Rear garnish annoyance anyone?
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Rear garnish annoyance anyone?
Does anyone know how to get rid of the squeaky sounds of the garnish when you open the hatch? It used to never make that noise when i press the button until now.
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Tighten the nuts. If they are already tight and the actual bolts are getting loose then your best bet is to pad the back of the garnish with some foam tape. I did that with mine to prevent any movement/rattling.
Also, you really shouldn't treat the garnish as a hatch handle. It's an aesthetic piece. The design is really poor, in my opinion. You need something solid to grip when lifting the hatch - not a loose little piece of plastic. So whenever you open the hatch, use one hand to lightly press the button and another hand to lift the hatch by placing your fingers under the bottom of the hatch itself, where it meets the bumper. I always open the hatch in this way. Repeated tugging on the garnish is bound to wear out the bolts eventually. Some people have ripped their garnish clean off just by opening the hatch a few hundred times.
Also, you really shouldn't treat the garnish as a hatch handle. It's an aesthetic piece. The design is really poor, in my opinion. You need something solid to grip when lifting the hatch - not a loose little piece of plastic. So whenever you open the hatch, use one hand to lightly press the button and another hand to lift the hatch by placing your fingers under the bottom of the hatch itself, where it meets the bumper. I always open the hatch in this way. Repeated tugging on the garnish is bound to wear out the bolts eventually. Some people have ripped their garnish clean off just by opening the hatch a few hundred times.
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yea tighten the bolts and use foam tape...
i found out when i was tightning the bolts, 2 of my bolts (the ones closest to the emblem) were loose and found out the it was broken from the entire garnish
idk if foam tape or double sided mounting tape will hold it down now
i'm opening my hatch by pulling from the bottom of the entire hatch now...i don't want to completely break off the garnish lol
i found out when i was tightning the bolts, 2 of my bolts (the ones closest to the emblem) were loose and found out the it was broken from the entire garnish
idk if foam tape or double sided mounting tape will hold it down now
i'm opening my hatch by pulling from the bottom of the entire hatch now...i don't want to completely break off the garnish lol
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its just sometimes my parents drive my car while im sleeping and they dont pay attention to little things like that. argh!...it sucks when you get ready to go out and do something on the weekend but then when you open your garage door and see your car gone.....blah!
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Originally Posted by RodC
Some people have ripped their garnish clean off just by opening the hatch a few hundred times.
three weeks ago. Currently looking for a rear garnish SW. 
But someone already loosened it a few months back while I was in class....
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Originally Posted by xdejablu3x
its just sometimes my parents drive my car while im sleeping and they dont pay attention to little things like that. argh!...it sucks when you get ready to go out and do something on the weekend but then when you open your garage door and see your car gone.....blah!
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Originally Posted by thekidblue
Originally Posted by RodC
Some people have ripped their garnish clean off just by opening the hatch a few hundred times.
three weeks ago. Currently looking for a rear garnish SW. But someone already loosened it a few months back while I was in class....
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