Hi all ,

 

A  noise is heard when over pumps and anomalies , it is possibly  sourced from the boot door somehow...

I tried and had  really everything out from boot  (also spare wheel space), removed black boot tray  but no avail.

it does not seem to be related with suspension as shocks have been new since some months and this noise was there before that also .  I can mostly hear that from inside the cabin in the back.

 

I suspect the boot door may take any adjustments after 13 years as it could produce the noise in car's distorsions under motion over pumps?

 

Has anyone faced similar ?

Edited 20 May, 20224 yr by AVHreplica

Usually if the tailgate is loose/ratting you can adjust the rubber bumpers by unscrewing a little to take up the slack.

Ok, thanks I'll try that, sounds reasonable.

Actually I've never adjusted anything related, so thinking how much to unscrew as the years have probably  pressed  the sealing rubber down and so not to cause water increse then...

The final sealing position is set by the latching mechanism, the rubber bumpers just stop the loose rattle.

 

If you unscrew too much then the latch won't engage.