steveg9
Registered User
odd.... both front windows are creaking as the glass moves very slightly on the move, it's never done it before. Drop the glass a fraction and it stops
Any ideas?
Any ideas?
That's an Audi A3 feature.
Replace door seals, have silcone crap slapped all over it by the dealer (temp solution, comes back), buy a decent car.
It's just mighty odd. I took delivery (new) January, it's been used, driven, washed, washed, driven, washed. Then Sunday I polished it and - presto - instant creak Monday morning! It has also been hot (particularly Sunday)
If it had been doing it all along I guess I wouldn't have posted here
So is it the glass in the frame or the door rubber against the roof side??
no no its non of them trust me, i spend months with all sorts of stuff to make it stop, many trips to the dealer but it never went away, first guess would you think that it the window meaning when you drop it i mill it goes away, but you be wrong, i know exacatly what it is, open the door and on the top of the door you see the the FELT SEAL its that what is making the noise, i tryed all sorts of stuff to make it stop but in the end i rubbed (i know this will sound silly lol)kids BLACK CRAYON on it to match the colour, and ever since the noise is gone
What made you try crayon, im going to have another look at mine today see what i can find.
so you think its the top of the door rubbing against the body work, & when you drop the window it releaves the pressure pushing inwards towards the body.
So do you think its the felt seal creaking on the bodywork, my be a layer of wax on the door shut edges will help.
yes open the door and right ontop of the door seal you will see the feltBut .... sorry to be dense.... It's the door seal (felt) where it meets the edge of the roof? So it might be my fault for polishing the car................
Thanks all!!
Well cleaning the old dried wax off the edge of the felt strip seems to have sorted the creak out for me. Good call there Khalil ! Thank you again
Just now need to get the rattle from the rear seats sorted - think it might be the headrest - anyone else got any better suggestions ?
Richard
Thanks Kahlil :thumbsup:, no creaks at all now you pointed me in the right direction, wonder how long it will last, least i know what todo if it returns wish i'd know this a year & a half ago.
ok mate try this, drive how you would do normally, and when you hear the noise from the back seats, park up somewhere and drop 1 side of the seat and drive off, if the sound comes back stop and drop the other seat, that why you would know which side of the seat is making the noise, IF the noise stops, i post you a photo what to do because it sort of hard to explain without photos, oh and if the noise is still there when you drop both seats try driving without the parcel shelf, let me know,Well cleaning the old dried wax off the edge of the felt strip seems to have sorted the creak out for me. Good call there Khalil ! Thank you again
Just now need to get the rattle from the rear seats sorted - think it might be the headrest - anyone else got any better suggestions ?
Richard
I also have a rattle from the back seat and have dropped the back passenger back and the rattle has stoppped what do i need to do now to stop the rattle
Tried the trick with some card on the seat & it does seem to have stopped the creak for now - Once again thank you Khalil !
Richard