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Old Dec 17, 2025 | 07:21 AM
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Default Interior creaks & rattles

I am again here to pick the collective brain of RC owners in my research toward potentially joining this group.
Interior creaks & rattles - If you spend any time on the ES forum you'll see this is a widespread and well documented problem with our cars. Dashboard trim, headliners, door panels, ... the center console is a really big one.
To what extent is this an issue for the RC?
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Old Dec 18, 2025 | 05:33 AM
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I’ve had 2 ES and IS, and even an EX. No rattles in none. Not that bother me anyway. On my RC the console lid did rattle but I fixed it. Missing piece of foam. As far as Lexus having rattles, news to me. And I’ve had a bunch.
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Old Dec 18, 2025 | 12:46 PM
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Doors. But I may just be an outlier lol. Between disassembling it a few times and installing my own ambient lighting as well as bumping the bass, I dynamat the doors and fill any creaky with foam tape.

Moonroof has also been annoying but due to my car being old and in the California sun the weatherstrip just deflates a bit which causes the rattling.
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I’m in the south so heat could be an issue for some. I treat my weatherstripping about every 3-4 time I wash it. Mine is a 2015 RC with over 1K on it. Taking stuff apart could be an issue as well. Sometimes it is. My Lexus’s have mostly been fairly tight.
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Old Dec 19, 2025 | 07:38 PM
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Originally Posted by CharlieRC
I’m in the south so heat could be an issue for some. I treat my weatherstripping about every 3-4 time I wash it. Mine is a 2015 RC with over 1K on it. Taking stuff apart could be an issue as well. Sometimes it is. My Lexus’s have mostly been fairly tight.
What do you treat your weather stripping with? Mine shows signs of wear
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I use Meguiars, Mothers and Leather Honey. Depending on what you’re putting it on. The trim gets Meguiars most always
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