How effective are anti-squeek roof kits on Exige

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How effective are anti-squeek roof kits on Exige

Post by T6 KFR » Mon Apr 12, 2010 8:34 am

If you have read my previous posting last week i collected my car from the bodyshop last Saturday from a rear clam repair. They took off the roof and after re-install it has started to squeek and creek at the P/S bracket (rear) where the panel cover sits.

My DIY skills have been max'd : tried spray,vaseline, and now felt but its still there when the car flex's at turns,bumps etc..

MMC have said you get a anti-squeek kit to install : Does anyone have these fitted and can you say if it will 100% fix the squeeking?

(last week was bad for me and the exige : failed CLD Module and had to break into car, squeeking roof and then a weekend job to fit new heat shields - thought you were supposed to enjoy your car after getting it looking brand new again :oops: )

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Post by Edin430 » Mon Apr 12, 2010 9:47 pm

It won't 100% fix the squeeks and creaks but it will sort a good chunk of them.. It's two plastic washers for either front side that fill out the mounting holes a bit more (therefore less movement of the bolts) and two strips of felt for either side at the back.

To be honest, I don't have the kit on my Exige but with a day of putting velcro in every single possible area I could think would be affected it has almost completely stopped the squeeking.

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Post by Edin430 » Mon Apr 12, 2010 9:48 pm

p.s. do you have a roll bar? if so I think i might know what the problem is.......

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Re: How effective are anti-squeek roof kits on Exige

Post by twisted2fit » Tue Apr 13, 2010 12:37 am

sorry to go off topic...but is urs the black exige that was parked on occasions at transition extreme or watever its called on a regular basis in the last 1 yr or so?

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Re: How effective are anti-squeek roof kits on Exige

Post by T6 KFR » Tue Apr 27, 2010 4:46 pm

just back from a stint in cuba (stuck with the volcano, hence delay in replies!!!!)
X7LDA wrote:p.s. do you have a roll bar? if so I think i might know what the problem is.......
Roll bar in terms of where you attch the harness? The squeeks still there and with everything tried and tested im lost :(
twisted2fit wrote:sorry to go off topic...but is urs the black exige that was parked on occasions at transition extreme or watever its called on a regular basis in the last 1 yr or so?
Im always parked at JJB gym in asda : most nights you'll see me there but not across at the climbing arena, sorry

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Post by Edin430 » Tue Apr 27, 2010 10:23 pm

harness bar is what i meant!

ok there are a number of things you need to do and it's VERY hard to explain but this completely solved all my roof problems.

things to do...

1) buy a roll of velcro from Halfords - £6. and some electrical tape - you'll need this.
2) take roof off (again) and unscrew black plastic clips that hold the roof in place - one on either side at the back attached to the clam. you'll see that the harness bar is resting on the plastic inside, take a screwdriver and jam it in between the two, twist to seperate them (i.e more screwdriver from '-' position to 'I' position) and slide in a bit of velcrow (inch long) between the two. repeat on other side and screw black plastic clips back in. the harness bar squeeks like crazy here and it took me days to find this - done the above and the squeek was gone instantly.
3) inside the cabin, behind either seat around the back window there is a black plastic bit of trim. at either top corner you will see a join where two peices overlap - cut a bit of velcrow to length (about 4 inches long) and sit behind the top peice on either side. you'll prob need a screwdriver to seperate. this part also squeeks when going over a bump, the above sorts.
4) the front of the hardtop is held on by two bolts and L shaped plate 'washers'. on the L plate there is a 1cm long bit of metal that sits into the winscreen roll bar, cover this with a bit of black electrical tape - repeat on other side. also pop a bit on the flat side that contacts the roof itself. this is the part of the car that creeks rather than squeeks - this sorts.
5) at the back there is a metal plate that you have to bolt through to attach the hardtop to the car. it has a C style peice of metal on the back that hooks into/under the plastic clips mentioned in 1). Cut a peice of velcro about an inch long, then cut in half long ways and apply round the C bend that sits in the clip. i.e. the side that touches the clam - repeat on both sides. this also creeks and this sorts.
5) the 3 bolt roof cover that covers the window frame (the first part of the roof that comes off) squeeks like crazy on either side. the farthest point of each side sticks out about an inch further than the rest of the cover - flip it over and cover this entire bit, including the bend of the cover with veclrow. this part sqeeks on contact with the window frame when screwed on too tightly and your simply covering the contact points.

