I get some rear window rattle, the glass on the back wall under the seat back pad. I was thinking of putting something behind the seat back pad near the lower part of the window to quiet it down. When I put the seats in I put silicone under the lower part of the rear window and I put a new seal on the outer part near the rear trunk where it meets the rear window. I still have a little glass on metal sound. Granted, our roads suck here but looking for options. Not taking the rear seat or back pad out again.

You kinda know the answer to your own question....

Seats out
Trim out
Glass out

Clean up

New butyl seal

Refit glass

Trim & seats back in

It shouldn't take more than an afternoon.

Anything else is futile.

Agree and the glass sets on a couple of rubber pad located on the bottom of the window

It can be a PITA but when you have a free afternoon just do the above, you will be happy that you did. Besides a rattling rear window means water can now get it and start to collect at the lower firewall / floor pan.

I disagree - this is a simple job. I can have the entire interior out of a 914 in about 10 minutes. If someone can't take the seats & backpad out, they shouldn't have a car they play with.

Got the parts you need here -

https://shop.914rubber.com/rear-window-rese...m?categoryId=-1


Both rubber strips and the butyl $20

Silicone doesn't belong anywhere on a car. Ever.

Seats out, belts out, roll bar pads off, and back pad out, glass out, clean everything, easy. I just did this recently.

Do it right.

Do it once.

You will have peace of mind and a solid roll bar window.

It's a bit of a PITA, but worth it.

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PS: Yes, i know this is from 2016 ...

Fold a book of matches and stick them between the glass and the frame. My car had this fix for so many years, the color faded on the matchbook.

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Yes this is pretty easy to do. everything you need to install is here -

https://shop.914rubber.com/Engine-Deck-Lid-Seal-914EDLS.htm

For $20

However, While you are there may want to replace the engine deck lid seal that pushes against it at the outside base.


https://shop.914rubber.com/Engine-Deck-Lid-Seal-914EDLS.htm

Your the man this mod is going in tomarro on my car

It may sound lame but I had a pack of matches stuck in the window for years, worked fine and it was cheap and available.

It may sound lame but I had a pack of matches stuck in the window for years, worked fine and it was cheap and available.

Dad stuck a sponge in there. Worked.

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Yup.

A strategically placed matchbook wedge also works to keep 8 track tapes from cross-tracking.

Sorry man but 8 tracks

My car had a folded up business card keeping the raddle down when I purchased it. I think it was a divorce lawyers card. I quickly spent the couple hours and 20 or so bucks following the introductions found on this site to fix right. Not a hard job.

Its not a hard job at all.

The only sticky part is.... well, the sticky part....

Do you have to remove the top targa bar pad. If so, that’s the only pita part about it.

I've done it without/

Good to know. All the other stuff takes minutes to remove.

The answer to the question the OP asked:

(first I’ll paraphrase the question) can I do the job but skip a bunch of important steps?

Yes. You can get rid of the rattle without taking out the interior. Sell the car.

Seats come out in 10 seconds. add a minute or 2 if its a fixed passenger seat.Unscrew the engine lid pull knob down by the ebrake cable. Backpad is 4 screws after you pop out the back pad light. Upper belts are 1 bolt each then 1 screw each for side bolters(2 on the driver side for the hanger. I think it might take 10 -15 minutes total and if you haven't done it before, you will be surprised by how much junk gets trapped on the floor behind the back pad. Remember, the back pad pulls down and away from the fire wall.

Perfect explanation of the procedure....

Yes. I could explain the procedure too. My point is if you know and he knew, that you need to remove the interior to reseal the rear window and you go to this effort to avoid the prep work, you need to sell the car because this goes no where.

Yes, you could easily make back $2-3 in loose and grody looking change.

And just maybe you could avoid being a DAPO