07GT

I tried the tip that someone posted of putting some padding under the small covers that are just beneath the inside door handles and wala, no more door panel rattle. Man my covers were loose as hell. I just used some thin sticky back velcro. Thanks to whoever that was that posted that tip

07AlloyGT

i really need to do that to mine. how did you get the door panels off without tearing them apart? i'm worried i'm going to scratch or crack mine with a flathead.

07GT

The door panels do not need to be removed. I was talking about the covers that lie just beneath the pull out door handles. They are about 3 by 4 inches wide. They were the cause of my rattles. First pull the door handle out and you will see that there is a slot on the lower left hand side of the cover to pry out on. Be careful not to break it, it's held on with 3 tabs, mine practically fell off.

07AlloyGT

that's what i was talking about. the covers for the handles themselves. i'll try to get this fixed this week.

07GT

I took mine off twice to adjust the padding and never saw any wear to cause any concern that I was going to break them. I just pried out in that slot but it would be better if you could find the 3 tabs and press in on them but there is very little clearance, you'd have to have a very thin and stiff tool, press in on 3 places while prying out through the slot. I just pryed and everything was ok, no guarantees though.

moosestang

Hey, that was me!

Mine haven't rattled since.

moosestang

To remove the covers use a flat head screw driver to pry one of the corners up. I used the top right corner. It is much harder to get off if you don't pry at a corner.

Any crafts store sells thin pieces of sticky backed foam that will take care of the rattle. Basically anything that will stick on one side and is thick enough to fill the gap will work.

07GT

Well I do appreciate your post!

GS2006

Does the rattle that you fixed in this tread happen as you are driving the car over bumps, or is it a rattle that happens when you close the door?? The latter is a problem that I have..

moosestang

Bumps! Especially small consecutive bumps.