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After many months of fixing a rattle only to find another rattle, I have successfully gotten my 2001 LX as quiet as my son’s ES350 or GF’s 350IC.
Yes, I understand it is 19 years old now, has 123,000 miles, BF KO2 tires and has had a high power stereo installed for the past 3 years. But, it still surprises me that one of Toyota’s top of the line vehicles would be this noisy.
I had already installed Dynamat in it when the stereo was installed 3 years ago but, I still had a bunch of noises and this is what I did to fix the other noises:
1.) Engine Cover rattled. It is supposed to have three foam blocks on the cover and mine had disintegrated. The engine cover is now in the corner of my garage.
2.) Lubricated the window seal rubbers with 3M Dry Lube Silcone.
3.) Lubricated the power fold away mirrors with 3m Dry Lube.
4.) Took speedometer part of the dash apart, the center console by the AC controls. Used chair felt pads cut into small sections between any plastic parts. Spray with 3m Dry Lube any plastic to plastic contact points if the felt pads or Tesa tape wouldn’t fit. (I also used the Pattex glue to glue my transparent plastic over my AC readout. This didn’t help with the rattles but, needed to be fixed.)
5.) Took center dash apart and used felt pads where I could. Then wrapped the AC vents and knock out plates with Tesa tape.
6.) Took center console apart and the same felt pads and dry lube. These noises sound like plastic to plastic.
7.) Spray all the seats mechanical parts (where the seats fold forward) with 3m dry lube. I had to do this is a couple of coats over a few days to get rid of the seat shake noise. The noise sounds like metal to metal.
8.) The wing windows in the very back spray the metal part and glass contact area with 3m dry lube and wiped clean the dirt. Spray the folding mechanism with 3m too.
9.) Used the 3m on the rubbers on the wing windows because I couldn’t get the Gummi Pflege in there.
10.) Used Gummi Pflege on the rubber surrounds on the 3 areas of the tailgate. 2 areas on each door.
11.) Used Gummi Pflege on the window tracks where it would reach. Where it wouldn’t reach, 3m dry lube.
12.) Cleaned the sunroof with 3m dry lube and paper towels. Then Gummi Pflege on the sunroof rubber. You will have to put the sunroof in multiple positions to get it all.
13.) Felt pads and 3m dry lube on the panels by the 3rd row like the jack area, emergency kit area and whatever that storage area is above the emergency kit.
14.) I used headliner repair buttons with longer screws to hold better secure my tailgate carpet since it got wet from a leaking 3rd brake light and was flopping around. It is more secured now and doesn’t look bad at all. I also used felt pads under the carpet.
15.) Tag Cover is only necessary because of the stereo system but, it might help out someone.
My 2001 LX is now as quiet as any car that I have ever been in.
Products used:
Amazon product ASIN B075MKR3LR
Amazon product ASIN B000PJED72
Amazon.com: Tesa 51608, 15m X 19mm Adhesive Wiring Loom Cloth Tape Original Isoband 5 Pcs Pack: Office Products
Furniture Pads X-PROTECTOR Big Sizes Heavy Duty Felt Pads – Premium Furniture Felt Pads - Best Hardwood Floor Protectors for Furniture Legs - Protect Your Hardwood Laminate Flooring! - - Amazon.com
Amazon.com: Car Proof Repair Rivets Headliner Repair Button,60 pcs Auto Roof Snap Rivets Retainer Design for Interior Ceiling Cloth Fixing Screw Cap Roof Repair Buckle for All Cars: Automotive
Amazon.com: 3 x Pattex Henkel Multi Purpose Transparent Repair EXTREME Gel Glue 8g: Office Products
https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B07CV3YFZ2/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
After many months of fixing a rattle only to find another rattle, I have successfully gotten my 2001 LX as quiet as my son’s ES350 or GF’s 350IC.
Yes, I understand it is 19 years old now, has 123,000 miles, BF KO2 tires and has had a high power stereo installed for the past 3 years. But, it still surprises me that one of Toyota’s top of the line vehicles would be this noisy.
I had already installed Dynamat in it when the stereo was installed 3 years ago but, I still had a bunch of noises and this is what I did to fix the other noises:
1.) Engine Cover rattled. It is supposed to have three foam blocks on the cover and mine had disintegrated. The engine cover is now in the corner of my garage.
2.) Lubricated the window seal rubbers with 3M Dry Lube Silcone.
3.) Lubricated the power fold away mirrors with 3m Dry Lube.
4.) Took speedometer part of the dash apart, the center console by the AC controls. Used chair felt pads cut into small sections between any plastic parts. Spray with 3m Dry Lube any plastic to plastic contact points if the felt pads or Tesa tape wouldn’t fit. (I also used the Pattex glue to glue my transparent plastic over my AC readout. This didn’t help with the rattles but, needed to be fixed.)
5.) Took center dash apart and used felt pads where I could. Then wrapped the AC vents and knock out plates with Tesa tape.
6.) Took center console apart and the same felt pads and dry lube. These noises sound like plastic to plastic.
7.) Spray all the seats mechanical parts (where the seats fold forward) with 3m dry lube. I had to do this is a couple of coats over a few days to get rid of the seat shake noise. The noise sounds like metal to metal.
8.) The wing windows in the very back spray the metal part and glass contact area with 3m dry lube and wiped clean the dirt. Spray the folding mechanism with 3m too.
9.) Used the 3m on the rubbers on the wing windows because I couldn’t get the Gummi Pflege in there.
10.) Used Gummi Pflege on the rubber surrounds on the 3 areas of the tailgate. 2 areas on each door.
11.) Used Gummi Pflege on the window tracks where it would reach. Where it wouldn’t reach, 3m dry lube.
12.) Cleaned the sunroof with 3m dry lube and paper towels. Then Gummi Pflege on the sunroof rubber. You will have to put the sunroof in multiple positions to get it all.
13.) Felt pads and 3m dry lube on the panels by the 3rd row like the jack area, emergency kit area and whatever that storage area is above the emergency kit.
14.) I used headliner repair buttons with longer screws to hold better secure my tailgate carpet since it got wet from a leaking 3rd brake light and was flopping around. It is more secured now and doesn’t look bad at all. I also used felt pads under the carpet.
15.) Tag Cover is only necessary because of the stereo system but, it might help out someone.
My 2001 LX is now as quiet as any car that I have ever been in.
Products used:
Amazon product ASIN B075MKR3LR
Amazon product ASIN B000PJED72
Amazon.com: Tesa 51608, 15m X 19mm Adhesive Wiring Loom Cloth Tape Original Isoband 5 Pcs Pack: Office Products
Furniture Pads X-PROTECTOR Big Sizes Heavy Duty Felt Pads – Premium Furniture Felt Pads - Best Hardwood Floor Protectors for Furniture Legs - Protect Your Hardwood Laminate Flooring! - - Amazon.com
Amazon.com: Car Proof Repair Rivets Headliner Repair Button,60 pcs Auto Roof Snap Rivets Retainer Design for Interior Ceiling Cloth Fixing Screw Cap Roof Repair Buckle for All Cars: Automotive
Amazon.com: 3 x Pattex Henkel Multi Purpose Transparent Repair EXTREME Gel Glue 8g: Office Products
https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B07CV3YFZ2/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
