Cabin Creaking

carbon428i · 08-14-2018, 11:56 PM

Anybody have a fix for cabin creaking,

jayg80 · 08-15-2018, 02:11 AM

I believe the fix is the dealer applying Teflon tape as a barrier between the frame of the car and door trim.

Coercion Shaman · 08-15-2018, 07:14 AM

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Originally Posted by jayg80

I believe the fix is the dealer applying Teflon tape as a barrier between the frame of the car and door trim.

Generally true. Do a search. There are a number of threads on this.

https://f30.bimmerpost.com/forums/se...rchid=56734922

oksymoroni · 08-15-2018, 08:26 AM

I just had the teflon tape fix done last week. Fixed the creaking issue for me

carbon428i · 08-15-2018, 08:38 AM

I feel like the creaking is coming from above me though. It sometimes sounds like there's something stuck on between the roof and headliner.

oksymoroni · 08-15-2018, 08:47 AM

Mine sounded like it was coming from all around me. I'd hear it mostly when driving slow over uneven pavement

carbon428i · 08-15-2018, 09:23 AM

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Originally Posted by oksymoroni

Mine sounded like it was coming from all around me. I'd hear most when driving slow over uneven pavement

Exactly my symptoms. Sounds like it's coming from the roof/headliner and the center console.
Not really the door.

rbol13 · 08-15-2018, 02:36 PM

My SA told me one of the techs added some grease where it was supposed to be on/in the doors, haven't heard anything since so I'm happy lol

richiexiao · 08-16-2018, 05:23 PM

i definitely heard a creaking sound in mine as well.

natesi · 08-17-2018, 08:17 PM

Will BMW fix rattles after the first 12 months?

I currently have them in the following areas:
* 3rd brake light cover
* Parcel shelf
* Driver's "oh shit" handle
* Driver's A-pillar
* Passenger door (goes away when I pull on the door, from inside)
* Glove box (yes, the actual glove box, not something inside -- goes away if I jam something in there to make it close tightly)
* Bottom plastic of steering column
* Something else on dash (sounds like it is around the screen)
* Something else in back (not sure -- maybe one of the ambient light strips)
* Something around the shift lever / e-brake drive-line tunnel (sounds like it is deep in there -- only does it when going up hill and the engine lugs a bit).

This is after already quelling a few other rattles myself.

This is my first BMW and the car sounds like a total piece of shit.

Wires · 08-17-2018, 08:25 PM

Mine started "creaking" really early when I got it. I put rubber treatment: Gummi Plege (sp?) on all the door rubber seals. It wasn't the car creaking, it was the rubber seals on the black shadow line trim.

From inside, it sounded like it was coming from the door panels, but it was actually the trim around the top of the window.

Did that 2 years ago, and haven't heard a sound yet (nor have I reapplied the rubber treatment).

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carbon428i Lieutenant 68 Rep 450 Posts Drives: 2014 BMW 428i M Sport Join Date: Nov 2017 Location: New York, NY iTrader: (1)	I feel like the creaking is coming from above me though. It sometimes sounds like there's something stuck on between the roof and headliner. __________________ 2014 Black Sapphire Metallic F32 428i xDrive M Sport \| Gloss Black Striped Dual Slat Kidney Grills \| CF M4 Style Mirror Caps \| CF M4 Style Trunk Spoiler \| CF Rear Diffuser \| Rohana RFX5 Gloss Gold 20" \| CF Wrapped Interior \| BM3 Stage 2 93 Agg Tune \| VRSF Catless Downpipe \| Evolution Racewerks Chargepipe \| Pheonix Racing Intercooler \| K&N Drop In Filter\|
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oksymoroni Second Lieutenant 250 Rep 233 Posts Drives: 2017 340i Join Date: May 2010 Location: Chicago iTrader: (0)	Mine sounded like it was coming from all around me. I'd hear it mostly when driving slow over uneven pavement Last edited by oksymoroni; 08-15-2018 at 03:05 PM..
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rbol13 Private 24 Rep 63 Posts Drives: 2014 335i M Sport Join Date: Jan 2018 Location: _ iTrader: (0)	My SA told me one of the techs added some grease where it was supposed to be on/in the doors, haven't heard anything since so I'm happy lol
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08-16-2018, 05:23 PM	#9
richiexiao Registered 0 Rep 1 Posts Drives: 2014 bmw 328i Join Date: Aug 2018 Location: Vancouver iTrader: (0)	i definitely heard a creaking sound in mine as well.
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natesi Lieutenant 204 Rep 499 Posts Drives: F30 Join Date: Jun 2016 Location: PNW iTrader: (0)	Will BMW fix rattles after the first 12 months? I currently have them in the following areas: * 3rd brake light cover * Parcel shelf * Driver's "oh shit" handle * Driver's A-pillar * Passenger door (goes away when I pull on the door, from inside) * Glove box (yes, the actual glove box, not something inside -- goes away if I jam something in there to make it close tightly) * Bottom plastic of steering column * Something else on dash (sounds like it is around the screen) * Something else in back (not sure -- maybe one of the ambient light strips) * Something around the shift lever / e-brake drive-line tunnel (sounds like it is deep in there -- only does it when going up hill and the engine lugs a bit). This is after already quelling a few other rattles myself. This is my first BMW and the car sounds like a total piece of shit.
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Wires Brigadier General 1644 Rep 4,871 Posts Drives: 2016 340i xDrive Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Calgary iTrader: (0)	Mine started "creaking" really early when I got it. I put rubber treatment: Gummi Plege (sp?) on all the door rubber seals. It wasn't the car creaking, it was the rubber seals on the black shadow line trim. From inside, it sounded like it was coming from the door panels, but it was actually the trim around the top of the window. Did that 2 years ago, and haven't heard a sound yet (nor have I reapplied the rubber treatment).
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