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Originally Posted by Weather Spotter
....any tips on reducing Styrofoam squeak?....
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Hi Weather,
As for styrofoam squeaks, you probably have some foam too close to the bodywork in a spot OR the mounting system is flexing enough to allow contact.
There were several pictures posted where I carefully trimmed foam material from the entire gap around the tail of the car, to mostly prevent contact on the foam from rubbing paint off the car body. This technique might help alleviate the squeak.
So far the bodywork on the Insight is as quiet a mouse, except for the latching pins on the small hatch. I can hear those rattle a little on a particularly bumpy road. The gap between the aluminum pins and brass sleeves is about .010 inch, and from time to time causes a very subtle noise.
I have not heard any squeaks, rattles, or any other noises from the tail piece, even on some bone-jarring bumps that those old country roads produce in the winter.
Jim.