C Pillar interior noise

[UglyMutt]

I think this has been mentioned in other threads but im really not happy about the rattles and squeaks I get out of this car. I have one on near the headlight switch that comes and goes, i feel like the dash pad just creaks and groans from time to time. But the worst is the C pillars.

Going down the road they buzz or rattle when you hit cracks in the road or expansion joints. Its easy to tell that something is rubbing where it shouldn't. Has anyone taken the interior c pillar trim apart to look at this? I want to do it myself but Id like to know where the clips or tabs are and how to get that stuff off without braking anything. If anyone has done this and has pictures that would be great. I want to take it all apart and stick some Velcro pads around where it looks like it could rub.

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[Starman]

I think this has been mentioned in other threads but im really not happy about the rattles and squeaks I get out of this car. I have one on near the headlight switch that comes and goes, i feel like the dash pad just creaks and groans from time to time. But the worst is the C pillars.

Going down the road they buzz or rattle when you hit cracks in the road or expansion joints. Its easy to tell that something is rubbing where it shouldn't. Has anyone taken the interior c pillar trim apart to look at this? I want to do it myself but Id like to know where the clips or tabs are and how to get that stuff off without braking anything. If anyone has done this and has pictures that would be great. I want to take it all apart and stick some Velcro pads around where it looks like it could rub.

I know in previous cars that when I have a squeak in the side panel like that it was related to the springs on the seatbelts. You could try to just adjust them or lock them in (back seats).

I had this issue on an Acura TL Type S. Really quite car... no rattles except one very light one in the panel next to my left ear. Really really nasty on a quite car. I took it in to the dealer 3 times. I eventually actually sold the car becasue it was so annoying.