I have now owned a Plus 4 for about 2 months. It’s 3 years old with about 6000 miles on the clock. I have spent many happy hours looking for the sources of rattles and squeaks and fixed a lot by just doing up screws and nuts and bolts properly.
The next squeak on the list seems to originate where the padding on the trailing edge of the side screens rubs on the bodywork just by the hood pivot. Digging around a bit more suggests this in turn is caused by play in the door hinges – on the drivers side there is about 2mm of up and down play at this point and about half this on the passenger door.
Can anyone tell me if this is normal in a car which has been so little used? Is there an easy cure for someone who's not much of a mechanic? Would new stainless steel hinges from Heart of England solve the problem? Would they in fact fit?
All suggestions gratefully received.
