E93 Roof rattles :)

thatg · 06-14-2018, 11:47 AM

Hey all so this is my second e93, from the 335 to the m3. My 335 had a rattle coming from the prong on the roof that would lock it to the chassis. This time however I'm hearing strange sort of pressure noises coming from where the window meets the roof of the car. If I lower the window slightly the sound is completely eliminated. My mechanic told me theres something that allows you to adjust the height of the roof and that potentially the roof is sitting low.

Hoping someone has had a similar experience and has the fix for it, driving me nuts. Lucky its summer I can just put the roof down but that'll only last a couple months.

Rainer M · 06-14-2018, 07:34 PM

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Originally Posted by thatg

Hey all so this is my second e93, from the 335 to the m3. My 335 had a rattle coming from the prong on the roof that would lock it to the chassis. This time however I'm hearing strange sort of pressure noises coming from where the window meets the roof of the car. If I lower the window slightly the sound is completely eliminated. My mechanic told me theres something that allows you to adjust the height of the roof and that potentially the roof is sitting low.

Hoping someone has had a similar experience and has the fix for it, driving me nuts. Lucky its summer I can just put the roof down but that'll only last a couple months.

Try "gummipflege".
That's a "lubricant / maintenance" liquid for rubber.
Mine was so bad that I thought I have something bouncing behind the door panel lol.
I found that after waxing the car the rubber seals around the doors and roof get kind of sticky and dry.
After getting the rubber "replenished" the noise is completely gone.
There is also on another board somewhere a great write up on how to take care of the "folding miracle" lol

http://www.bimmerfest.com/forums/sho.../topics/609222

Rainer

KwlAznKid · 06-14-2018, 08:25 PM

what he said ^ google e93 roof rattles and you'll find a lot of information

brettcp · 06-16-2018, 10:00 AM

Follow that bimmerfest thread mentioned above. I used Krytox ($25 for a little tube, I got it from Amazon) and ended up using about half of the tube to do all of the seals around the car.

I also ordered the HHS-K mentioned from eBay.

Spent about an hour doing it, but the top is much quieter now.

STooK · 06-16-2018, 04:17 PM

I used to use gummy pfledge on my e93 and it worked pretty well. Your seals are probably a little dry which is causing the squeaks.

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KwlAznKid Brigadier General 354 Rep 3,036 Posts Drives: BMW/MERCEDES/PORSCHE Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Los Angeles/Fremont USC/UCSD Alum iTrader: (6)	what he said ^ google e93 roof rattles and you'll find a lot of information __________________ BMW E93 M3 / Mercedes Benz W209 CLK500 BMW E64 650I(sold) / BMW E92 328I(sold) / BMW E46 M3(sold) / BMW E92 335I(sold) Porsche 996 911 C2(sold) / BMW E46 325CI(totaled)
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brettcp Captain 348 Rep 702 Posts Drives: 2012 E93 M3 Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: So Cal iTrader: (2)	Follow that bimmerfest thread mentioned above. I used Krytox ($25 for a little tube, I got it from Amazon) and ended up using about half of the tube to do all of the seals around the car. I also ordered the HHS-K mentioned from eBay. Spent about an hour doing it, but the top is much quieter now.
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STooK Lieutenant Colonel 727 Rep 1,974 Posts Drives: 2013 E92 M3 ZCP Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: NY iTrader: (6)	I used to use gummy pfledge on my e93 and it worked pretty well. Your seals are probably a little dry which is causing the squeaks. __________________ 2013 BMW E92 ///M3 AW/BLK ZCP CF Roof 6 Speed - Perfection 2011 BMW E90 328i xDrive Space Grey/Black - Daily 2011 BMW E93 ///M3 MW/FR/BLK 6 Speed - Gone but not forgotten
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