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  1. beeferino
    Interesting solution of cutting out a portion of that piece. I grew impatient waiting for a free slot for it to be looked at at the dealer's. And for these noise issues, they would go down all possible avenues, which would prob necessitate a few trips. And since I tried the solution myself, I don't want to risk cutting anything out. Maybe sticking a strip of duct tape on that edge of the rubbery fabric piece would have the same effect as a felt sticker. By closest to the front of the car, you mean the upper edge when the roof is in the service position? On a related note, I cracked the B pillar gasket while trying to lube the area where it contacted the frame. It still is watertight but I want to get it replaced. Anyone have an idea of taking those 2 torx T15 screws that hold it in place at the bottom of the B pillar? The rest of the frame is held in by 5 or 6 T15 screws which are easy to get out, but the bottom 2 seem to require some dismantling of the door gasket or the use of an angled torx driver.
  2. beeferino
    Hi, You might want to try the Quaife Automatic TBD (Torque Biased Differential). It's a helical gear based differential which doesn't require much attention once it's fitted. Product code is QDF12Q. Actually for the Cayman S model as your car has the same engine and drivetrain.
  3. beeferino
    Hi Surge74, I just simply followed the diagrams supplied by Popolou and dschulenberg. Instead of putting lubricant or a felt pad sticker (my car came fitted with a felt sticker on the part of the roof frame touching the rubbery fabric piece), I wrapped duct tape round the rubbery fabric piece. it's a little tricky maneuvering the duct tape in there with 1 side sticky, and without taking apart the whole fabric roof. Maybe you can try sticking the tape on some wax paper first, getting it in, then pulling the paper out when you are ready for final application. I've attached some pictures where I'm pointing to the offending fabric piece and the duct tape can be seen. In the second picture, I'm pulling the roof off the B pillar slightly so more of the fix is exposed. Hope you solve the problem. It almost drove me mad trying to figure out what it is and rectifying it.
  4. beeferino
    Ok. Lube and felt didn't work for me. Today I covered up that triangular fabric piece with duct tape and the silence was unbelievable. Even drove with the top up in good weather with the radio off to enjoy the silence. Thanks for the help!
  5. beeferino
    Hi guys, I've been having this problem since pretty much day one. Took delivery in January 2008. Mine makes the clicking noise on the left side of the car and recently it's been getting bad. It used to be intermittent but it's pretty much clicking all the time now. On rainy days when the roof was wet, the noise disappeared. Just had a look at my roof in the service position after reading this thread and noticed that my 2007 S comes with the felt piece stuck to the brace. The piece of triangular fabric in question also looks quite worn. I smeared some super lube on both sides of the fabric and onto the felt sticker. Wish I could go out for a test drive now but my fog lights are fogged up and have been removed for drying. Will report tomorrow. Edit: Ok, as with the other places I've tried to lube, after a couple of miles the noise slowly but surely makes its appearance again. Gonna get a can of silicone lube spray and give it another go.
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