Interior rattles - potential fix?

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  1. 9th April 2009, 10:52 AM #1
    antihero3000
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    Hi all,

    My Cooper S is currently in the garage having a number of interior rattles looked at.

    As a cherished '06 car with less than 9k on it I was surprised to hear that the service manager was replacing the whole top of the dash.

    He mentioned that the original part was very poorly designed and that he replaced all of these with a re-designed part if the car was still in warranty.

    Apparently after 6 days in the garage this hasn't completely solved the problem and they are now looking at replacing the left downpipe, which I asked them to fix when I booked the car in!

    Anyone else having similar woes?
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  2. 9th April 2009, 10:58 AM #2
    GCA3N
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    check through the threads remember reading about this a few weeks ago, as a number of folks have the same thing.

    http://www.newminiscotland.co.uk/for...ad.php?t=17130
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  3. 10th April 2009, 10:18 AM #3
    antihero3000
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    Finally got my rattle free car back yesterday. Apparently a cracked speedo ring was the culprit along with the downpipe and dash top

    Really looking forward to enjoying the car as i've only had it a 6 weeks and the rattles have stopped enjoyment for most of those.

    Although half asleep I did notice something wasn't quite right on start up. Half a mile down the road and i realise my speedo is broken!

    Now reading at minus 25mph! So at 30mph it registers as 5mph.

    Sigh.

    Going back in today with a free courtesy car this time
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  4. 13th April 2009, 02:27 PM #4
    antihero3000
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    Finally my pride and joy is 100% rattle free!

    The less said about Douglas Park service the better
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  5. 13th April 2009, 09:36 PM #5
    Aberdeen Al
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    Strut braces are great for curing rattles
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  6. 14th April 2009, 10:03 AM #6
    antihero3000
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    Quote Originally Posted by Aberdeen Al View Post
    Strut braces are great for curing rattles
    I've heard that! Any recommendations?
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