Creaking / Rattling Centre Console

[tim-spam]

For some time now, I've had quite loud rattling noises coming from the centre console area - this has not been consistent, and has varied from slight every now and then, to loud and every time the car goes over a bump. The source of the noise was creaking contact between the lower centre console and the centre part of the dash.

 

So, last night, I removed the lower centre console, and stuck a length of 'P' section draught excluder to the lip on the dash that protrudes down into the lower centre console. I then replaced the lower centre console and the result is that there are now no creaks or rattles. What's more, the lower centre console now feels much more solidly located, as if it was designed like that in the first place.

 

In fact, I guess that it probably was designed with some form of packing in this area, and that this was deleted as a cost saving. After all, if these parts had been designed with no packing intended, there would almost certainly have been sufficient clearance designed in to eliminate the possiblity of contact and the consequent creaks and rattles.

[Masked Marauder]

A good tip. I have used soft foam draft excluder for a similar thing, but the P profile stuff is neoprene and should work really well.