sounds like a flat tyre!

polly · 02-13-2011, 09:40 AM

please help

started hearing a flappy sound (like a flat tyre) when i am driving slow with the window open. checked everything from top to bottom but cant seem to see anthing loose or touching. its on the right hand side. has anyone out there have any idea where this might be coming from? before i send it to the dealer.

thanks

fastrack · 02-13-2011, 12:07 PM

small rock stuck in tire thread

JohnnyRoaster · 02-13-2011, 12:24 PM

I have had a small rock caught behind the brake caliper before that sound more like I was dragging something metallic. I thought it was my front plate at first. I couldn't figure out where it was but it worked its way out after about five mile.

donovan · 02-13-2011, 02:32 PM

Rocks make me angry.

02-13-2011, 09:40 AM	#1
polly Second Lieutenant 123 Rep 241 Posts Drives: 2010 e90 m3 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: south africa iTrader: (0)	sounds like a flat tyre! please help started hearing a flappy sound (like a flat tyre) when i am driving slow with the window open. checked everything from top to bottom but cant seem to see anthing loose or touching. its on the right hand side. has anyone out there have any idea where this might be coming from? before i send it to the dealer. thanks
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fastrack Captain 42 Rep 788 Posts Drives: 11 MW e92 M3 Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Penticton, BC iTrader: (4) Garage List 2021 M2c [0.00]	small rock stuck in tire thread __________________ Mineral White + HRE + Brembo + Eisenmann + Challenge = Perfection
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02-13-2011, 12:24 PM	#3
JohnnyRoaster Captain 42 Rep 959 Posts Drives: 09 Jerez Black M3 Sedan Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Outside Beantown iTrader: (0)	I have had a small rock caught behind the brake caliper before that sound more like I was dragging something metallic. I thought it was my front plate at first. I couldn't figure out where it was but it worked its way out after about five mile. __________________
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02-13-2011, 02:32 PM	#4
donovan Brigadier General 371 Rep 4,167 Posts Drives: R8 - Ford Raptor Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: National iTrader: (17)	Rocks make me angry. __________________ Audi R8 v10 Ford Raptor m3e46freak@yahoo.comfor all euro parts!! ebay/craigslist verified/ m3post/e46fanantics/m3forum/zpost/bimmerforum
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