Found my rattle, now what do I do??

[robertmark]

So my 911 that sat for 40 years is on the road again. Coming from the passenger side on bumpy roads has been this annoying rattle. I checked everything while driving the car and couldn't figure it out. It sounded like it was coming from the door, so I opened the door and shook it, no noise. Then when I closed the door and got that familiar Porsche thunk, I pushed on the door handle to find the door would still every so slightly go in by about an 1/8 of an inch. I believe this to be my noise. Can this be adjusted? My car is a 1969, and I'm not seeing how to pull the door in some more. Thoughts??

[GH85Carrera]

If the outside panel fit is good with the door closed, you don't want to pull it in anymore. Just put new rubber weatherstripping on the door edge. You need to "fill the gap" to prevent the rattle.

[Matt Monson]

Check the striker plate. It may be worn and need replacing.

[robertmark]

This is a completely original survivor. My seals around the doors are heavily worn, but I hate to replace them. If it’s the striker plate that is the problem, is it the round bar that the door handle catches that is worn? Thanks!!

[tmadden2]

Originally Posted by robertmark

This is a completely original survivor. My seals around the doors are heavily worn, but I hate to replace them. If it’s the striker plate that is the problem, is it the round bar that the door handle catches that is worn? Thanks!!

It's the plastic guts inside the metal striker plate sandwich. They disintegrate over time. Rebuild kits are available that replace the plastic but leave the original metal intact.

[robertmark]

Great, thanks guys!

[Shaun @ Tru6]

Just press the two pins out of the striker allowing you to rotate it around the bottom tube. They can be stubborn to rotate. Install new plastic rotate back, press pins in. Use a chunk of 2x4 with two holes drilled into it to accept the pins in your press. I press back to front.

[Gianni at Pelican Parts]

As others have stated it sounds like it could be the plastic inside the striker that has worn out and is allowing a few millimeters of play, the worn out weatherstripping may be contributing as well but completely understand wanting to keep the original survivor condition intact, we have a few options available for you, we offer a repair kit from RENNLINE that would replace the worn plastic and maintain your original striker assembly, alternatively you can replace the whole striker assembly with new genuine Porsche parts. If you do decide to replace the weatherstripping we have that available as well! Hope these links help get your rattle squared away so you can keep enjoying your classic Porsche!