Creaking dash on C300 Convertible
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C Class C300D Convertible
Creaking dash on C300 Convertible
Hi, I'm new on here but my wife has owned her C300D Convertible from new in 2019 and it's been faultless up until now. We recently had an offside front lower control arm replaced by our local garage with a pattern part much to my dismay as I insisted on genuine parts only.
The issue we have is a creaking/cracking sound coming from the left hand side at the front of the dash when the front wheel/s go up a kerb or drop into a rut in the road, so when the chassis twists a little (being a convertible this is deemed normal)
Does anyone have any experience of this type of noise as I don't want to pay to take out the dash when it could be something else, there anything behind the dash that could cause this? It happens when the hood is up or down as I checked, I initially thought it could be be the roof moving and creaking.
Any help would be gratefully received.
The issue we have is a creaking/cracking sound coming from the left hand side at the front of the dash when the front wheel/s go up a kerb or drop into a rut in the road, so when the chassis twists a little (being a convertible this is deemed normal)
Does anyone have any experience of this type of noise as I don't want to pay to take out the dash when it could be something else, there anything behind the dash that could cause this? It happens when the hood is up or down as I checked, I initially thought it could be be the roof moving and creaking.
Any help would be gratefully received.
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Hi, I'm new on here but my wife has owned her C300D Convertible from new in 2019 and it's been faultless up until now. We recently had an offside front lower control arm replaced by our local garage with a pattern part much to my dismay as I insisted on genuine parts only.
The issue we have is a creaking/cracking sound coming from the left hand side at the front of the dash when the front wheel/s go up a kerb or drop into a rut in the road, so when the chassis twists a little (being a convertible this is deemed normal)
Does anyone have any experience of this type of noise as I don't want to pay to take out the dash when it could be something else, there anything behind the dash that could cause this? It happens when the hood is up or down as I checked, I initially thought it could be be the roof moving and creaking.
Any help would be gratefully received.
The issue we have is a creaking/cracking sound coming from the left hand side at the front of the dash when the front wheel/s go up a kerb or drop into a rut in the road, so when the chassis twists a little (being a convertible this is deemed normal)
Does anyone have any experience of this type of noise as I don't want to pay to take out the dash when it could be something else, there anything behind the dash that could cause this? It happens when the hood is up or down as I checked, I initially thought it could be be the roof moving and creaking.
Any help would be gratefully received.
