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Originally Posted by TonySCV
Just wanted to pass along this solution for anyone experiencing creaks coming from driving up or down uneven surfaces such as driveways or over speed bumps. What sounded like it was coming from the roof or b pillar around my ear was actually coming from the rubber door seals on the doors themselves "creaking" while rubbing against the door jamb. Gummi Pflege helped but it was very temporary - only lasting around 3-4 weeks.
This 3M "teflon" tape solution seems to be permanent. This post from another forum explains the fix and DIY with photos quite well, so I'll just refer to it here: http://www.bimmerfest.com/forums/sho...5&postcount=40
Long story short, the teflon tape (3M 5425) applied where shown in the photos around the entire door frame solved my problem. It may help you as well.
Note that the 3M tape is a BMW part that is quite expensive ($200). http://www.ecstuning.com/ES197360/ You can try to pawn some off of your dealer's service department as a roll would easily take care of several cars.
Alternatively, you can try a different teflon tape, but I haven't tried this myself, so it may or may not work. It's a knockoff but much cheaper:
http://www.amazon.com/TapeCase-0-125.../dp/B00KCMJ52A |
This definitely helps.
I used following felt tape instead of teflon tape.
http://www.tintprotector.com/strips/
However, this only works on black car since felt tape itself is black.