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mashimello 08-01-2017 06:26 PM

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?

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:

http://www.the370z.com/nissan-370z-r...ml#post2708195

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

OldGuyFla 08-05-2017 09:07 AM

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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

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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!!!


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