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Old 28-11-2010, 04:50 PM
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hi people is there anyway you can stop the boot from rattling whan you hit pumps in the road and dont say go round the pumps lol

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Old 28-11-2010, 06:52 PM
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Its prob the plastic fascia on the inside of the boot. Take it off and pack it with foam.
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Old 28-11-2010, 06:53 PM
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ok cheers alan will try that
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it might need the adjusters on the tailgate unscrewed a bit mate
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I have the same prob on mine, Spent a bit of time trackin down the rattle but didn't get around to fixing it yet!
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its normally the boot catch that causes it
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Old 29-11-2010, 01:34 PM
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it might need the adjusters on the tailgate unscrewed a bit mate
do thet just unscrew cos they seem bloody tight

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I have the same prob on mine, Spent a bit of time trackin down the rattle but didn't get around to fixing it yet!
what did you nail it down to mate

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Originally Posted by lukeyboy
do thet just unscrew cos they seem bloody tight

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they have a self tapper in them
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The plastic cover inside the tailgate. When you open the boot its up over your head. When i shake mine it rattles like fook!
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I had the same problem with mine. Took me ages to find it. It was the boot catch on mine as radman says. Quite common apparently.
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the spoiler bolt came out of mine and caused my rattle
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mines rattling too, pretty sure its the bootcatch,
been to cold to fix it though lol
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