Ecto1
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I had an EXTREMELY annoying rattle from the area of the Driver's A-Pillar. I spent several months trying to find it. I had to replace the Evaporator after the noise started which required removing the Dash. I went over the entire Dash VERY carefully but was unable to find anything loose or any signs of the source of the rattle. I had the A-Pillar trim removed while I had the Dash out & went over it as well. The Kick Panel has to come out to pull the Dash so I went over it too. Still couldn't find any signs of anything loose or the source of the rattling. After I finished getting the Dash back together I started on the Door Panel. I concentrated on the top section but still couldn't find anything.
So finally I started driving the car with the Driver's door panel removed. That's when I found the source. Turns out it was the Driver's Door Lower Speaker (6 1/2"). The rattle was intermittent and it didn't matter if the stereo was on or not. But in the Ecoboob the engine soundtrack is ALWAYS playing through the audio system so that's why the noise was present when the stereo was off. The rattle was also present windows up or down, top up or down. It was most prevalent during braking for a turn or when coming to a stop. No idea why.
I believe the cause of the rattle was that the magnet inside the Speaker broke. If I tapped on the Speaker Cone at the right spot I could hear a clicking noise. It was this clicking noise that was being amplified by the Speaker making the annoying rattling sound near the A-Pillar.
I replaced all four 6 1/2" speakers and now the rattle is gone for good. The foam surrounding the cone in all 4 Speakers were deteriorating so they needed replacing anyway. But only the Speaker with the broken magnet was making the rattling sound.
FYI.
So finally I started driving the car with the Driver's door panel removed. That's when I found the source. Turns out it was the Driver's Door Lower Speaker (6 1/2"). The rattle was intermittent and it didn't matter if the stereo was on or not. But in the Ecoboob the engine soundtrack is ALWAYS playing through the audio system so that's why the noise was present when the stereo was off. The rattle was also present windows up or down, top up or down. It was most prevalent during braking for a turn or when coming to a stop. No idea why.
I believe the cause of the rattle was that the magnet inside the Speaker broke. If I tapped on the Speaker Cone at the right spot I could hear a clicking noise. It was this clicking noise that was being amplified by the Speaker making the annoying rattling sound near the A-Pillar.
I replaced all four 6 1/2" speakers and now the rattle is gone for good. The foam surrounding the cone in all 4 Speakers were deteriorating so they needed replacing anyway. But only the Speaker with the broken magnet was making the rattling sound.
FYI.
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