Concerns - Popping/Creaking Noise from Sunroof

[westcoastGT]

Hey! So did your new frame replacement permanently fix your sunroof rattle? I am very interested in buying a Stinger GT but I'm very concerned about this issue.

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[westcoastGT]

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not onlt did it fix the creaky / ticking sunroof but also all the other strange sounds from the doors etc plus the sound system is so much better ............the structural integrity has been improved.........this is the fix !

 

[Rev_Night]

Nice! I test drove the G70, a very nice car but way too small. The rear legroom was horrific.
Next up: Kia Stinger GT, or G80

Current car: Nissan 350z (supercharged)

 

[MerlintheMad]

Current car: Nissan 350z (supercharged)

Welcome to the forum. Are you keeping it? What kind of performance upgrade over the base models does the supercharged give?

 

[Rev_Night]

I'm going to be selling the Z as it doesnt have rear seats or doors. Wife and I have kids in mind.

As for performance upgrades, I have put like 25+ mods into this car, practically all dealing with suspension, exhaust, and engine. Stock 2007 350Z is 300hp/268tq on the engine. Imagine maybe 30% less at the rw. For my car, per the dyno, I have 400hp/315ft tq on the rear wheels. And the car only weighs like 3200 lbs too

If you live in the DC area, we can go on a test drive. I'll send you a link to the official car sale thread when I have it ready. I'm cleaning up the car, doing small stuff to get it ready for sale. Thread will have a list of all the mods

Old pic of car, I have black Enkie RPF1s on there now, these are stock rims (p/c black)

 

[MerlintheMad]

If you live in the DC area, we can go on a test drive.

Now I wish I lived in the DC area, just for a day. That would be a hoot. That is some seriously upgraded HP and torque!

I can see why you'd feel like replacing the car, kids coming and all that jazz. I raised NINE, and we had a Ford 15 passenger Club Wagon until a few years ago.

 

[Rev_Night]

cmon you know you want it

 

[westcoastGT]

Now I wish I lived in the DC area, just for a day. That would be a hoot. That is some seriously upgraded HP and torque!

I can see why you'd feel like replacing the car, kids coming and all that jazz. I raised NINE, and we had a Ford 15 passenger Club Wagon until a few years ago.

NINE Children ?? My God , you deserve a medal ! Can I start a thread challenging the Forum for anyone that can beat that ??

 

[MerlintheMad]

NINE Children ?? My God , you deserve a medal ! Can I start a thread challenging the Forum for anyone that can beat that ??

Look at my moniker. I'd settle for just my sanity back.

 

[NS_Stinger]

Jesus Merlin...9 kids? Where did you put them? Did they sleep in a 9 drawer dresser? I cant imagine 9, I have 2 and the idea of a 3rd seems like a stretch.

 

[westcoastGT]

Jesus Merlin...9 kids? Where did you put them? Did they sleep in a 9 drawer dresser? I cant imagine 9, I have 2 and the idea of a 3rd seems like a stretch.

Exactly , we should change his name to Noah !!

 

[MerlintheMad]

Jesus Merlin...9 kids? Where did you put them? Did they sleep in a 9 drawer dresser? I cant imagine 9, I have 2 and the idea of a 3rd seems like a stretch.

Exactly , we should change his name to Noah !!

You guys are making me laugh. Perhaps my generation was the last of the big family makers; and you have to toss Mormonism in there: Mormons traditionally have larger families: they still do: only instead of having one or two kids, they'll have four or five. Times change, and definitions along with them.

We still live in the same house we moved into when we had one baby: a split level "starter home". Heh! It had an unfinished basement and two bedrooms upstairs. Over the years the basement got finished, and at times had four bedrooms: that's six bedrooms for eleven people, which we actually had for about two months before our oldest went off to university; then the pressure slowly started to ease. Our most common piece of furniture was the bunkbed (go figure). We expanded our diningroom, added a storage room beneath, a storage shed and carport; and then our "starter" home felt almost spacious. We could live together without constantly bumping into each other. Tempers eased. More children left for school and to live independently and life became congenial.

Now we're empty nesters. Our second oldest son has returned (some years ago) and lives here "temporarily" (he insists), while mustering his resources, gumption and ideas, etc. (He does not drive my car; nobody but my wife drives my car; and then she only drives it on the rarest of occasions and very briefly, with me watching from the back seat.)

I remember one road trip with our first van: a Dodge "Prospector" which seated twelve. There were nine of us. It was not doable: I stood there with the rear door swung wide, suitcases and bags still on the ground around me, and nowhere to put them. "We're taking the Shadow, too," I said. And our 16 year-old son drove the Shadow (with the excess baggage) to Cali to visit the grandparents, and drove it back (getting separated from us and arriving home hours before the main family did in the van), with his sister and maybe one other sibling with him. The pressure in the van was thus rendered livable.

I don't know how I/we did it. We just did. One day at a time. But, it did take its toll. And still does: the larger the clan gets, the more "adventures" occur, which of course get out to the whole clan like ripples.

Here's a pic from the Holidays in 2016. We've added two grandchildren to the mix and lost a daughter-in-law to an early demise since we gathered that last time all together:

 

[Ozstung]

Looks like its true Merlin you really do have a magic wand.

