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Automotive · NVH

Stop squeaks & rattles in a car interior

The need: You hear buzzes, squeaks or rattles from the dashboard, doors or trim and want to damp the noise where wires or panels rub.

The tape that stops dashboard rattle is PET fleece tape (also sold as anti-squeak, flock or felt tape) — a soft non-woven fleece backing that cushions plastic-on-plastic contact and absorbs vibration.

Interior noise usually comes from harnesses or panels rubbing against each other. A high-loft PET fleece tape (anti-rattle / NVH) cushions the contact and absorbs vibration, silencing the squeak without adding hard edges.

It is the same material OEMs use on instrument-panel and door looms to deliver a quiet, premium cabin.

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How to choose

Getting it right in 3 steps

1

Find the contact point

Trace the squeak to where a harness or panel rubs.

2

Wrap with fleece tape

Apply soft PET fleece / anti-rattle tape over the harness or edge.

3

Re-check for movement

Ensure the wrap cushions the contact and the noise is gone.

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Stop squeaks & rattles in a car interior — questions & answers

What tape stops car interior rattles?

A soft PET fleece / anti-rattle (NVH) tape. Its brushed backing absorbs vibration and cushions rubbing parts.

Is fleece tape the same as noise-dampening tape?

Yes — PET fleece tape is sold as anti-rattle, noise-dampening or NVH tape; they describe the same product by function.

Which automotive interior components squeak the most?

The instrument panel and dashboard, the door trim, the A-pillar and headliner, and the centre console. These are the automotive interior components where two plastic parts, or a harness and a panel, touch each other — and they account for most cabin squeak complaints.

How do I stop squeaking noises between two plastic interior components?

Apply a thin PET fleece tape to one of the two contact faces. The fleece face lets the parts slide instead of gripping and releasing — that stick-slip is what produces the squeak. Keep the tape thin enough that the panel still clips back to its original position.

Does fleece tape work on trim-to-trim contact, not only on harnesses?

Yes. Anywhere two automotive interior components rub — trim on trim, bracket on panel, harness on panel — a fleece-faced tape removes the stick-slip that causes the squeaking noise.

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