C Class dash rattle

[Senninha]

Seems to coincidental to me but since having the windscreen replaced have developed a dash rattle ... annoying not always present. Generally poor surface around 30-40mph is worst.

Screen company have tested and claim cannot find and highly unlikely to be their work. Must be coincidence.

350CDI Sport estate with Panoramic roof.

Other than the screen mounted kit behind the mirror, is there anything else that could be in need of adjustment or have been dislodged during screen swap?

regards, Paul

 

[whitenemesis]

There are anti- sqeak shims along the lower edge of the screen, between the screen and body/dash. Were these fitted again?

 

[Chrishazle]

Possibly not. First time my screen was replaced the fitter commented that the screen had been previously replaced and the shims (small pieces of stiff foam rubber) had not been fitted that time, and not having them there causes a dashboard squeek. Unfortunately I think the only way to check is to have the screen taken out again, as I don't think they're visible once the screen is in.

 

[Deleted member 6183]

could you wedge something down between the screen and dash?

 

[Senninha]

could you wedge something down between the screen and dash?

I could but not keen to start 'forcing' the dash unit .... are these shims likely to have got stuck to the old screen hence they might not have been noticed during the change?

 

[Chrishazle]

Quite possibly. I think they have sticky one side but not the other - the AA Windscreens man that did mine knew about them, hence knew that they had not been replaced when the previous fitter replaced the screen (don't know when that was done, but was before I bought the car). Anyway, they were all missing, he put them in, and my dash does not squeek!