Vacuum vents

[TheChuckleMonkey]

Hi,

An issue I had early on with the car was with the windows open at speeds over 20mph I could hear a banging noise from the rear load compartment. I could also recreate one bang by slamming the doors.

Took the car to the dealer and the technician took the outer rear pillar covers off and behind them there is a plastic skeleton that has five rubber flaps secured on two pins each at the top. These were the creators of the noise as air going through the cabin and in to the inner trim then out through the vacuum vents was creating a resonance causing them to hit the plastic skeleton. If you were to take the flaps off water could get in when you washed or it rained heavily in that direction to the inside of the trim.

Solution.... superglue the bottom edge of the flaps so that air can still exit through the unsecured sides but they do not bang.

Has been passed up to Ineos I believe so hopefully there will be a proper fix in the future.

TCM

 

[DCPU]

 

[TheChuckleMonkey]

yep...those are they

 

[Tazzieman]

Somehow the 1.8 million km of testing didn't pick that up?

 

[TheChuckleMonkey]

Somehow the 1.8 million km of testing didn't pick that up?

Didn't drive with windows open? Does seem strange though and I don't know if anyone else has experienced it.

 

[DCPU]

Yes, I know others that have the issue.

They need a little weight on their lower edges to dampen them a little.

 

[Eric]

Didn't drive with windows open? Does seem strange though and I don't know if anyone else has experienced it.

I don't intend to drive with the windows down. I can honestly say in over 55 years of motoring I can count on one hand the number of times I've driven with the windows down. Even in the wife's convertible cars with the roof down I still put the windows up.

 

[Logsplitter]

I’d rather have the windows down than the aircon on.
Maybe Scotland is like South Africa where you get robbed at the traffic lights if you stop with your windows down

 

[ECrider]

I don't intend to drive with the windows down. I can honestly say in over 55 years of motoring I can count on one hand the number of times I've driven with the windows down. Even in the wife's convertible cars with the roof down I still put the windows up.

not a big curry fan then?

 

[Eric]

I’d rather have the windows down than the aircon on.
Maybe Scotland is like South Africa where you get robbed at the traffic lights if you stop with your windows down

No, it's a noise thing. Went 100 miles down the motorway last week in the wife's car with the roof down. I had ear plugs in whilst on the motorway. The screaming from the transmission on wagons when they are at speed is unbearable

 

[Eric]

I’d rather have the windows down than the aircon on.
Maybe Scotland is like South Africa where you get robbed at the traffic lights if you stop with your windows down

No it's only the Scottish government that does the mugging north of the border, then blames it all on Westminster for not giving them enough money.

 

[DaveB]

I don't intend to drive with the windows down. I can honestly say in over 55 years of motoring I can count on one hand the number of times I've driven with the windows down. Even in the wife's convertible cars with the roof down I still put the windows up.

I often open the roof, drop the windows and turn the music up.
It also causes my right foot to flex pushing the accelerator pedal down.

 

[Elijah]

Had the same issue. Used RTV on the corner of the vent. Easy Fix