sorry for the lack of technical speak - the good thing is i have done all of the above over a whole day and my roof is now completely silent. comes on a off regularly as well.

other thing to do while your at it is to open up the boot lid and place a bit of velcrow on the underside of the lid all the way around where it contacts the clam when shut. bit hard to explain this but aim for the flat part of the lid closest to the edge. this makes a LOT of noise when on a bumpy road and you'll be amazed at how quiet the lid is after you do this. all your doing is softening the blow of the lid hitting the clam! after you have done this take you boot screws down to around 3mils of visible tread on other side (you'll see them on either side of the boot lid beside the spoiler bolts and they will be covered in a black rubber bolt cover. cover just clips off - screwing them in further tightens the fit of the lid to the clam and helps with noise a lot!

feel free to pm me if you need more instructions and i will give you a call to talk through :thumbsup

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Post by twisted2fit » Tue Apr 27, 2010 11:51 pm

again off topic.... I always had planned to buy an elise until one day I saw a black Exige parked down near the beach... I'm pretty sure it was urs.... Hope u r on comission;)...and just wanted to say a big thank you:) :thumbsup

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Re: How effective are anti-squeek roof kits on Exige

Post by T6 KFR » Thu Apr 29, 2010 12:34 pm

thanks for the detail X7LDA (sorry dont know your name),

i will give your list a go and keep all fingers and toes crossed. I dont have a harness bar though, unless its hidden behind the rear clam panel where the plastic brackets screw into?

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Post by Edin430 » Thu Apr 29, 2010 9:13 pm

Harness bar is behind the seats but come to think about it, that won't even matter - the roll bar will still be in behind the black grommets which is where the squeek comes from!

Let us know how you get on !

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Re: How effective are anti-squeek roof kits on Exige

Post by Stewart » Fri Apr 30, 2010 7:25 pm

I had my roof off a couple of weeks ago and noticed that I was still getting a bit of an annoying creak from high up behind the drivers seat, so that may be worth checking.

With the roof now firmly in place I am still getting a bit of a squeak. When I got in late last night I had a bit of a prod and push at the trim and something seemed to "click" into place. I haven't been out for a road test but fingers crossed that may have done the trick.

The other thing you could try is just easing off the tightness of some of the bolts and seeing if that helps.

Failing any of that, buy a stage 2 :thumbsup :D
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Re: How effective are anti-squeek roof kits on Exige

Post by T6 KFR » Sun May 02, 2010 1:28 pm

well i achieved victory yesterday.

Took the roof off and ran the car on the road to check i wasnt chasing my tail (all i noticed was the boot lid really bangs on the clam at times :? )

Anyway, took off all the brackets at the four corners , cleaned and appiled velcro pads to the whole bracket that was giving me bother. Most of all i also reapplied the pads that were on the u bend metal bracket that slides into the clam bracket.

It worked!!!!!!!!!!!

Lewis : on taking off the rear brackets i saw no roll bar that you mentioned, by the by end result im happy after 1 month of trial and error!

cheers for all the advice

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Re: How effective are anti-squeek roof kits on Exige

Post by Edin430 » Mon May 03, 2010 9:16 pm

:thumbsup :thumbsup nice one

the roll bar bit is hard to explain but if it's not bothering you then no problem :thumbsup it effectively goes around the back window.

glad you got it sorted though - use the above tip on the boot lid and that'll also solve that problem. makes a HUGE difference

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