Manofkent Posted January 26, 2021 Report Share Posted January 26, 2021 (edited) Hi, I have a cracking 981s 2012. There is a really annoying little rattle from the dashboard vents, drives me nuts. The car is in great shape, still tight and drives great but this is really irritating. I'm not mechanically minded so its not an option for me to start mucking around dismantling things but equally I don't want to start an expensive exercise at a Porsche specialist or dealership. Can I ask if anyone else had the same issue and if so how did they fix it? Many thanks Edited January 26, 2021 by Manofkent Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iborguk Posted January 26, 2021 Report Share Posted January 26, 2021 12 minutes ago, Manofkent said: Hi, I have a cracking 981s 2012. There is a really annoying little rattle from the dashboard vents, drives me nuts. The car is in great shape, still tight and drives great but this is really irritating. I'm not mechanically minded so its not an option for me to start mucking around dismantling things but equally I don't want to start an expensive exercise at a Porsche specialist or dealership. Can I ask if anyone else had the same issue and if so how did they fix it? Many thanks Have you narrowed down which vent it is coming from ? Can you reproduce the noise ? Is the noise apparent with the car stationary or only in motion ? Cabin sounds can be tricky to locate (ask me how I know) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickLS7 Posted January 26, 2021 Report Share Posted January 26, 2021 https://www.planet-9.com/threads/easy-rattle-fix-passenger-dashboard-vent.54271/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manofkent Posted January 27, 2021 Author Report Share Posted January 27, 2021 Thanks for the responses. The rattle is from each of the vents, passenger and driver on the dash and only when driving. I will have a look at Ricks fix, if you have any further ideas Iborguk will follow them up. Will let you know if Ricks fix works. Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickLS7 Posted January 27, 2021 Report Share Posted January 27, 2021 It's not my fix but remember seeing it when I had the same. Mine was just a missing felt pad on the big battery cover in the frunk. Really sounded like a dash rattle though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iborguk Posted January 27, 2021 Report Share Posted January 27, 2021 10 hours ago, Manofkent said: Thanks for the responses. The rattle is from each of the vents, passenger and driver on the dash and only when driving. I will have a look at Ricks fix, if you have any further ideas Iborguk will follow them up. Will let you know if Ricks fix works. Cheers If it is only when driving I’d suggest getting a passenger to zero in on where it’s coming from. Again sound can bounce around. I had all the frunk plastic out and it turned out to the the steering wheel airbag surround on mine. It was making a noise like a Geiger counter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manofkent Posted January 27, 2021 Author Report Share Posted January 27, 2021 Thanks yes thats the sounds, Geiger counter. From the replies looks like I've got a lot of plastic to fiddle around with! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iborguk Posted January 27, 2021 Report Share Posted January 27, 2021 29 minutes ago, Manofkent said: Thanks yes thats the sounds, Geiger counter. From the replies looks like I've got a lot of plastic to fiddle around with! Yours could be a completely different source , so again would suggest two sets of ears on it when driving... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manofkent Posted July 13, 2022 Author Report Share Posted July 13, 2022 Well eventually I found the reason, so here it is in case anyone else has this problem. I had a loose wheel bearing on the drivers front wheel. I only found it when I had the wheel re-sprayed as I kerbed it, the garage noticed there was a slight movement on the wheel. Wheel bearing replaced, no dashboard rattle. Must of been vibration running through the the car. Seems obvious when you know! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daz05 Posted July 13, 2022 Report Share Posted July 13, 2022 Nice update, I suppose that's why we love them everything is transferred through to the driver, rattles and all! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manofkent Posted August 2, 2022 Author Report Share Posted August 2, 2022 Thanks Daz, The Porsche centre was next to useless on this, my local general mechanic found it. But all good now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daz05 Posted August 3, 2022 Report Share Posted August 3, 2022 I had a rattle on our cayenne, felt taped quite a lot of things, turned out the speaker grill for the tweeter under the windscreen wasn't properly seated. 🙈 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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