Annoying rattle in the rear of the GU

[apalsson]

Guys,

For the last few weeks, I have been trying to track down some very annoying rattle in the back of my 2009 GU
It seems to come from the area around the rear barn doors but both doors are well adjusted and tight so I don't think it has anything to do with those.
This rattle (not always present) sounds like a wiring loom is loose inside some panels and almost as if a plug is banging up against one of the plastic panels

I have had the panels off the smaller barn doors and couldn't see anything there.
Thinking back to it, I think the rattle started around the time when I spaced the spare wheel carrier further back to make room for my 285/70R17 tyres. Needless to say, the carrier is well tightened down and I can't see how it could cause a rattle.
Are there looms and plugs inside the big barn doors?
Possibly the bolts for the carrier pushed something inside the door loose.


It definitely doesn't come from the rear seatbelts or the anchors. When I fitted my rear drawers, I tied up the seatbelts taught and had a drive and still had this "clunk clunk" type rattle.
The annoying thing is this comes and goes so it's driving me bonkers looking for it.

Anything else I should check?

[TimE]

Have you checked all your rear end bushes.

I had an annoying rattle/clunk that ended up being a shockie bush, at a glance it looked OK, but grab the shock and there was movement - rattle clunk! Sway bar bushes also chew out on a regular basis.

[NP99]

It's probably a GQ owner trying to get in

[happygu]

Do you have a towbar?

I had a rattle from the wires that they push the nuts into the chassis with...

[apalsson]

Do you have a towbar?

I had a rattle from the wires that they push the nuts into the chassis with...

Good thinking 99 ..... hadn't thought of that.
Yes, I have a towbar. The sound seems like it comes from the doors somehow but it's very hard to gauge from the front seat

[apalsson]

Have you checked all your rear end bushes.

I had an annoying rattle/clunk that ended up being a shockie bush, at a glance it looked OK, but grab the shock and there was movement - rattle clunk! Sway bar bushes also chew out on a regular basis.

Tim, thanks for that. The suspension is all brand new. Admittedly, the sway bar bushes are the original ones but they look all OK

[threedogs]

Check inside the rear pull out covers both sides could be you tool kit rattling around.
X 2 in the tow bar loom they tend to splice into wires under rear right hand side and leave them there

[BillsGU]

The doors are a pain and are difficult to adjust. Get some small squares of thin rags and place them over the four contact points on the two doors and close the doors over them. If the noise stops you know it is the doors.

[apalsson]

I had a closer look at the top latch for the big barn door.
The plastic coating is worn through in a spot so I'm going to wrap some tape around the bar and then go for a drive.
The wiring loom for the towbar is all tied down and solid so it's not there.
Will let you guys know

[apalsson]

This is doing my head in!!!
I carefully checked every area I could think of. The towbar loom is well secured and the toolkit / jack are stored wrapped in foam in my rear drawers. I wrapped foam around both anchor points of the seatbelts too.
There is a small filler piece on top of the plastic rear bumper that seemed loose where the two halfs join. I tied all that down and even put tape over it to rule it out.
After suggestions from a few members here, I wrapped tape around the top latch of the bog door and shut it well.
I then went for a test drive and guess what, as I turned out of my own driveway, a "clunk clunk" was heard!!!!

The only thing I have seen that I don't like much is the plastic sheath on the top half of one of the new OME shockies seems to be scraping the side of it when the suspension is working
I grabbed it and you can turn it on the shockie and wiggle it back and forth. I suspect this could possibly cause the rattle
Should this be rubbing against the metal tube like this? (the paint has been scraped off the lower tube)