Quote Originally Posted by jas4motion View Post
Hi guys I am new here, can anyone help me with rattle issues in my Passat sedan? It's an 06 V6 4Motion and there's some squeeking and general creaking coming from the area around the stereo head unit in particular the silver surround to the head unit.

Is this easy to remove? I am assuming some silicone spray or dry lube applied to the joins will sort this but don't want to start pulling off trim pannels and make things worse.

Cheers and I'd appreciate any help.

Jas.
Jas, welcome to world of VW. The thing will squeek & rattle it's head off & drive yo ucrazy over time. either live with it & ignore it or have a go at fixing it like I have. I removed some fascia panels & applied felt tape to the inside surfaces. Seemed to help in some areas but it's impossibel to get to all the problem points. Anyway, if it makes yo ufeel better, start with the worse culprite sqeek/rattle area & see how you go. Silicone spray does dry out after a while. Dry lube may be better (I wouldn't know for sure) but that will only help with squeeks. With rattles, you need to create a firmer interference point without increasing the chance of squeeks (hence why I used felt tape). Anyway, good luck but I don't like your chances of getting rid of them!