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11-06-2012, 02:09 PM | #1 |
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How to Combat Rattles
Hey All,
I didn't want to come in here and complain about having rattles. Instead I'm looking for some information as to how users have combated rattles. Maybe someone who has had success removing a certain rattle he can write up a DYI for it. Or we can get a list of dealers and vendors who know that they are doing when it comes to rattles. I'm currently out of warranty so let's keep that in mind. Thanks all. Regards, Chris |
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The most annoying one i have seems to be coming from the passenger dash area inside the vents...sounds like a metallic rattle/buzzing...i took it to the dealer to see what they can find but they blamed the noise on my full akra exhaust...they told me to remove me exhaust then have them fix it...im still learning to live with it.
I also have a rattling that sounds like the windshield is loose...on cold mornings and bumpy roads i hear some kind of creaking noise from the center in front of the nav hump the other rattles ive tried to fix with felt tape lining and stuff but really no luck...i hear the back seats rattle, rear deck...sucks...my e92 328i is dead quiet |
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Buy yourself a roll of foam backed tape and go to town. Rattles drive me absolutely crazy and I've had great success with applying this stuff in key areas of my car. The hardest part is isolating the areas that are causing the problem. It helps if you have a bassy exhaust and helper touching and applying pressure in rattling areas as you blip the throttle or drive.
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11-06-2012, 02:59 PM | #5 |
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No rattles in my E90 although I've tried to fix other car rattles with foam backed tape and I could never get it in the tight spaces well enough.
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Passenger side rear seatbelt are, rattles and annoys me all the time
and of-course the dealer "cannot replicate the rattle owner mentioned"
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My passenger side front seat rattles from time to time when no one is sitting in it. I can place my hand on the seatback and apply some pressure and it'll stop, but come right back once I release. Very annoying.
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x2 passenger door rattle.
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I had a BAD rattle on colder morning from my instrument cluster. I could hear it over my music and my somewhat loud exhaust. The Fix: Take the cluster out (there's only 2 screwdrivers at the top). Saw that main part of the cluster to the lens was pretty loose, meaning the clips weren't doing their jobs.... wait for it... wait for it. I used duct tape to have the pieces tight so that it doesn't rattle. Job done
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I'm having the hardest time locating the source of a rattle in my E90. It seems to be coming from directly in front of me while driving - sometimes it sounds like it's coming from somewhere around the headlier, sometimes it sounds like it's coming from the top of dash. I'm already armed with felt tape, just can't seem to locate the source. Its driving me crazy lol
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I have one bad rattle in my E90, A pillar driver's side. Sounds like it is close to where the A pillar meets the roof but have not been able to isolate. Frankly the streets are so bad here in New Orleans that I have simply resigned myself to a lifetime of rattles...
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i have rattling noise from the rear seat when i am on bumpy road but i just cant find the exact source.
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Yes, had the "creaking" doors in the M3, the 545 and 550. This is different and definitely something inside the pillar...
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Now, are we removing panels and stuff to get to the rattle? Is that where you're applying the foam backed tape? |
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The rattles in my car have become extremely noticeable after I returned my exhaust back to stock (previously was running a full catless setup that was extremely loud so I could never really hear any of these subtle sounds inside the cabin). I never really noticed any noises until now, and my patience is growing really thin to say the least. I have a TERRIBLE rattle coming from directly in front of me, it almost sounds as if the winshield/dashboard is rattling (it is progressively getting worse). I also have another rattle coming from my rear seats at times. I do not know what to do because its the little things like this that is making me grow to hate the car - do you think the dealer would take a look at this, or probably simply dismiss it? I need to get this fixed I want to pull my hair out everytime I hear my dashboard/winshield creak - its intolerable
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