Silencing Those Door Rattles

After 1.5 years of adjusting the door latches on my 2007 Vintage super widebody with 10,000 miles, it finally occured to me that some of the rattles were coming from inside the doors. I removed all but the front 2 screws holding the door panel in place and I did not remove the inside handle, because I could not figure out how to get it off. I was able to move the panel far enough out to easily inspect and get to all the interior door hardware. It turned out that everything in there needed to be tightened. I also placed a 1 X 1/2 X 1/8th inch thick piece of foam insulation, in 2 places, between the rod that goes from the inside door handle to the latch. That prevented the rod from making contact with the door shell. Results??? No more door rattles! At least for now.
Troy

Any pics?

FYI - Removing the door handle is pretty easy. You should be able to push in on the upholstered panel until the door handle bezel is about 1/4" in from the handle. At that point you should be able to see a pin pushed through a hole thatt passes through the handle and the shaft. Pull out the pin with needlenose pliers and the handle should come right off.

I cheat...after removing the dress trim screws, carefully rotate the door panel as you push in on the panel near the handle so that it doesn't bind and access the inner working~

Sorry, no pics, but there really isn't that much going on in there and you will quickly see what needs to be tightened. 2 nuts on the inside door handle, 3 nuts on the rod from the outside door handle push button and 1 on the bolt at the bottom of the door. Mine had 3 nuts on it acting as spacers between the door and the latch rod. The bolt passes through from the outside of the bottom of the door. This nut should not be tightened too much or the thumb button will not be able to be pressed.

I saw the pin on the inside door handle and tried to get it out, but it didn't budge so I decided to leave it. Like I said, there was enough room to get to everything by just flexing the panel out and the panel did not get tweaked. The whole thing took about 1 hour.

As for the outside latch, I will just continue to wrap it with electrical tape.
Troy

"As for the outside latch, I will just continue to wrap it with electrical tape."

Aw yes,,,, my favorite perennial VS PIA! However... I have switched to duct tape in the last year for better results.

Considering the outside latch...
You can buy a can of Dip It, the stuff you use to coat plier handles, screw driver handles, etc..
You can brush multiple coats on both latch and receiver, wait a few hours and close the door.
The stuff is available at most hardware stores.