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| oldpostbob1 Member Since: 06 Jun 2008 Location: Boroughbridge Posts: 45   
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Hi,
My 2007 double cab has just developed a rattle inside the drivers door. You only hear it when the door is shut, once closed and driving along there is no noise and if you "shake" the door whilst open there is no noise. It is simply when the door is closed/shut Any ideas what this could be and secondly how easy is it to take off the inside door panel to see what is going on?? Thanks |
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2nd Jun 2011 6:17am |
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| RED-DOT Member Since: 29 Jun 2009 Location: stirling Posts: 2363 
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Try a wee drop grease on the catch and latch? 2008 RS4 gone, 123d M Sport, and a Puma 90 XS..
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2nd Jun 2011 8:26am |
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| Happyoldgit Member Since: 14 Sep 2007 Location: Norfolk Posts: 3471 
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Removing the door card is pretty straightforward so it wouldn't be that difficult to have a looksee. The most difficult bit is trying to preserve the inner damp membrane while you peel it away. Other than that it's just a case of removing the door pull handle - it's secured by screws each end hidden under plastic flaps, undoing the screw and removing the escutcheon around the lock handle, removing the escutcheon that the pop up and down lock button runs in (by pulling and easing it up), pushing out the centre pins in the plastic rivets here and there on the door card, pulling out the rivet bodies and then easing the card away at each hidden fastener (much easier if you have a pukka tool but can be done with care by hand - you can feel where the fasteners are by gently easing the card away at the edges).
Sometimes the bolts / screws securing the inner panel come loose and can cause the panel to rattle. PS: The above is a rough 'off the top of the head / half awake / pre morning tea / coffee intake' guide so forgive any blazing omissions  Steve.
Owned numerous Land Rover vehicles of all shapes and sizes over the decades. Current Defender: A non tarts hand-bagged Puma 110 XS USW. [Insert something impressive here such as extensive list of previous Land Rovers or examples of your prestigeous and expensive items, trinkets, houses, bikes, vehicles etc] http://forums.lr4x4.com I used to be Miserable ...but now I'm ecstatic. |
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2nd Jun 2011 8:47am |
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| 110SEB Member Since: 29 Jan 2009 Location: Essex, England Posts: 1444 
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Thank you MOG - very helpful. I will give it a go
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2nd Jun 2011 2:03pm |
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| Lorryman100 Member Since: 01 Oct 2010 Location: Here Posts: 2686 |
http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic6270.h...indow+fell
Worth a check as well |
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2nd Jun 2011 9:27pm |
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| MarkVesnaG Member Since: 16 May 2011 Location: Sydney Posts: 22  
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My 2011 Defender had over night developed a rattle when the door was shut. Turnes out it was a loose nut which had broken free in the window reg shield, so the nice guys at the local Land Rover service centre replaced it with a new one. Ive had the truck for 6 months now with 2745kms, runs great and love driving it. A big thankyou to Alastair
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20th Jun 2011 11:44am |
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