Instrument cluster rattles on bumps

grhanka · 03-22-2022, 01:19 PM

My TBR7 makes a plastic-on-plastic clatter when I hit bumps. It's coming from the headlight/instrument cluster, but I can't figure out which parts are bumping. I already tried wrapping up the wires tighter, and squirted silicone rubber between the headlight and the bezel. Has anyone solved this problem?

Megadan · 03-22-2022, 02:08 PM

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Originally Posted by grhanka

My TBR7 makes a plastic-on-plastic clatter when I hit bumps. It's coming from the headlight/instrument cluster, but I can't figure out which parts are bumping. I already tried wrapping up the wires tighter, and squirted silicone rubber between the headlight and the bezel. Has anyone solved this problem?

100% positive it is the headlight? On the Hawks they are notorious for the tank plastics causing a rattle. Lots of us tend to put a piece of felt or rubber tape of some sort that sits between the tank plastic and tank along the top edge to stop it.

grhanka · 03-22-2022, 04:53 PM

Thanks for the tank suggestion I will check that out.

grhanka · 03-23-2022, 05:29 PM

Well, it wasn't the gas tank, and I don't think it was any single thing. The headlight/instrument cluster contains a half-dozen spots where nearby parts can bounce against each other. I squirted silicone rubber into all the close gaps I could find, and the clatter disappeared. Victory.

03-22-2022, 01:19 PM	#1
grhanka Join Date: Aug 2021 Posts: 58	Instrument cluster rattles on bumps My TBR7 makes a plastic-on-plastic clatter when I hit bumps. It's coming from the headlight/instrument cluster, but I can't figure out which parts are bumping. I already tried wrapping up the wires tighter, and squirted silicone rubber between the headlight and the bezel. Has anyone solved this problem?
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03-22-2022, 04:53 PM	#3
grhanka Join Date: Aug 2021 Posts: 58	Thanks for the tank suggestion I will check that out.
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03-23-2022, 05:29 PM	#4
grhanka Join Date: Aug 2021 Posts: 58	Well, it wasn't the gas tank, and I don't think it was any single thing. The headlight/instrument cluster contains a half-dozen spots where nearby parts can bounce against each other. I squirted silicone rubber into all the close gaps I could find, and the clatter disappeared. Victory.
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