Plastic noise?

mashimello · 08-01-2017, 06:26 PM

Hi guys,
I have some kind of whistle-like noise behind the driver seat,
as if somebody is bending some hard piece of plastic
and never could determine where it comes from?
Didn't anyone have such a case?

OldGuyFla · 08-02-2017, 07:30 AM

That is a little vague description. Can you hear it both with the top up & down?

SouthArk370Z · 08-02-2017, 08:09 AM

To locate the source, it may help to have a passenger along. He/she can listen for the noise while you concentrate on driving.

mashimello · 08-02-2017, 12:29 PM

Yeah thanks for advice! I do hear with open top and closed. Its like a plastic bending sound, driving me crazy ((

OldGuyFla · 08-02-2017, 04:26 PM

I think SouthArk370Z probably has the best idea as a place to start. It would be hard to track down without hearing it.

mashimello · 08-04-2017, 12:56 PM

Was doing major inspection and found out that the noise is produced by the convertible lid - huge metal behind between headrests and trunk cover. If I press on it, it will produce very similar squeezing noise! Any convertibles have that issue here?
Tim

mashimello · 08-04-2017, 01:06 PM

Here is video and you can hear the annoying sound:
https://goo.gl/photos/roKSuXmZsWsVJEydA

OldGuyFla · 08-04-2017, 04:22 PM

Wow I've never heard anything like that with mine. I'll take a look at mine tomorrow & see if I can see any dampener that might be missing or wore out on yours.

ksagis · 08-04-2017, 08:18 PM

Your noise sounds a bit like one my car was making several years ago. Take a look at this post:

squeaks and rattles

I went back and looked at the invoice, it was the plastic spacer in the first picture.

OldGuyFla · 08-05-2017, 09:07 AM

I took a look at mine this morning & the two items that ksagis pointed out are definitely good to check out. I also found what might be two other places that you might want to check. The first two pics. show a piece on each side of the front of the lid. They are made out of what seems to be rubber & support the front. The last pic. seems to be some kind of adjustment for the rear of the lid.

I'm sorry my last pic. is a duplicate of one of the pics that ksagis posted to you but it does look like it would give problems if not adjusted correctly.

Good luck & please let us know what you find.
Dan

ksagis · 08-05-2017, 10:16 AM

Here's a picture of the plastic cap and the part number of what I referred to in the above post.

mashimello · 08-05-2017, 11:15 AM

thanks for info guys, I got some homework now )))

mashimello · 09-10-2017, 11:43 PM

lubes every joint and the sound has disappeared!!!

08-01-2017, 06:26 PM	#1 (permalink)
mashimello Base Member Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: Fremont Posts: 75 Drives: 370z roadster Rep Power: 28	Plastic noise? Hi guys, I have some kind of whistle-like noise behind the driver seat, as if somebody is bending some hard piece of plastic and never could determine where it comes from? Didn't anyone have such a case?

08-02-2017, 07:30 AM	#2 (permalink)
OldGuyFla A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: Indian Lake Estates Fl Posts: 1,049 Drives: 14 370Z TS Roadster Rep Power: 19128	That is a little vague description. Can you hear it both with the top up & down? __________________

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SouthArk370Z Premium Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: South Arkansas Posts: 8,435 Drives: 2014 Challenger Rep Power: 324198	To locate the source, it may help to have a passenger along. He/she can listen for the noise while you concentrate on driving. OldGuyFla likes this. __________________ Steering Lock Links - Search The370Z Bookmarklet - FSM @ NICOclub Mankind has progressed past the need for war but we haven't evolved that far. - NachoMahma

08-02-2017, 04:26 PM	#5 (permalink)
OldGuyFla A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: Indian Lake Estates Fl Posts: 1,049 Drives: 14 370Z TS Roadster Rep Power: 19128	I think SouthArk370Z probably has the best idea as a place to start. It would be hard to track down without hearing it. __________________

08-04-2017, 04:22 PM	#8 (permalink)
OldGuyFla A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: Indian Lake Estates Fl Posts: 1,049 Drives: 14 370Z TS Roadster Rep Power: 19128	Wow I've never heard anything like that with mine. I'll take a look at mine tomorrow & see if I can see any dampener that might be missing or wore out on yours. __________________

08-02-2017, 12:29 PM	#4 (permalink)
mashimello Base Member Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: Fremont Posts: 75 Drives: 370z roadster Rep Power: 28	Yeah thanks for advice! I do hear with open top and closed. Its like a plastic bending sound, driving me crazy ((

08-04-2017, 12:56 PM	#6 (permalink)
mashimello Base Member Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: Fremont Posts: 75 Drives: 370z roadster Rep Power: 28	Was doing major inspection and found out that the noise is produced by the convertible lid - huge metal behind between headrests and trunk cover. If I press on it, it will produce very similar squeezing noise! Any convertibles have that issue here? Tim

08-04-2017, 01:06 PM	#7 (permalink)
mashimello Base Member Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: Fremont Posts: 75 Drives: 370z roadster Rep Power: 28	Here is video and you can hear the annoying sound: https://goo.gl/photos/roKSuXmZsWsVJEydA

08-04-2017, 08:18 PM	#9 (permalink)
ksagis Base Member Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: LA Posts: 88 Drives: 370Z Roadster Rep Power: 12	Your noise sounds a bit like one my car was making several years ago. Take a look at this post: squeaks and rattles I went back and looked at the invoice, it was the plastic spacer in the first picture. OldGuyFla likes this.

08-05-2017, 11:15 AM	#12 (permalink)
mashimello Base Member Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: Fremont Posts: 75 Drives: 370z roadster Rep Power: 28	thanks for info guys, I got some homework now )))

09-10-2017, 11:43 PM	#13 (permalink)
mashimello Base Member Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: Fremont Posts: 75 Drives: 370z roadster Rep Power: 28	lubes every joint and the sound has disappeared!!!

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