I've had an incessant rattle coming from the rear of the hardtop on the nearside. I took it off a few weeks ago, flipped it, and silicon'd anything that look like it might rattle. Put it back on but the rattle persisted. s:evil: :evil: s:evil:
Yesterday, in a flash of inspiration, I thought it might be where the hardtop's rear hooks attach to the chrome plates in front of the engine bay. So I silicon'd these too! s:shock: :shock: s:shock: Now I seem to be rattle-free (from the hardtop anyway). The noise might re-appear as the top 'settles', but I think I've cured it. I'll have a bit of silicon removal to do when I take the top off again, but that's a small price to pay! s:D :D s:D
So anyone else with this rattle, I think i have the cure. s:wink: :wink: s:wink:
Paul I had a similar rattle and booked it in under the warranty.
Toyota inspected and ordered new catches.
On the day I took the car in I discovered that both near side roof catches were not fully tensioned. After adjusting these the rattles disappeared. I took it in and they replaced the catches anyway!
I assumed that the seal had compressed after the first couple of years or so. Hope this helps.
Simon