Splitting hairs but still ?

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I think the cab of my ranger is pretty darn quiet. I can hear wind noise but it’s not whistling noise so I chalk it up to the fact it’s a truck. ?

Anyway, the only interior noise I hear is the adjustable seatbelt mount on the pillar. And since my ear is close to it, I can easily tell that is what it is.

Any tips to tighten or quiet it down? Probably not and again it’s splitting hairs but just curious if anyone else has noticed and done something about it.

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[RedDakooter05]

Felt padding would probably go a long way.


My interior is pretty noisy but so far the only thing that's getting worse and annoying me is the little trim piece around the pre-collision light.

 

[9zero1790]

mine is pretty quiet esp for all the rough roads its taken. inside the only things that make any extra noise is the stuff i have in the cab. my rear seat belts used to clunk around but i decided just to fasten them

 

[Jason B]

"Splitting hairs": to argue over small points or trifles.
"Splitting hares": what you do after the hunt.

 

[IdahoRanger]

Pretty quiet inside for me unless driving on packed snow or washboard then all the interior rattles roar to life. My driver side seat belt is quiet it is the passenger side I have to reach over and adjust when it doesn't retract correctly.

 

[mtbikernate]

I think it's pretty quiet. a friend of mine rode in the truck with me for a bit and immediately commented on how quiet the interior was. I'm sure it could be better, but it's good enough for me.

 

[Dr_Strangelove]

Felt padding would probably go a long way.

I agree. Go to your hardware store and get some felt furniture tape or some of those little foot pads and start sticking away!

Funny you mention this. I adjusted my seatbelt height not too long ago and I was driving around thinking "what the heck - a rattle already?" Nope - this thing's tight as a drum. So after a few days leaning over to my passenger side trying to source the noise I figured out finally it was the freaking seat belt bopping against the b pillar. I lowered it back to its factory home and the rattle is gone!

Lucky my driver's adjustment didn't rattle. Nonetheless, I think I'm about to follow this same advice.

 

[Rene Michaels]

I think the cab of my ranger is pretty darn quiet. I can hear wind noise but it’s not whistling noise so I chalk it up to the fact it’s a truck. ?

Anyway, the only interior noise I hear is the adjustable seatbelt mount on the pillar. And since my ear is close to it, I can easily tell that is what it is.

Any tips to tighten or quiet it down? Probably not and again it’s splitting hairs but just curious if anyone else has noticed and done something about it.

I had the same issue with the seatbelt mount on the passenger side. I stuck a piece of D-shaped foam gasket and solved that (pics below). I do get more road noise than I'd like and I've thought about adding more foam/rubber insulation around the doors.

 

[P-38Ranger]

I thought my noise was wind, no, it is road. SoCal concrete Highways are what I mostly drive. Then the rare spots of asphalt are quieter, then when I drive on the special sound deadening pavement, it gets very quiet, in any vehicle I drive.

 

[P-38Ranger]

I had the same issue with the seatbelt mount on the passenger side. I stuck a piece of D-shaped foam gasket and solved that (pics below). I do get more road noise than I'd like and I've thought about adding more foam/rubber insulation around the doors.

The passenger buckle has Velcro to still to the seat, so it doesn't rattle. We are picky humans.

 

[RedDakooter05]

I agree. Go to your hardware store and get some felt furniture tape or some of those little foot pads and start sticking away!

Funny you mention this. I adjusted my seatbelt height not too long ago and I was driving around thinking "what the heck - a rattle already?" Nope - this thing's tight as a drum. So after a few days leaning over to my passenger side trying to source the noise I figured out finally it was the freaking seat belt bopping against the b pillar. I lowered it back to its factory home and the rattle is gone!

Lucky my driver's adjustment didn't rattle. Nonetheless, I think I'm about to follow this same advice.

Something about fords' seatbelts like to bounce off the b-pillar. F150s have this issue too.

 

[D Fresh]

The passenger buckle has Velcro to still to the seat, so it doesn't rattle. We are picky humans.

Where?

 

[Cabose-1]

I turn up the radio. To like 30. Pick your favorite metal artist.

Nobits pretty quiet. Usually my stuff behind or under my seat that rattles

 

[brroberts]

Wind noise is a lot louder since I put Clearview towing mirrors on the truck. I need the mirrors, so I just live with it.

 

[NoTacos]

I thought my noise was wind, no, it is road. SoCal concrete Highways are what I mostly drive. Then the rare spots of asphalt are quieter, then when I drive on the special sound deadening pavement, it gets very quiet, in any vehicle I drive.

Same thing. It didn’t make that noise till I adjusted the seat and the seat belt height. It hasn’t been the same since - that part of the belt is just slightly twisted after someone has been in the passenger seat and it bounces off the b pillar. . I always have to reach over and turn it slightly then the noise is gone. This might be a safer way then trying to adjust it while driving.
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