[dunsantos]

I had some trouble with dash rattle when the car was on a bumpy road or uneven ground in general. It was pretty damn annoying so I decided to make some changes. Here are the steps I took to eliminate the noise. It worked great and now I have a completely quiet dash.

STEPS:

1. I used some rope to loop into the vent on the passenger side and pull straight upwards. I'm always afraid to scratch something when removing anything so I thought this would be a good method and it worked great.





2. After opening the vent shroud (or whatever you wanna call it), I used my finger to insert into the opening and slide down towards the driver's side, poping the rest of the clips out.

3. I removed the vent shroud completely and exposed about 10 metal retainer clips and 1 screw on the passenger side that I deemed as the "noise makers"

4. I used a pair of needle nose plyers to pull all of the metal clips out. You have to wiggle them a little but they 'll come out.



5. I then removed a screw on the passenger side which was definitely a cuplrit in the squeaks I was hearing. I believe this screw holds the top portion of the dash to the bottom portion, so perform at your own risk. I've been driving for about 3 months now and still haven't heard a peep from the dash.



6. I used Scotch felt pads which are normally used to stick on the bottom of furniture. I covered each of the tabs on the vent schroud. They covered the tabs perfect and were just the right thickness to make sure they held tight in the dash.



7. I snapped the vent shroud back in and that's it. All done, noise free dash.