Talk Morgan Forums Thread Like Summary - Vibration on Passenger Side

I seem to have some sort of vibration issue on the passenger side, underneath the armrest pad. It's quite loud at certain speeds. It's as though the panel, where it curves around over the frame, is vibrating against the frame itself. If, while driving, I reach over and grab that armrest area, the noise reduces considerably. I have removed the leather arm pad and it makes no difference to the vibration / noise.

Has anyone else experienced something similar? Not really sure what to do about it. Perhaps see if I can isolate the frame from the panel by placing a rubber strip between them?

Check the exhaust mounting bobbins for cracking.

There are so many vibratory sounds on these machines I'm surprised one stands out above the rest.

You might try silicone between the parts to both stabilize them and dampen the vibrations.

that is one of the advantages of presbycusis

I wear my helmet always. It is a 50 year plus habit of riding motorcycles.

For anyone that is interested --- today I Pushed some packing material up inside where my finger is in the last photo. Took it for a spin - and no vibration! As best I can work out, MMC used some sort of tape / velcro product between the panel and the wood frame under the arm rest. In a relatively short period of time here in Florida, the heat and humidity weakened the bond and the velcro came unglued from the panel. When driving at certain speeds, the newly freed panel vibrates against the wood in an area where there is no tape or fastener - again, roundabout where my fingers are in the photos. This vibration causes a very loud and unpleasant noise. My proposed fix is to put a strip of neoprene along the face of the wood frame under the panel and then fasten through the panel and neoprene into the frame. There are already two screws, a long way apart, at each end (one by the backrest, the other closer to the dashboard). I'll try to find similar fasteners and add a couple underneath the armrest to more securely fasten the panels on both sides of the car. I don't want to glue anything down because as soon as I do something like that, I'll need to remove the part for access!! Thanks for everyone 's assistance and suggestions!

I had the same issue on the passenger side of my 2013 M3W a loud vibration rattle at certain speeds. I simply put a strip of 1/2 inch foam pipe insulation behind the panel and have never heard the rattle again.