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Old Feb 13, 2009 | 02:25 PM
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Hi I just bought an 08 SI and I hear a bit of a rattle or squeak where the front right of the dash meets with windshield. Anyone else have this? It feels like you can press on the plastic panels and there is some give.
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Old Feb 13, 2009 | 03:06 PM
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Originally Posted by SIjames
Hi I just bought an 08 SI and I hear a bit of a rattle or squeak where the front right of the dash meets with windshield. Anyone else have this? It feels like you can press on the plastic panels and there is some give.
I've noticed the same thing in the exact location you just mentioned. At first it really bothered me, but then I got over it.

Check out this thread also:

https://honda-tech.com/forums/honda-civic-2006-2015-79/interior-buzzing-2454656/
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Old Feb 13, 2009 | 03:20 PM
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awesome, will give that vent thing a try. Thanks
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Old Feb 13, 2009 | 03:28 PM
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Default Re: Dash rattle/squeak

actually mine is the 2 door, I don't have that little tiny window by the dash with that vent.

atleast I have an idea of what the problem may be though
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Old Feb 13, 2009 | 04:15 PM
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My bad. I didn't read your sig.
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Old Feb 13, 2009 | 07:15 PM
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yeah the rattle is pretty apparent over bumpy roads. Looks like this baby will be hitting the shop... What if my windshield needs repalced? It's obviously coming from where the dash meets the windshield, creaking noise over any kind of bump. I got this car used and it has 11k miles... I did not notice the creak during the day/test driving when it was warmer out. Cold now at night and it creaks more. I wonder if that is replaceable under warranty.
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Old Feb 17, 2009 | 05:35 PM
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Dealer repaired under warranty. They removed both A-pillar airbags and found that the "breakaway clips" were broken. They applied foam tape and new clips and presto, the interior sounds like a bank vault, the way it should. No rattles anymore. They said they see this more on the 2door vs the 4 door fyi.
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Old Feb 20, 2009 | 04:12 AM
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I have a coupe as well and yea i get this sometimes also but i just got used to it i guess
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Originally Posted by K5^
I've noticed the same thing in the exact location you just mentioned. At first it really bothered me, but then I got over it.

Check out this thread also:

https://honda-tech.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2454656
Sorry to bring this up from the dead, but I too noticed this annoying *** buzz / rattle coming from that same vent cover. It started buzzing two months after I bought the car and pissed me off greatly. So, as suggested by that thread I popped off the cover and the buzzing / rattling was gone. I may just get some slivers of foam like material to pad the vent and it should take care of it. The only thing that kind of sounds like it are the oh **** handles, but those are minuscule compared to the annoyance of that vent.
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