Evil Squeeky dash

[Mosuke]

the dashboard on my missus 92 405 squeeks and vibrates... ALOT
the previous owner said it has done this since the imobliser went mental on a trip to france and the dashboard was removed to work on the problem,
also the heater asn't worked since then ether, the fans work as does the external/recurculate leaver just no heat

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[DeKa]

Wow - it must have been a bad repairer to have mucked up that much!

No images in signitures please.
I've removed it.

Derek.

[GreenBlood]

No images in signitures please.
I've removed it.

Derek.

WhooHoo yep that one was way over the top, way way too big.

Cheers
Chris

[kiwi 03]

the dashboard on my missus 92 405 squeeks and vibrates... ALOT
the previous owner said it has done this since the imobliser went mental on a trip to france and the dashboard was removed to work on the problem,
also the heater asn't worked since then ether, the fans work as does the external/recurculate leaver just no heat

You have a bit of a problem. Peugeot use a special plastic in their dash assemblies called "rattleite". There is no cure - they have been using it for decades. Turn up the radio to drown out the noise. Or buy a car with a diierent dash (i.e. not a Peugeot).

[Shobbz]

You have a bit of a problem. Peugeot use a special plastic in their dash assemblies called "rattleite". There is no cure - they have been using it for decades. Turn up the radio to drown out the noise. Or buy a car with a diierent dash (i.e. not a Peugeot).

The world of self tapping screws are my friends

shobbz

[Mosuke]

No images in signitures please.
I've removed it.

Derek.

it's coz its a ford isn't it?
no probs chaps, i'm thinkin dinamat spray (sound deadening)

[Alan S]

FWIW, I had cause to fit a new speedo cable to my 16V Cit BX and in the process found all these things in the dash that were put there to make it rattle; I can't think of any other reason. I mean a speedo cable sitting on top of a hard plastic duct is going to rattle isn't it? So I grabbed a fistfull of rubber carpet underlay and wrapped up wherever it sat on top of the hard plastic or went through something it was going to vibrate on....'tain't rocket science so I'm stuffed if I know why Pierre' the design engineer didn't think of it.
As far as squeaks go, Nissan worked this out a few years ago; if it's plastic and it sits against more plastic, rubber, steel or glass, it'll squeak so spray where it touches with silicone release spray and the squeak is all gone. May have to do it more than once but it will work................and FYI, it isn't the fact it's a F**d that the avatar got zapped, but because we are conveniently hosted by a serious Citroen enthusiast for free, so we don't use any more bandwidth than we have to unnecessarily as a gesture of thanks for the free hosting, but remember, we are aussie frogs and the closest F**d ever got to this was by buying Simca out many years ago but they then shut the factory down, so they aren't exactly top of the popularity tree with French car owners; we still talk to 'em though.

Alan S

[Mosuke]

hummm silicone release spray? damn good idea! thanx
as for the 'it's coz its a ford' just messin.
i totally understand the rules on sigs
and as for 'they aren't exactly top of the popularity tree with French car owners' i love my sierra to death as it was a freebee from a friend and in need of some tlc (suspension, discs new engine etc..) so i've spent so much time and care on her but ford ARN'T my favorate make
Fix
Or
Repair
Daily

it's a well known fact god created the weekend for ford owners to fix the problems that have happened during that week (when i'm driving she does have a hard time though )