Was out enjoying the Global Warming (or, El Nino, if you prefer), today,
when finally, after only about two months of having experienced it,
figgered out that the high-pitched rattle, which was drumming in my left
ear, was coming from the driver's side "Dome" light bezel!
I had thought that it might be related to something inside the door, or
quarter trim panel(s). It was 'driving' me nuts.
Toward the end of the ride, I happened to reach up 'there', and LO! the
bezel was 'loose'!
Got home & popped out the dome lens, & tightened-down the two interior
mounting screws (after custom-cutting some small pieces from my
tire-inner-tube, which everybody should have in his parts bin, for
general-purpose "insullation/noise-reduction" usage; the inner-tube is
tough neoprene-type material and serves as both a "locking" receptacle,
and rattle-silencer for sheetmetal screws which otherwize are merely
inserted into mating-slots, on the inner-body, and which can be a
major-source for metal-on-metal noise, as the screw-mounts loosen-up).
Voila: noise-be-GONE.
Went over to the pass-side dome light, & discovered that its inner
bulb-assembly was actually dislocated from its bezel-socket.
That HAD to be making some noise (altho not audible to the driver).
Resecured the light bulb, and called it a successful day.
Moral: get yourself a wasted inner tube remnant, from your favorite
tire shop, and USE it, to secure miscellaneous screw/fastener
connections throughout your car, for anti-backoff, and for noise
insullation, on any metal : metal interface.
Neil Vedder
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