Re: Over the shoulder creak. Dear god its maddening!
Originally Posted by s40guy
Before everyone jumps on me...I know there was a thread about this problem before. It was a good thread but no one ever said what ended up happening in the end. I have this small (but soooo annoying) creak/rattle coming from somewhere over my left shoulder. to me it sounds like where the seatbelt bracket is. divets and other road imperfections make it worse and I'm going crazy. I am still under warranty, but it would be nice to have some specifics to give the service dept. Anyone?
S40guy...
Here is what my solution looks like.
I could not find any adhesive felt thin enough so I used pieces of Velcro (soft side).
Remove the door pillar bracket (3 Torx screws).
Loosen the brass Philips screw inside of the seat belt port.
Note: do not remove it fully, you don’t want to loose it down behind the belt tensioning mechanism.
Pull lightly and insert the soft Velcro in two areas:
1-On the bulkhead, wrap around 2 sides and the top.
2-The window pillar trim (This is a very noisy conact point)
Re-tighten brass screw, replace the door pillar bracket.
Nice and quiet...
I will start a new thread on how to quiet down the door pannels.
Do both in about 2 hours and you will be a happy owner of a XF again.
I am!!! 
Last edited by Fired UP; Jul 28, 2008 at 07:15 AM.