rattling and vibrating issues

[Vroom325]

And I am pretty sure it was design so tight for many reasons. Especially German & Japanese engineers.

I am no expert in BMW yet but I know Japanese mentality quite well.

Those who involve in manufacturing will know, tighter tolerance meaning higher cost, higher rejection, higher labour hour, more burden on QC & assembly, so does the vendor. Yet, BMW still want that for many reasons, I believe knowing the issue that they will face. meaning that there are priorities, the performance comes first. Guess u guys know why.

Yet, I do agree the rubber thing really need to be rectified in next generation BMWs, of couse not by widen the tolerance of the door though.

Happy CNY, guys! I am back to my home town last evening. Shah Alam - Batu Gajah, door to door 1hr45min. But don do that today. The traffice was very smooth yesterday.

 

[sharp]

those days i tot their design was tight was to keep the cabin quiet, guess i was wrong

 

[hcl]

well, as posted yesterday, the sounds came back, i m just not sure if I should waste my time with AB, perhaps i should invest in the magic lotion...over 5 thousand Ks already so perhaps not worth offloading it. No offense to all the BMW lovers, but, i honestly am disappointed and do not trust the build quality of this Malaysian assembled BMW.

 

[sharp]

spore CBU unit also got his issue

to be frank, others than the harsh ride on the m suspension, some creaking, hell, this is one crap car that i love, dunno is abt the branding or the handling, now i seem to neglect my other ride

but deep inside my heart, if i can make it, my next car may still be a beemer

 

[atty]

hcl... try the WAXCO or KIT.
After 5 days, the rattle snake is still asleep.
And no pain in the butt from AB service or treatment.

 

[hcl]

thanks for the advice Atty, will look for it tomorrow at giant or carrefour, before everything shuts for CNY. So the brand is Waxco ?

 

[zhul]

Hi all,

When I first got my 320d, I noticed the squeaky sounds coming from the doors. AB fixed the door sounds using the teflon tape but after a month the sounds are back. I am wondering if changing the rain channel (that rubs against the door seals) to the chrome type used in 323i and other non-Msport version will solve the problem. The teflon tape thing should be a temporary measure only and not a permanent solution to this annoying problem.

 

[dzuljazz2001]

Hi all,

When I first got my 320d, I noticed the squeaky sounds coming from the doors. AB fixed the door sounds using the teflon tape but after a month the sounds are back. I am wondering if changing the rain channel (that rubs against the door seals) to the chrome type used in 323i and other non-Msport version will solve the problem. The teflon tape thing should be a temporary measure only and not a permanent solution to this annoying problem.

:listen: Mr Manfred in Kulim should take note of this ....

 

[astroboy]

Anything to do with this?

https://wiki.bentleypublishers.com/display/tech/Buzzing+Noise+From+Door+Speaker+Area

 

[dzuljazz2001]

Anything to do with this?

https://wiki.bentleypublishers.com/display/tech/Buzzing+Noise+From+Door+Speaker+Area

:top::top::top:

 

[zhul]

astroboy: Definitely not that problem. I don't have the radio on when I hear the squeaky sounds and also mine is not a pre-LCI model.

We all should log in our R&D test and quality test hours solving all these problems and send the bill to BMW Malaysia

 

[phantom]

Even after three visits to my service center, the rattling noise keep coming back. Can anyone who had solved/rectify theirs, recommend me the service center and the attending SA? TQ

 

[hcl]

phantom, i gave up after 2 visits to the SC, as the problem persisted. it is actually quite ridiculous. Thus no need to waste time.

 

[phantom]

Since the noise came back about a month after each rectification, I shall visit my SC every month to get it rectified (and get a free Meguairs car wash:10

 

[cklein]

my 320d also have this issue...

 

[Mun]

Beginning to notice the wind noise coming thru the doors, top and bottom. The bottom part sounds like there is a gap, the sort you hear when the door is not properly shut. really annoying!

Inspected the door seals and personally think the two circular extrusion is not doing a good job. The rubber beginning to deform with signs of hardening if you compress them. Its a bad design. When these two rubber extrusion fail to seal the air with only one line contact patch, its bound to fail easily especially around corners where they are slightly stretched.
Most other cars have certain profile, like secondary seal patch.

Is there an aftermarket, or alternative door seal we can replace or add on??

 

[AstroCreep]

rattling panel?

All,

Anyone experiencing rattling panel around the middle front a/c vent?
Tired of going to AB to get it fixed, which only lasted 1 week!

Is it easy to open the panel to DIY?

 

[piff]

sounds like all the problems associated with P1 & P2

 

[whymahn]

All,

Anyone experiencing rattling panel around the middle front a/c vent?
Tired of going to AB to get it fixed, which only lasted 1 week!

Is it easy to open the panel to DIY?

i have the same prob too whenever the car go on a bump. and mine is a 1 month old e92 320i coupe.....it does not really rattle but a clacking sound whenever.

 

[Cruzer]

Good news.

Based on recommendation from Hayashi, yesterday i went to search for this Waxco Auto Guard Protectant. Could not find it but bought a KIT UV Guard lotion instead for RM9.90. Applied it on all my doors' rubber seal and the rattle snake went to sleep! Not a single rattling noise! Drove my car out just now after more than 24 hrs and it is still ok. I am beginning to enjoy my ride.

So confirmed it is the rubber seal problem and it's amazing how it can be solved with RM9.90 lotion. I will be monitoring to see how long it last. Will keep you guys posted. Thank you all for all the suggestions and help!

Thanks for the tip Atty. Between the Waxco and Kit products mentioned here, I've opted for the Kit. Mainly because the Waxco product is polymer based. There is a mention in the manual not to use polymer / silicone based products on rubber seals as it corrodes the rubber seals and can be a source of noise. One thing we can infer from the manual is that noise from rubber seals is at the least ....unacceptable!

Although the Kit product does not state the formulae it is based on, the watery look and feel of the product lead me to assume that it is based on water. (As recommneded by the manual) After 3 days or so suing the product, I can't compain, the noise has disaapeared. So far so good...