Spdfrk1990

When it is cold out the dash pad makes a crackin kinda noise and its real loud. I think i tried 3m foam tape b4.

onebinky

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my girlfriends 85 was doing that, and it turned out to be the edge of the dash pad rubbing on the a pillar's. She stuck some small foam pieces in there and it went away.

Other than that, I know that there is supposed to be 2-3 foam blocks under the pad to support it. Are your's still there?

blacksheep-1

I went through this when I did my heater core. Pull the pad off, it's not that hard. Once that is off you will find the duct work, it squeaks where the tubes go together. a small spluge of silicone will help hold them together w/o squeaking. Then look at all of the places that the plastic pieces overlap. i either put a piece of duct tape between them or used silicone. I carefully tightened all of the screws and placed a dab of locktight on all of them. Look around and find where the wiring is just hanging out and tie wrap that up. All of this will take about an afternoon and is well worth the effort. It's also not very difficult to do.

my84firebird

Also, there's like 8 or 10 screws (7mm) holding the dashpad on. Make sure you have all of them and that they are tight and not stripped out. Mine was missing several when I first bought it and it rattled like crazy. Replaced them and away went the rattle.

Spdfrk1990

Ive done all that i actually had installed a new dash because of a squeek and put strip calk around where everything bolts. Ill just have to take the pad back off and try somethin else

HamSpiced

i ran a thin tube in from the defrost hole and fille dwith some double expanding foam....

i dont really care... sorta stopped caring....i hate my car...

Spdfrk1990

i love the looks of my car n all i just hate the interior

HamSpiced

I hate the interior, i hat eall the ****ty parts that gm decided to use to save money, i hate the fact that that frame flexes cause GM didnt think to re-inforce it. I hate the ****ty glue they used for the arm rests, i hate the ****ed up idea they had for the wheel wells, so they are inevatably gonna rust.

i say **** GM and thier ****ed up ideas.....

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Spdfrk1990

For there time f-bodys were damn good cars. If u still have ne car from the early 90 or 80's its prob rusted. Mine isnt cause i hardly ever drive it.

my84firebird

Hamspiced:

c'mon you know you love it. Why else would you be posting on a third gen enthusiast site???

onebinky

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I know the feeling, and for some reason I keep buying GM...

lonsal

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I like to use GOOP brand adhesive on all the joints where the panels mate, then re-tighten the screws. It helped quiet some of the interior rattles I was experiencing. Of course, with the top down I can't hear them any way.

Lon

Spdfrk1990

The only thing is i didnt wanna make it hard to get off again if i needed to take it off.

lonsal

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That is the beauty of GOOP and why I use it. It really doesn't adhere that well, unlike silicone.

Lon

Spdfrk1990

cool thanx

lonsal

iTrader: (2)

Also I forgot to add it is clear. It also rubs off easily if any extra squirts out. It just provides a little cushion between the panels is all. Keeping the interior trim screws tightened on a regular basis will go a long way towards cutting down the squeaks and rattles. You can also use something like DynoMat on the panels to kill their vibration. Just be sure that you heat the metal and DynoMat a bit or it won't adhere worth beans.

Lon

Spdfrk1990

great info whenever i yank all my interior out ill def do all that

HamSpiced

cause it was fun for the ride....i posted alot when i foudn the site. but after all the stuff ive done to it, all the money spent, all the time wasted i slowly start to hate it...

of course that feeling goes away every time i turn the key. but none the less, as soon as i replace All the seals, stop ALL the rattleing, and get SFC's.... ill always be disapointed with this car.

Jesus's F-Bird

We love you HamSpiced, and we love your car!

TomP

I usually just turn up the radio, or start playing with the girl sitting next to me. One way or another, something gets louder than the dash noise!

Spdfrk1990

Well whenever i get the money to finish my engine that should cancel out all the interior noises.

stiers

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Personally I would take the dash pad out of the car, if it is a good pad, for the winter and replace it with a cracked one. If it is making cracking noises it is probably getting stressed and might end up with a crack in it. There was a bunch of people, me included, who had theirs crack last winter.

Spdfrk1990

Its not my daily driver tho ive only drove it once this winter.

LetsRock

Hey! GM already publically apologized for their cheap methods of producing cars, what more do you want?

HamSpiced

for them to give me a new ****ign car so i have to stop fixing their mistakes!