11-30-2023, 01:28 AM
(11-29-2023, 02:05 PM)Gone in 60_imp Wrote: Can you wedge something in it? Makes me appreciate my CB500 mirrors.
And music in my earbuds as I ride. Hides the rattles so I don’t go buggy.
Been chasing an annoying rattle in the car. Turns out Mrs. G has been turning the visor to the side and not clicking it back into the bracket. It was rattling against the bracket. Found it after emptying everything out of the car and glovebox.
The black rubber ring surrounding the mirror is pretty tight against the surface of the mirror "body" (for lack of a better term). The mirror itself w/ black ring will spin and I can move it side to side about 1/8". This is what makes the rattle sound. But a razor blade is too thick to wedge between black ring and body. I might run a thin bead of transparent marine sealant around the edge. Or buy earbuds.
(11-29-2023, 02:05 PM)Gone in 60_imp Wrote: Can you wedge something in it? Makes me appreciate my CB500 mirrors.
And music in my earbuds as I ride. Hides the rattles so I don’t go buggy.
Been chasing an annoying rattle in the car. Turns out Mrs. G has been turning the visor to the side and not clicking it back into the bracket. It was rattling against the bracket. Found it after emptying everything out of the car and glovebox.
It's funny how vibrations / rattles can be difficult to pinpoint where they're coming from. We purchased an '04 Honda Element new, and after a couple of years, started hearing a vibration we thought was coming from the undercarriage area. I searched internet and found others had a similar problem, but suggestions didn't pan out. A Honda mechanic spent an hour looking...nada.
One windy day my 10 year old son waits in the parked car as I go into a restaurant to pick up some carry-out. When I get back to the car, I see him standing next to the car looking at the roof rack. "I found your vibration", he nonchalantly reports. Turns out the Honda installed roof rack bars were loose and as you picked up speed (or as the wind blew hard that day), the wind would pass through the loose bars producing an annoying vibration.
I pulled out a 20 dollar bill and gave it to him on the spot for fixing the car. I'll never forget his smile. Got home, tightened the roof rack bars and no more vibration. Mechanic who rode with me to ID where the vibration was coming from agreed with me that it was coming from underneath the car. Strange.