kia stinger trunk rattle solved! its the gas shocks!

[@bentwedgestanleybrand5818]

Hello from Piqua Ohio, happy New years everybody

[@matthewolson8875]

Hey Stanley.....please let chipper know that polly has passed away. We are very sad here at the Olson house

[@NoelHunterAus]

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[@matthewolson8875]

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[@St1ngerGuy]

Another way to achieve the same thing without looking like total crap would be stick the foam in the trough where the shocks rest with a U cut into it. They stay put when you raise the hatch but still support the shock when it's closed. Black foam would also look a lot better. I have a GT2 so my shocks are way bigger in diameter but I may give this a try. It hardly ever rattles with the washers under the bump stops but still not 100% fixed.

[@matthewolson8875]

Its still not fixed...I used different foam but its still there. I'm convinced these shocks are the issue because when I remove the shocks completely the rattle is gone

[@SilentKnight43]

@@matthewolson8875 I was experimenting earlier with a foam pool noodle - the kind they sell at the dollar store for kids to swim with. They're rounded with a 1" hole already in the middle. With a little whittling with the knife I could shape it perfectly to fit in the trough, enlarged the hole a bit to fit the shock better - and mounted it with a short piece of two-sided foam tape. A touch of black spray paint and the piece of foam looks factory. Just need to testdrive and see if the thunk is solved. I also inserted the washers in the door brackets but didn't like the sound of the latch when I opened it - sounded noticeably louder like it was under stress...so I removed the washers.

[@matthewolson8875]

@@SilentKnight43 mine whistled with the washers

[@SilentKnight43]

@@matthewolson8875 That'd be more annoying than the thunk.

[@matthewolson8875]

@@SilentKnight43 xactly... the washers is dumb because it just opened the trunk a bit...

[@baybreederbayarea510]

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[@MrGreenfly1]

OK will try this tomorrow hopefully it works will comment back.

[@matthewolson8875]

The gas shocks themselves rattle. Need to stabilize them somehow when the trunk is closed. Remove the gas shocks entirely and the rattle dissappears

[@MrGreenfly1]

Nope was not where my noise was coming from

[@matthewolson8875]

@@MrGreenfly1 if I remove my shocks the noise goes away. There are other noises in the car...but they are minor compared to the shocks rattling

[@allenstevenson5986]

Imma try this and report back. I've tried everything under the sun on forums, internet etc and did not solve it.

[@matthewolson8875]

Yeah...this doesn't work great either but I think its a start. Somehow the gas shocks are unstable when the trunk is closed .. Pretty sure that's where the noise is coming from

[@baybreederbayarea510]

Put some electrical tape on the latch where the trunk closes 👍🏾💯

[@matthewolson8875]

I did....thats not where the rattle is coming from

[@robsterenborg]

are you sure that the original shocks aren't sturdier? They may look the same ! By the way, i think you block the gutter with these plastic inserts, not that you get a lot of water in the trunk with heavy rain. Perhaps make a channel at the bottom. What about an insert in the gutter ( with a channel ) like a sort of cradle because that piece of plastic doesn't look pretty.

[@matthewolson8875]

I like the cradle idea

[@matthewolson8875]

And the original shocks had same issue.

[@robsterenborg]

@@matthewolson8875 but what does the dealer say? probably never heard of the issue and you are the first

[@matthewolson8875]

@@robsterenborg haven't been back to dealer. I just don't have the time to fiddle around with the dealer.

[@robsterenborg]

@@matthewolson8875 probably better do. I quickly searched in my country for your car and apparently, there is a fix set and a technical note from Kia. You are not the only one and is a more common issue