 2016 | 09:30 PM

rkw77080

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Originally Posted by semar

does anybody have a diagram of the dashboard interior?

Here you go...

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Instrument Panel Components.pdf (261.8 KB, 256 views)

Feb 18, 2016 | 09:44 PM

semar

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thank you very much
it is definitely a starting point
the rattle comes from the topsection of the dash above the vents or somewhere above the radio.

Feb 18, 2016 | 09:47 PM

semar

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If I take the bezel around the vents/radio off would I be able to look into the dash or are the vents/radio enclosed in a "box"?

Mar 11, 2016 | 05:44 PM

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You can take that off and look around. Not too hard. There are good posts on this. Basically the console comes off first then work your way up. When you do that you might try gently stuffing rags in the dash to see if that makes the noise quit.