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JAM911



Member Since: 13 Nov 2024
Location: Warwickshire
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Fabric Leeching Out of Speaker Grills - Weird
There is fluffy white, very fine fabric leeching out for my front speaker grills...

...very strange.

Anyone had this and anyone had this fixed under Warranty please?

Thank you
Post #1059379 3rd Feb 2025 1:14pm
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Balvaig



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Location: Fife
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Scotland 2016 Defender 90 Puma 2.2 Landmark LE Corris Grey
This sounds very much like a fungal growth. The mycelium filaments are fluffy and white on several species.
Hope it isnโ€™t this, but check for water ingress in this area.
If it is fungus the filaments are quite fragile if you pull them.
Post #1059384 3rd Feb 2025 1:35pm
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CincyRovers1



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There are felt strips behind the speaker grilles. They are there just to protect the speakers a little more from the elements. The only way to get to the felt to remove it is by removing the outer part of the door panel, un-crimping the grille tabs and then remove the grille. Or you can try to pull the felt out through the honeycomb behind the grille.

I had an annoying bass rattle and it turns out the problem was the felt fluttering around. I secured it down with some fabric tape and the rattle went away.

I've attached a photo below. I put some silicone around the grille tabs, because I originally thought the rattle was the grille itself. But where the blobs of silicone are in the picture is where the tabs are that have to be un-crimped to remove the grille.


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Post #1059396 3rd Feb 2025 3:26pm
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JAM911



Member Since: 13 Nov 2024
Location: Warwickshire
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Thanks for the info.

The car is going into the Dealer as there is a bass rattle that the LR Assist guy thinks is loose window motor retaining screw.

They are going to look at the felt at the same time.

Looks like it could all be connected.
Post #1059397 3rd Feb 2025 3:32pm
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CincyRovers1



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If that rattle goes away when you apply pressure to the speaker grille, it is most definitely the felt. I used Tesa tape to secure it down. You can also just remove it, too. Or if the dealer replaces the felt, I'd tell them to secure it down so the rattle doesn't come back. ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ ๐ƒ๐ž๐Ÿ๐ž๐ง๐๐ž๐ซ ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ ๐’ ๐๐Ÿ‘๐ŸŽ๐ŸŽ (Pangea Green over Acorn/Lunar)
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