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kmantexas replied to 318touring's topic in 996 Series (Carrera, Carrera 4, Carrera 4S, Targa)
Congratulations! I just got a 2000 C4 Cabriolet in triple black, so our cars look remarkably similar! I've owned it for a month, and it's amazing. Enjoy yourself, and be safe! -
2000 Carrera 4 Cabriolet Does anyone know how to remove the dashboard around the steering wheel? More specifically, I need to get to the part immediately below the steering column. I've located a rattle there, but there is not enough clearance under the dash to either view or repair the part making the noise. The part making the rattle is a flat metal sheet immediately under the steering column. It's about 14 inches across and maybe 9 inches wide and is mounted at the same sloping angle of the steering column. It appears to be about 1/4" thick and I believe it's rattling with itself and not rubbing on another part. It sounds like it might sound if you left your metal toolbox lid unlocked in the floorboard, and it just makes noise because it's not latched down. I tried shooting pictures, but it's impossible to see from the driver's side footwell. Maybe someone knows what this part is for--I can't find it on any of the parts diagrams or catalogs. The next thing to try is taking off the dash pieces and looking at it from there. Is there a how-to somewhere on how to do this?
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2000 911 C4 Cabriolet Ok, after a couple of weeks of troubleshooting, reading TSB's and poring over my 911, I have finally discovered the source of the annoying rattle that has been driving me nuts. It's a metal plate located in the driver's side footwell just underneath the steering wheel. With the car running I can actually reach under and touch the metal plate with my hand and stop the rattle. With the car off I can tap the same metal plate, and it makes the noise. It's metal against metal. This is major progress in solving the problem! So now that I've discovered this what do I do next? Does anyone know what this part is for? Do I need to remove the dash piece beneath the steering wheel to fix it? If so, how do I do that? Maybe someone else has had this problem and would like to share some info. Hopefully this is an easy one. Any help is greatly appreciated. Thanks.