EZPZ roof panel popping sound fix.

[HoosierDaddy]

Lube the guide pins.

It's that freaking simple.

I used a Q-tip and a tiny amount of the cleanest lube I had in the garage .... Vaseline.
(Coat your carb gaskets or other fuel gasket/seals with vaseline, they will come apart so much easier later.)

It's been done a few weeks now. It's been warm, cold, rainy , snowy ... the top is now silent.

No need for foam pads or shrink wrap ... I didn't even fully remove the panels, I just popped them up enough to lube the pins with the Q-tip.

Now for all the other squeaks, pops and rattles that I wasn't hearing before ... LOL.
Speaker upgrade maybe?

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[NurseA.J]

Lube the guide pins.

It's that freaking simple.

I used a Q-tip and a tiny amount of the cleanest lube I had in the garage .... Vaseline.
(Coat your carb gaskets or other fuel gasket/seals with vaseline, they will come apart so much easier later.)

It's been done a few weeks now. It's been warm, cold, rainy , snowy ... the top is now silent.

No need for foam pads or shrink wrap ... I didn't even fully remove the panels, I just popped them up enough to lube the pins with the Q-tip.

Now for all the other squeaks, pops and rattles that I wasn't hearing before ... LOL.
Speaker upgrade maybe?

If mine makes noise I’ll be calling you to show me how to fix it!!!

 

[HoosierDaddy]

LOL ... it will.


Bring it over. Bring the family, we'll make a dinner/outting out of it!!!

 

[Bronco wild outdoors]

Lube the guide pins.

It's that freaking simple.

I used a Q-tip and a tiny amount of the cleanest lube I had in the garage .... Vaseline.
(Coat your carb gaskets or other fuel gasket/seals with vaseline, they will come apart so much easier later.)

It's been done a few weeks now. It's been warm, cold, rainy , snowy ... the top is now silent.

No need for foam pads or shrink wrap ... I didn't even fully remove the panels, I just popped them up enough to lube the pins with the Q-tip.

Now for all the other squeaks, pops and rattles that I wasn't hearing before ... LOL.
Speaker upgrade maybe?

The heat shrink protects the pin from getting gouged. I used heat shrink to avoid the dust/dirt sticking to it.

 

[Squatch]

The heat shrink protects the pin from getting gouged. I used heat shrink to avoid the dust/dirt sticking to it.

Heat shrink will work for a while, but repeated use could tear a hole in it thereby degrading the lubricity.

 

[Bronco wild outdoors]

Heat shrink will work for a while, but repeated use could tear a hole in it thereby degrading the lubricity.

I'm doing a 1000 mile follow-up video, I guess we will see. I also plan on removing/installing panels multiple times.

 

[Squatch]

I'm doing a 1000 mile follow-up video, I guess we will see. I also plan on removing/installing panels multiple times.

Looking forward to the update video! Thanks.

 

[BlueOvalBandit]

May have to do this. I was pop free for months, the one morning this week... Pop... Pop... Pop... It stopped later and hasn't returned. Creaks and squeaks don't bother me but man that pin pop is shockingly loud which makes it super annoying.

I have a huge tube of food grade silicone super lube I'll try.

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