 

[westcoastGT]

You guys are making me laugh. Perhaps my generation was the last of the big family makers; and you have to toss Mormonism in there: Mormons traditionally have larger families: they still do: only instead of having one or two kids, they'll have four or five. Times change, and definitions along with them.

We still live in the same house we moved into when we had one baby: a split level "starter home". Heh! It had an unfinished basement and two bedrooms upstairs. Over the years the basement got finished, and at times had four bedrooms: that's six bedrooms for eleven people, which we actually had for about two months before our oldest went off to university; then the pressure slowly started to ease. Our most common piece of furniture was the bunkbed (go figure). We expanded our diningroom, added a storage room beneath, a storage shed and carport; and then our "starter" home felt almost spacious. We could live together without constantly bumping into each other. Tempers eased. More children left for school and to live independently and life became congenial.

Now we're empty nesters. Our second oldest son has returned (some years ago) and lives here "temporarily" (he insists), while mustering his resources, gumption and ideas, etc. (He does not drive my car; nobody but my wife drives my car; and then she only drives it on the rarest of occasions and very briefly, with me watching from the back seat.)

I remember one road trip with our first van: a Dodge "Prospector" which seated twelve. There were nine of us. It was not doable: I stood there with the rear door swung wide, suitcases and bags still on the ground around me, and nowhere to put them. "We're taking the Shadow, too," I said. And our 16 year-old son drove the Shadow (with the excess baggage) to Cali to visit the grandparents, and drove it back (getting separated from us and arriving home hours before the main family did in the van), with his sister and maybe one other sibling with him. The pressure in the van was thus rendered livable.

I don't know how I/we did it. We just did. One day at a time. But, it did take its toll. And still does: the larger the clan gets, the more "adventures" occur, which of course get out to the whole clan like ripples.

Here's a pic from the Holidays in 2016. We've added two grandchildren to the mix and lost a daughter-in-law to an early demise since we gathered that last time all together:View attachment 21480

Beautiful Family Merlin ! Congratulations ~
PS you dont look anything like I had imagined !

 

[Ozstung]

Beautiful Family Merlin ! Congratulations ~
PS you dont look anything like I had imagined !

True he's looking pretty good for 66, whats your secret?..... wait i think we know.

 

[MerlintheMad]

Looks like its true Merlin you really do have a magic wand.

*snerk* Lol. "And the beat goes on."

Beautiful Family Merlin ! Congratulations ~
PS you dont look anything like I had imagined !

What is it, my Blue Hair? Hahah, just kidding; that's our daughter's significant other. *sigh*

True he's looking pretty good for 66, whats your secret?..... wait i think we know.

I'm sure "the beat" contributes. How could it not? But mainly genetics, coupled with clean living. I hesitate to add "smart living", because that implies some sort of superior intellect, which I definitely, positively, inarguably do not have. "Natural wisdom", a gift of feeling in my cells what is life promoting and what is inimical, perhaps. It isn't complex: stay physically active (an hour a day minimum of physical exertion (but other than daily stretches, including "lotus", I take the weekends off): I like to alternate bike rides with power walking with walking/hiking - Leki - sticks), take in equal or fewer calories in a day than you expend (don't do the "fewer" calories in a day than you expend, when your weight is ideal, no duh; but if you under eat on one day, your appetite will make up for it later, so don't stress over it). "Look on the brighter side of life". Forgive humanity its endless trespasses. Expect good things to happen. Look forward to life after death and live each day as if were your last (this doesn't mean trying to turn it into a quest to do your favorite things one, last, time; just take the day as it comes, like a normal day of fulness). Try not to be so angry. Take it slow (except when the turbos kick in). Don't try and solve the world's (family's) problems. (That's God's job.) Back to the eating thing: balance is key, but every body is different, some need veggies, others need more dairy or meat or whatever; once you're listening to your body you'll eat to obtain balance, between enjoyment and what the body needs. Craving something in your mouth all the time is a real curse, an addiction: and anyone fighting that has my full sympathy.

 

[Alagos]

9... hell it’s about Time for me ..32 and no gf for 14 years -
at least the car will turn the heads to me ..lol...
wonderful absolutely .. a Family i know had 3 kids .. each of them have 2-4 Too, that’s going to spread wide ^^

Uhm.. topic .. I have no sunroof

 

[MerlintheMad]

Uhm.. topic .. I have no sunroof

You know what? With kids onboard, you never notice the extraneous noises that vehicles make. Now, there is a cure for all this bitchin' about noise producing Stingers. Just get three kids in the back seat and your noise issues go away automatically.

 

[Socalstinga]

You know what? With kids onboard, you never notice the extraneous noises that vehicles make. Now, there is a cure for all this bitchin' about noise producing Stingers. Just get three kids in the back seat and your noise issues go away automatically.

3 kids??? My 2 year old drowns out the noise all by himself!! LOL

 

[StingaGT]

Build quality on Stinger is very disappointing...
after 2 months of ownership, the vehicle started to make noise from all closures including sunroof(must be from the seals rubbing against each other), floor where I rest my feet started to make squeaky noise, rear hatch rattling....
I was driving my girlfriend's 2 year old Chevy Cruze today and that car has no noise problem at all...