Slater Posted July 24, 2005 Author Report Share Posted July 24, 2005 Yep. I helped it out by leaving the moonroof and windows open overnight while the car was in the garage. Helped a lot.Slater: What anti squeak tape did you use? Also where'd you acquire it?←Velcro. 30 ft roll from Home Depot for $18. I used the soft nappy side, and just chucked the rough prickly side.The OEM anti squeak tape is like $5 for a 6" piece or some BS like that. Velcro is black, sticks like a mofo, readily available, and works great.Others have used cloth electrical tape with success, but I was never able to find any. The advantage with the Velcro is that since it's a little thicker because of the nappyness, it actually makes the panels and dash and everything fit much tighter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serge Posted July 24, 2005 Report Share Posted July 24, 2005 Velcro. 30 ft roll from Home Depot for $18. I used the soft nappy side, and just chucked the rough prickly side.The OEM anti squeak tape is like $5 for a 6" piece or some BS like that. Velcro is black, sticks like a mofo, readily available, and works great.Others have used cloth electrical tape with success, but I was never able to find any. The advantage with the Velcro is that since it's a little thicker because of the nappyness, it actually makes the panels and dash and everything fit much tighter.←Righ on man! That's what I thought of using. It's basically the same thing as the Volvo one.Man, I went to the dealer to get "two orders" of the anti-squeak tape thinking I'd get 2 nice little rolls. I got two freakin slivers of anti-squeak tape. SUCH a rip off it's not even funny.I used cloth wiring harness tape last time I worked on my dash, but it is way too thin. It's good for things where you don't have much clearence. Plus, the tape is excellent for wrapping... wire harnesses :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slater Posted July 25, 2005 Author Report Share Posted July 25, 2005 Righ on man! That's what I thought of using. It's basically the same thing as the Volvo one.Man, I went to the dealer to get "two orders" of the anti-squeak tape thinking I'd get 2 nice little rolls. I got two freakin slivers of anti-squeak tape. SUCH a rip off it's not even funny.I used cloth wiring harness tape last time I worked on my dash, but it is way too thin. It's good for things where you don't have much clearence. Plus, the tape is excellent for wrapping... wire harnesses ←Heck yeah. I got the Velcro after I read someone's post a while ago about the ripoff OEM tape.Anyways, be aware that if you use the crap out of it like I have done, you'll use 3-4 boxes of Velcro @ $20 each. But the results are well worth it as there are zero squeaks in my car now except the center console behind the shifter. I haven't figured out how I'm gonna fix that one yet.I basically put the Velcro wherever any interior panel touches the body. Around the outer edges of the 4 door panels, rear hatch panel, all of the interior panels in the rear hatch including the rear pillars with the tweeters in them, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serge Posted July 25, 2005 Report Share Posted July 25, 2005 Heck yeah. I got the Velcro after I read someone's post a while ago about the ripoff OEM tape.Anyways, be aware that if you use the crap out of it like I have done, you'll use 3-4 boxes of Velcro @ $20 each. But the results are well worth it as there are zero squeaks in my car now except the center console behind the shifter. I haven't figured out how I'm gonna fix that one yet.I basically put the Velcro wherever any interior panel touches the body. Around the outer edges of the 4 door panels, rear hatch panel, all of the interior panels in the rear hatch including the rear pillars with the tweeters in them, etc.←I think I was the one who made that thread http://volvospeed.com/vs_forum/index.php?showtopic=17040&hl=I found people selling stick on velcro on eBay for cheap. Only the nappy side too, so I don't have to store a bunch of parts I don't need. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slater Posted July 25, 2005 Author Report Share Posted July 25, 2005 I think I was the one who made that thread http://volvospeed.com/vs_forum/index.php?showtopic=17040&hl=I found people selling stick on velcro on eBay for cheap. Only the nappy side too, so I don't have to store a bunch of parts I don't need.←Really? Post a link man.As far as storing parts I don't need, the rough side hit the garbage. I have no use for it. Wait! I could have sold it on ebay to all of the people buying the nappy side only! I had the missing link they all needed!Darn! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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