Easy VE Fix- Vibrating Door handles!!

[rmt]

Hi all, I have read some posts about VE owners having an annoying rattle near their head when driving. I too had this annoying problem with my VE Clubsport.

It is the rear door handles, they rattle on the inside as there is a small ball that sits in the back of the handle and attaches the cable to the door lock, the noise is the ball sitting inside the steel handle cradle, as it has no pressure on it.

FIX: Take the rear door trims off, 5 screws. Unclip the wiring harness, door lock cable and door handle cable from the trim.

Using electrical heat shrink (5mm is what I had lying around, fit just right) cut a 4mm peice and slide it over the ball at the end of each cable. Heat the area with open flame or heat gun so it shrinks around the ball. When cool, reattach the cable to the door lock and the handle, you will have to push as the ball will now be a very snug fit, BUT best of all when you are finished you won't have any more noise. :thumbsup:

Hope this helps some other VE Owners.

[TAKEITEZ]

brilliant fix mate!!!
good thinking there too. very smart way to fix it.
holdens fix is prolly to coat the ball in some contact grease or something silly like that!

[tlr1000]

Good info, thanks.:thumbsup:

[DJSean]

For those of us without heat guns? can we use electrical tape?

[BLACK expreSS-V]

For those of us without heat guns? can we use electrical tape?

Yes, or "ear plugs" :)

[rmt]

For those of us without heat guns? can we use electrical tape?

No, I tried electrical tape, you cant get it to stick to such a small area.

Even a cig lighter worth a few bucks will shrink heat shrink.

No shortcucts, unless you want rattle.... rattle.:p

[FLANGE-SSV]

Hi all, I have read some posts about VE owners having an annoying rattle near their head when driving. I too had this annoying problem with my VE Clubsport.

It is the rear door handles, they rattle on the inside as there is a small ball that sits in the back of the handle and attaches the cable to the door lock, the noise is the ball sitting inside the steel handle cradle, as it has no pressure on it.

FIX: Take the rear door trims off, 5 screws. Unclip the wiring harness, door lock cable and door handle cable from the trim.

Using electrical heat shrink (5mm is what I had lying around, fit just right) cut a 4mm peice and slide it over the ball at the end of each cable. Heat the area with open flame or heat gun so it shrinks around the ball. When cool, reattach the cable to the door lock and the handle, you will have to push as the ball will now be a very snug fit, BUT best of all when you are finished you won't have any more noise. :thumbsup:

Hope this helps some other VE Owners.


Thanks Mate!
This has been driving me nuts for ages...

[SV8er]

Hi all, I have read some posts about VE owners having an annoying rattle near their head when driving. I too had this annoying problem with my VE Clubsport.

It is the rear door handles, they rattle on the inside as there is a small ball that sits in the back of the handle and attaches the cable to the door lock, the noise is the ball sitting inside the steel handle cradle, as it has no pressure on it.

FIX: Take the rear door trims off, 5 screws. Unclip the wiring harness, door lock cable and door handle cable from the trim.

Using electrical heat shrink (5mm is what I had lying around, fit just right) cut a 4mm peice and slide it over the ball at the end of each cable. Heat the area with open flame or heat gun so it shrinks around the ball. When cool, reattach the cable to the door lock and the handle, you will have to push as the ball will now be a very snug fit, BUT best of all when you are finished you won't have any more noise. :thumbsup:

Hope this helps some other VE Owners.

Thanks for the Fix , Have a mate who has this problem will pas fix onto him.


I dont have the problem in mine but would probably not hear it with new zorst put on , nice and loud ,eleviates a lot of the rattles if you have any :yahoo:

Cheers

[The_Senator]

HGey SV8er .. You where not over at Osborne Park "Super Cheap Auto" around lunch time today where you??

I was over the road sipping on a nice brew, (erm, having a lunch time meeting i mean) and saw / heard a nice REDHOT SS that pulled into the carpark and it was loud and grumbly.. T'was an awesome sound.

[HRT Stroker]

Your a legend rmt!!!

That's what this forum is all about......

Well done and thanks!

[xploit]

Good info thanks.

It use to shit me,

But my whole car rattles and shakes like a dog shitting razorblades with the new system so couldnt care less :lol:

Might try it though.

Cheers,

Dave

[SV8er]

Yep sure was ,

Was looking for some Meguiars NXT tech wax for a Mate at Work.

They had run out though :(

Fark Not Fair i was workin (Sought off ) and you were Having a NICE COLD #@% woops sorry forgot you were having a Meeting ;) .

Yeh i luv it , it has developed more of a Grumble over the last couple of days , Very Happy for the $650.00 it cost to get done :yahoo:

Still trying to get a sound file together , but not happy with the sound when i took it from my mobile phone , does not do it justice


Cheers

Len


HGey SV8er .. You where not over at Osborne Park "Super Cheap Auto" around lunch time today where you??

I was over the road sipping on a nice brew, (erm, having a lunch time meeting i mean) and saw / heard a nice REDHOT SS that pulled into the carpark and it was loud and grumbly.. T'was an awesome sound.

[The_Senator]

Wow.. Small world really.

I could have taken a sound bite of it from the, erm, "cafe" i was at across the road.. (for those that know Osborne Park, it was OP's Tavern)

I actually commented to one of my fellow co-workers how awesome it sounded and that's what a V8 should sound like.. I could hear it at IDLE from across the street, even with the traffic!
I'll definately have to have a closer look and listen when i get my "SSilVer Bullet"..

If you are ever over Osborne Park way again, feel free to come and join in our "meeting" ;)