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So recently my R32 skyline has developed a horrible creaking noise that I thought was originating from the dash, today myself and a friend removed the entire dash only to find the noise still there, after driving around at 10kph with my mates head burried in the dash he determined it was the windshield creaking in several locations, other than calling up a windscreen repair shop to remove and refit the same windscreen is there anything else I can try?

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Rolls Grand Master

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We even tried fitting a mates strut top brace but that didn't help, it seems even rolling the car at 1kph an hour over gravel makes it creak, imo I think it is more that it is loose or something however pressing on it doesn't help at all.

Really odd, hopefully removing it and refitting will fix the issue.

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It's probably not the actual windscreen creaking, but either the pillar or firewall or front quarter panel creaking. It would be from flex in the body.

Agreed^^

Body flex around the A pillar

Take the windscreen out and move the car around

If it still does it then some spot welds should tighten things up

A strut brace is too far forward to make a difference

Rolls Grand Master

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It is creaking along the seal at the bottom of the windscreen, sounds like polystyrene rubbing now that they have changed the seal, I think the A-pillar is flexing causing the seal to scrub making the creak noise.

Where should I add spot welds in the A-pillar?

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