Terras14

Hi guys, i had a suprise finding.

I have always got this irritating credking sound which i can hear inside the car when ever i go thru unbalance road or up a slope and an angle. I got this sound when i switch to 19 rims and coilover. Been trying to find the source but to no avail so i resigned to the fate that if i want 19 rims/coilover, i got to endure with the creaking sound.

Ok then recently i changed my interior trim and the sound is gone. I thought that did the trick and was happy. But it came back yesterday and i really wonder why until just now, i remembered that few days back, i noticed my car bonnet was not closed properly as i changed my air filter with the interior trim. The mech did not fully lock the bonnet and there is a small gap. But the bonnet is not loose. So i pulled my bonnet lever and shut it tight by dropping it from a height. Then the creaking sound came back.

Just now, I then went to open my bonnet and close the bonnet by giving it a slight push. The bonnet sits into the lock but not completely thus leaving a small gap. I then drove the car up the carpark which has been the slope that will cause the car to creak and indeed the creaking sound is gone. I wonder why a closed bonnet can cause creaking sound and hope that you guys may have similar experience before. Thanks a million and sorry for the long story....

JasonH

There are two rubber stops, one each side on the front wings. They can be screwed in and out so that when the bonnet is down it doesn't rattle. You could try adjusting these.

You could also try lubricating the bonnet hinges.

Terras14

thanks Jason, i will try the rubber stop. I just spray some lubricant on the hinges. Hope it can work tomorrow.

Terras14

Hi, adjust the rubber stopper upward and it seems to cure the creaking sound. Thanks very much.