Heyloft
Member Since: 02 Apr 2006
Location: Derbyshire
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For the last few weeks, a few times during any journey, there is an almighty 'crack' sound coming from behind the driver and roof direction.
I have checked the roof glass and nothing is broken, but the sound suggested it was a major crack or the glass roof breaking free of its bonding. But obviously if it was either of these things I would only have heard it once.
I have searched the forum but haven't found anything similar.
Anyone? Wot's that in Old Money
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 2nd Jul 2011 7:43 pm |
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caverD3
Member Since: 03 Jul 2006
Location: Oberon, NSW
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Do you have roof rails/bars/roof rack? “There are only three sports: bullfighting, motor racing, and mountaineering; all the rest are merely gamesâ€
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| 4th Jul 2011 3:18 am |
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Heyloft
Member Since: 02 Apr 2006
Location: Derbyshire
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No bars or anything no.
It's a bit puzzling. Needs a bit more than SWIMBO investigating while I drive. Wot's that in Old Money
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| 4th Jul 2011 7:29 am |
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John C
Member Since: 28 Aug 2007
Location: East Yorkshire
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Something getting very hot in the sun, and then cooling/contracting when you drive? 2020 SDV6 D5 HSE, Carpathian Grey +
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Previously : 2005 TDV6 SE Auto, Cairns Blue (288K) - ours for 16 years
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| 4th Jul 2011 9:18 am |
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WOODY179
Member Since: 01 Jun 2005
Location: Chesterfield
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Heyloft wrote:No bars or anything no.
I thought all HSE's had roof rails as standard 
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| 4th Jul 2011 9:21 am |
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RichardB
Member Since: 04 May 2010
Location: Hants
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Might be worth checking the roof rail or trim to see if it's loose. I could envisage one of these making a good crack if it's lifted up by the wind and slaps back down. Otherwise, puzzled
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| 4th Jul 2011 8:18 pm |
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Stingray
Member Since: 03 Apr 2005
Location: North Wales
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I had this a while back, and it turned out to be a part-full bottle of water, expanding and contracting in hot weather. It made a surprisingly loud cracking noise, and appeared to be coming from high up, but was in fact in the rear door pocket.
Worth checking?
Ray
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| 4th Jul 2011 9:28 pm |
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Heyloft
Member Since: 02 Apr 2006
Location: Derbyshire
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I am going to empty EVERYTHING out. That way I exclude everything that isn't car related.
Next, going to check jack as that came out a while ago.
Also will check the rails just in case.
I'm not sure it's temp related as I just popped out in it (it's cool out) and heard the crack tonight.
It doesn't sound like a bottle expanding it's a sound related to a metal part of some kind. (yeh I'm not being very helpful)  Wot's that in Old Money
Fuji White D4 HSE-LUX
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| 5th Jul 2011 12:18 am |
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Graeme K Gamble
Member Since: 11 Jun 2011
Location: llanelli
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Hi, did you find a fix for this noise? I posted a post last week "Loud Cracking Noise" which sounds very similar. Be interested to hear if you resolved it.
Thanks
Graeme
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| 12th Nov 2011 11:34 pm |
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doubledoom
Member Since: 09 Jul 2010
Location: Lowestoft
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I had something like this last year. I swore it came from the roof but actually it was a stop hitting the windscreen.
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| 13th Nov 2011 7:17 pm |
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