Top Rattle & Vibration

mcapuano1101

Dsmarks2002...I've been able to minimize the noise by having the dealer insulate cables & place foam between moving parts that contact each other. I've learned to live with what little noise remains. If its any consolation, I took a ride in a buddies G37 hard top vert & it is more noisy than the Z! I don't think nissan has perfected the art of integrating vert tops to their vehicles. B- at best. They should study some proven Porcshe or BMW vert top engineering specs before realising the next model. I think the real failure occured when they attempted to integrate the Magna top into the Z's chassis. Some of the cabling systems & mechanisms are not engineered very well. My latest drama occured two weeks ago when a cable that closes the little flaps that fold down on either side when lowering the top snapped mid operation. This resulted in my top cover half closing at a weird angle which caused the whole mechanism to bind - lock up & freeze. My car was MIA for two weeks while my dealer who I trust completely...waited for nissan to send the correct replacement parts. They got it right on the thiird try. Been a wild ride with this car. I still love it, but seriously thinking about graduating to Porsche or BMW next go round. Something to be said for german engineering...there cars don't rattle unless you've wrecked it or have crazy high miles. Good luck.