Rattles, squeaks, general vibrations from the road. Everything makes a noise.

It's probably due to all the mods and repairs over the last year I've had the vehicle.

My question is this: Is there a definitive way to go about reducing the noise? I don't play my music loud enough to be a factor so its generally road vibrations causing the rattles.

My plan is to get some felt adhesive, new panel clips as well as some screws with bigger bite as the ones under the defroster vent won't bite like they did when I first took them off to repair the heater core. Maybe some lithium grease in between the rear leaf springs may help.

I currently have Monroe sensa-track shocks installed.

Either way some direction and experience from you guys could make this little weekend endeavor more successful.

Regards,

Stephen

 

the felt adhesive will make a big difference on the vinyl on plastic squeaks...
I used the loop tape portion of velcro and it absored 90% of the noise. i used it because it was thicker and free-er

if you got the new screw/clips route you should have that bad boy rolling like it's fresh off hte lot again. that way would be the right way, my way was more of a bandaid...

 

So you're interior is just like every other Blazer out on the road . Damn cheap interiors with crappy designs always rattle and squeak.
I used some foam tape on my door panels. It reduced the rattle a bit, but it's still there. Some day I'm going to get mad enough at the noise and just screw the panel into the door (with REAL screws..not cheap *** plastic crap)

 

One way I have eliminated door panel noise is to use 3M Moulding Tape. Stick it to one side of the panel and I do not pull the tape off of the other side. Makes a great sound dampener and it is very thin and will stay in place.

 

All great ideas. Keep them coming as this weekend it's go time! I was fairly certain of the interior rattle as being pretty common. That's why I was hoping for there to be lots of ideas on what you guys have done so far to reduce it. I can't be the only one bothered by it lol.

 

Update:

A whole lot ta work later and the rattles are all but gone except one or two during bumpy roads. Turns out the dash wasn't seated all the way in from a previous repair and I spent half a day taking everything apart and putting adhesive padding on all squeak points I could find. Definitely did the trick though that center console sure loves to squeak and rattle still.