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Thanks Jim -- I took a look below the weather strip and found a longer plastic spacer - no metal. It could be that the dealership installed them when they were trying to fix the noise. I figured it couldn't hurt to try so I moved them forward on both sides. No luck. Let me know. It sounds like a piece of metal is loose somewhere in the frame of the car behind me. Thanks Doug

Jim -- I have a rattle like this in the same spot -- on both sides of my C4s. Minde sounds more like a ticking than a rattle actually -- and whenever I go over rough roads -- like a piece of metal is loose in the frame. I've had these noises since I got the car. I've had the car in the shop for over 15 days -- on three separate occasions -- had a Porsche NA guy listen to it. Have gotten nothing but the runaround and a lot of mechanics -- as well as the dealer -- telling me that the car is very stiff and will get these rattles and not to sweat it. They even showed me a piece of loose plastic they said they found in the car just to get me off their backs. But its still there, and still drives me crazy. So if you figure out what it is, please let me know. (I'll also try the suggestions above.) And any others anyone may have... Dig

Thank you -- I appreciate your advice. When you had problems with the rattles in your 993 targas did you take it up with PCNA? Doug

Thank you Loren. I will do so -- excuse my ignorance but do you just take the TSBs to the mechanic? I don't know much about TSBs (or even what they stand for? -- I don't see an explanation on the site -- and in fact I'm having trouble accessing them. ie I see them but can't download them.) Thanks, Doug

I'm new to the forum -- I discovered it thankfully in a desperate search for some answers. I don't have much technical knowledge -- any, even the simplest, advice would help me a lot. I'm a new C4s owner (04, 6spd.) frustrated by the rattles in the interior of my car. I see that there have been a number of postings regarding rattles, but none quite cover my problem -- and I am hoping that someone has some experience or expertise with this one -- The rattles -- identical on both sides of the car -- occur at low speeds (up to 30 mph) and sound very much like the rear windows are loose -- a distinct, repeating clicking sound which increases with speed and only occurs when one of the rear wheels -- left or right -- is over the bump. Not to belabor it, but I would also describe the sound as something like a ball bearing hitting metal -- or like one of those kids games where you try to roll a metal ball into a hole. The car has been at the dealership three times with no luck. They have replaced the rear windows, the seat belt retractor and even went into some paneling above the window to see if anything was loose. The shop foreman did the last go-round himself (re-fastening all rear windows with added insulation), claimed the rattle was unfixable and that I should turn up the radio and forget about it. As nice as they were in trying to fix this problem, I refuse to accept this. Why should I be annoyed by anything but the slow car in front of me when driving a Porsche? I love this car, have been saving up for it for over a year and waiting to get it for three -- perhaps that adds to my frustration and my sensitivity to the problem. So I would really appreciate any advice or help. Thank you very much, Doug

Eric -- I've been having the same problem on my '04 C4s and it's driving me crazy. The car has only 1000 miles on it and I've had it at in the shop three times -- they still couldn't fix the sound. My rattle/clicking is on both driver and passenger side -- it occurs at lower speeds when I go over small bumps. It almost sounds like a b.b. hitting metal -- or like a ball bearing is stuck somewhere inside the car. But I just can't place it. At first I thought it was the windows -- and they've replaced them (as it turns out they were rattling as well.) Now I'm at a loss as to how to attack this -- does this sound similar to your problem? Anybody have any thoughts? I'm not really all that technically minded -- I just found this site and saw this posting and finally saw someone sharing my pain.