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      08-14-2018, 11:44 AM   #265
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So I finally got fed up with my steering column cover rattling like crazy. I followed https://f80.bimmerpost.com/forums/sh...&postcount=231 and now its quiet. I just removed the top part, put felt tape into the suggested areas and put a bit of silicone grease on the sides of the panel that touch the outsides of the lower panel (i.e. the seam)
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      08-15-2018, 06:19 PM   #266
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I'm not sure if this fix has made the rounds yet, but I had a creak from the A/C controls when going over uneven pavement (i.e. basically every road I drive on).

1. Start by removing the center dash trim piece by grasping from the top with your fingertips where the edge meets the dash and pulling gently toward the rear of the car. It will slowly slide back and you can dislodge the 2-3 brass prongs on the far right below the air vent with your fingers. They just pop out. There is a wiring harness connecting the temperature dial and hazard light button, but you need not disconnect them for this.

2. Using a small Torx bit (sorry, don't know the exact size, but am guessing T25), remove the two upper screws holding the A/C controls in place. They're normally hidden by the dash trim. Put the screws in the cupholder for safekeeping. The trim can slide back into the dash for now.

3. Using a small flathead screwdriver and a rag, gently pry down the trim below the A/C controls by inserting the screwdriver just below the A/C control bezel. The rag is to protect the bezel from scratches. The trim is just soft plastic and should easily pop free. A wire harness may be tucked into this panel depending on your model year, but it easily unhooks. The two bottom screws for the A/C controls should now be visible. Remove them and place them in the cupholder. All four screws are the same size.

4. On the back of the A/C controls, use adhesive felt to pad all four mounting points where the screws go through (it prevents the A/C controls from squeaking against the mounts). I also added some to the left and right side of the A/C control bezel because I think the integrated ambient light strip might have been a little loose. All adhesive felt is highlighted red.



4a. On the HK radio, there are two plastic pegs that stick out and go into holes in the AC controls to allow it to hang during mounting. Put adhesive felt on the tips of these pegs (highlighted red).



5. Installation is the reverse of the removal. Hopefully now the car can flex a little without causing any more creaking.
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      09-07-2018, 12:14 AM   #267
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I have a noise that seems to come from the center of the dash closer to the windshield. I did remove the HUD bezel and put felt tape on the metal tabs, but that did not eliminate the issue. If I put pressure with my hand on the dash, then the noise stops.
On mine, if I tap the center speaker grill I hear the rattle behind the instrument panel to the right (facing out the windshield) of the HUD.
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      09-30-2018, 05:05 PM   #268
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Is there any fix for the front centre console, I'm getting rattles from the wireless charging dock. Any guides on how to get it open? Have a feeling its the cables underneath.
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      10-15-2018, 09:41 PM   #269
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I’ve had a terrible rattle from the rear seat area for a while now and I finally tore apart the rear shelf area to find it. Everything comes apart surprisingly easily and everything is just begging for some adhesive felt before it goes back together.

Following these instructions, I took the rear shelf and both c-pillar trim panels off:

https://www.newtis.info/tisv2/a/en/f...blind/HvqjwQoB

On the passenger c-pillar is a bracket for the side curtain airbags. The bracket is secured with several large rivets with heads about the size of a dime. One of the rivets was not sufficiently tight and allowed the bracket to rattle against the body.



Normally I would drill the rivet out and shoot a new one, but these were HUGE and I was concerned a piece might fall inside the c-pillar in an unrecoverable area and rattle forever. I tightened up the fit of the bracket by sliding small pieces of a breakable razor blade under the rivet head and sealing them in place with RTV. I also jammed a piece of a towel behind the bracket to make it fit really tight. Once the c-pillar is installed, no one will ever be the wiser.

I also installed adhesive felt in the following areas:

- The base of each c-pillar trim where it meets the rear shelf

- The three clips on each c-pillar trim to tighten them in their mounts

- The rear shelf support all the way at the back. The plastic shelf just sits on a series of “humps” and each of these just needed a 1” piece across the peak.

- There are wiring harnesses for a few control modules under the rear shelf and they are retained by plastic clips that loosely fit inside a metal bracket. Adhesive felt tightened that up.

- The speaker grilles got adhesive felt all the way around the edges and now they fit much tighter. The passenger one used to have a tiny rattle, but no longer.

- The rear seat bolsters are held in place with two large copper lugs at the base, both of which slide into metal holes and may rattle. Wrap the lugs with adhesive felt and install it.

After all of this, I can bang on almost anything in the rear shelf area and it sounds completely solid. It’s SO much better than before. I’m looking forward to my test drive on the way home from work tomorrow to see if it stays quiet.

