squeaky roof

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Hi all,

Having fitted the carbon roof from elise parts a while ago, all seems fine apart from a rather annoying squeak from the back of the roof where it meets the car. I have tried re-seating it, and all seem fine, so I wondered if this was a known issue, and if there are any suggestions for stopping this like using rubber sealant or something?

cheers!

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Squeaky roofs are normally due to a slight misalignment when fitting & the cure is what you have done. Not unusual for this to happen with the standard roof.

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http://www.mysupermarket.co.uk/#/tesco-price-comparison/home_baking/asda_glycerine_38ml.html

glycerine is a good rubber lube, used it years and years ago to lube rubber seals on print down frames when I was an apprentice. Used it on my exige roof.

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I had this on mine also, very annoying. (for about 5 Bl@@dy years)

Back on Track fixed it with some strategically placed bits of that 3M anti rattle stuff you use on brake pads.

Rather than the pre-cut little strips, they had a sheet of it and cut off some appropriate sized pieces.

It worked a treat !!

Ex77

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mine has been squeaking since I changed it, was going to use vaseline or similar to lubricate the seals, maybe this stuff from Asda might be best.

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don’t use vaseline, it will degrade the rubber

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There speaks the voice of experience :smiley:

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Silicone grease from a plumbers merchant

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There speaks the voice of experience :smiley: [/quote]

HAHAHA

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Cheers guys…

Definitely don’t want to degrade my rubbers… :wink:

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me neither :astonished:

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I’ll be a bit more careful when phrasing my posts in future :slight_smile:

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Try this it actually works gummi pflege it’s a proper rubber lubricant I’ve used it for years !!!