Piece of plastic trim missing on interior B-pillar

[Jlsthlm]

Hi guys,

Yesterday I got a 2015 IRR Coupe R, and it's great - except for what I consider excessive wind noise behind the driver seat when going in higher speeds.

I took a closer look and saw that a piece of plastic trim - like a plastic cover of sorts - is missing over a screw in the B pillar, and it looks like the screw has been tampered with. It also looks like the interior trim over the B pillar isn't perfectly fitted. See attached pictures for illustration.

So questions popping up in my mind are:

- Can replacing the plastic cover get rid of the wind noise?
- Can there be something else not refitted the right way creating the sound isolation problem, if there was work done there previously?
- Why would you be unscrewing that bolt to begin with? Should I be worried that there's some other problem that I haven't discovered?

Thanks a lot!

/Jonas

[Fez]

The wind noise behind your head is to with quarter light not being pulled up tight. It is a known issue and there are other threads on here. I would get a dealer to sort out both window and trim. Hope that helps. Phil

[Jlsthlm]

Thanks for your reply. Not sure what that means, but I'll do some forum searching. Thanks for the lead.

[Zyp]

If the previous owner had a problem with the same wind noise, perhaps that’s the bolt that needs tightening hence the cover missing.

[Gasman2]

Looks like that bolt head has been mullered

[Jlsthlm]

I found the missing piece under the driver's seat, so now it looks OK. I also found the thread on how to tighten the quarter glass, so noise problem solved.

Thanks for the help!

[m_101]

Where was that thread on how to tighten the quarter glass please? Also, how does the cover go on and off? I have a rattle in my driver's B pillar so just wondering if it's to do with the glass.

[Kdes]

I’m looking for the same info. In the meantime here is a pic I found of the glass showing it’s mounting points.

Kev