Rear Hatch Buzz!!!

[Motorhead]

Well done Kevan - peace at last. A bit worrying to hear that the PC had "fixed" the problem by removing and not replacing the gasket. Not what you expect for your £130+(?) per hour's labour (or was it "fixed" under warranty?). Jeff

 

[Buddy]

For quite a long time I've had an irritating buzzing noise from the area of the rear hatch, well, with the lighter evenings now that the clocks have been changed one afternoon after returning from work I decided to take the trim panel off believing it to be from the third brake light as it was a little wobbly.

I'd downloaded the method of removing the panel off Planet 9 and it was easier than it seemed from the instructions. Once I had the panel off it was apparent that the white plastic clip which supports the loom just below the brake light had broken and was the cause of the noise, no spare being available I used insulating tape to fix the loom in place onto the panel of the hatch, I also found a few other things amiss, one clip gasket was missing so that was replaced with insulating tape. The brake light was refitted to secure it more firmly but another thing was the "drooping gasket" which I had complained of to the OPC around the brake light? Well I found their "fix", they removed it all together and so it could actually tap against the rear window on bumpy roads, I have made some small self adhesive fibre strips which are hidden by the black line around the brake light on the window, it can still tap but not so loudly!

It's now quiet, with the occasional tapping of the light over rough surfaces. I may remove the panel again to cure it completely but it's so much better.[]

 

[Contraband]

I have the same annoying noise to get rid of and my gasket around the brake light has drooped as well. Planet9 has a guide? Do you have a link?

 

[Motorhead]

Archie, I think this the article to which Kevan was referring: http://www.planet-9.com/reviews/miscellaneous/p7-porsche-stopping-the-hatch-26quot-3bclunk-26quot-3b.html Jeff

 

[Buddy]

Thanks Jeff, I couldn't do it from work! It's not a difficult job to remove the fasteners for the panel the rubber caps over the screws and around the staple side of the catch are quite soft and flexible, you just need a thin but blunt tool of some sort to start lifting them. For the wooden wedges I used a single wooden door wedge, as long as it's smooth it shouldn't mark anything.

 

[Contraband]

Thanks guys... I've been meaning to do this since last year but I've just been puting up with it. I'll get it done now.