Oh, and FWIW, I’ve used almost 40 feet of adhesive felt on the interior of my car.
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      10-23-2018, 12:06 AM   #270
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Hey guys, Awesome thread and good write up. My dealer could not find rattles, and apparently the fixed three of them (just on paper) ! Anyways, found Rattles from Doom light but it is really hard to take off that inner doom light out, feel like I have to use metal screw driver (which I am afraid of using!). Would any good folks suggest any tricks? Thank you !
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      12-04-2018, 05:26 PM   #271
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Hey guys, Awesome thread and good write up. My dealer could not find rattles, and apparently the fixed three of them (just on paper) ! Anyways, found Rattles from Doom light but it is really hard to take off that inner doom light out, feel like I have to use metal screw driver (which I am afraid of using!). Would any good folks suggest any tricks? Thank you !
I just did mine today. You have to use your fingers and car panel tools. Something like this


https://www.amazon.com/Sunplustrade-...ar+panel+tools
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      12-07-2018, 07:17 PM   #272
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Is there any fix for the front centre console, I'm getting rattles from the wireless charging dock. Any guides on how to get it open? Have a feeling its the cables underneath.
Wedge some dense rubber foam (mine was from an obd port Bluetooth dongle packaging) on each side. After some trial and error on how large to cut the foam - make it snug - this solved all rattles coming from center console.
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      12-24-2018, 11:38 AM   #273
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is your dealer in southern CAL?
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      04-26-2019, 06:15 PM   #274
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anyone have a glove box rattle/buzz?
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      04-27-2019, 08:10 PM   #275
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After a recent road trip on some very coarse road surfaces, my console and air vent trim was buzzing like crazy

I know my way around fixing these issues, having pulled everything waist height out of my evo x and sound deadening all the trim to reduce the resonance

For the f80 I applied focal bam to the air vent surrounds and more importantly the plastic that is plasti-welded to the carbon, that's where the buzzing is coming from. Adding sound deadening adds weight to it which reduces the resonance. Also added some felt tape over the clips for a tighter grip and stop that plastic vibrating within their clip holders

Did same for all the centre console trim (didn't take pics)

Also used opportunity to polish the carbon
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      05-04-2019, 02:13 PM   #276
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Centre console rattle

Hi

I have a rattle from my centre console on my 2015 f80. It's driving me mad and I'm hoping to find a solution. I have managed to isolate it to the leather part next to the cup holders, highlighted below, the noise stops when pressure is applied to the side of the trim.



any advice greatly appreciated.

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      06-23-2019, 03:16 PM   #277
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Gummi Phlege to seal #1 quieted down my interior significantly! I was making the mistake of applying the gummi to seal #2 and it did nothing to quiet it down (tho my rubber seals look fantastic now ). Thanks for the tips!
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      09-07-2019, 02:02 AM   #278
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I followed the A/C vent DIY but that didn't fix my rattle. Turned out my rattle was coming from one of the metal fasteners on the trim piece. See photo:



One of my metal clips wasn't shaped properly and would have a metal-on-metal rattle when pinched. Used pliers reshape it. Rattle gone! So my suggestion for those doing the A/C vent rattle fix would be to check the metal clips by pinching them and ensure they don't make a metallic sound.
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      09-29-2019, 09:02 PM   #279
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i tried Gummi Pflege and it helped a little, but not enough.
teflon tape completely fixed the problem (dealership install).

service advisor said they have more issues with black trim rubbing opposed to other trims. maybe the finish is different?

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      10-14-2019, 01:38 PM   #280
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Trunk lid light fixture rattles?

Does anyone know if it's possible to open up these light housings and take care of the rattles? If you knock / shake them, there's a bunch of rattling coming from them. My audio system makes it all rattle around, not very pleasant.
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      12-31-2019, 03:11 PM   #281
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Does anyone know if it's possible to open up these light housings and take care of the rattles? If you knock / shake them, there's a bunch of rattling coming from them. My audio system makes it all rattle around, not very pleasant.
You need to carefully cut the seam with a dremel (cutting blade for plastic - thin cut, works best) or similar, then reseal with headlight butyl when you're not. Pretty sure you cant bake the tailights like you can on the headlights. Its a PITA.
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You need to carefully cut the seam with a dremel (cutting blade for plastic - thin cut, works best) or similar, then reseal with headlight butyl when you're not. Pretty sure you cant bake the tailights like you can on the headlights. Its a PITA.
Ah, thanks. I'll skip that!
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Just an FYI, I had a really bad rattle/vibration problem coming from my rear deck area on my F80 but the suggested rear seat solution didn't work.

Turns out it was the 3rd brake light not secured tightly. I am the second owner of the car and the rear window was tinted so I'm not sure if it was an OEM problem or the prior owner/shop didn't put it back properly.
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Hi all, not sure if people are still following this thread, but I just wanna thank everyone for their super helpful contributions, as I was able to eliminate vast majority of the noise in my F83 M4.

However, I have just this last rattle that sounds like a screw is loose from the front passenger dash area that's driving me crazy as I can't seem to locate the source.

Here's what I've tried and eliminated through trial and error:
-removed passenger A pillar
-removed the CF dash/vent trim piece
-opened the glovebox and held it in place, as it feels a little loose when opened
-held the door lock pin, as it does make a little bit of noise if I wiggle it
-pushed against top of the dash as well as the side vents and windshield
-pushed against the passenger door and the led strips
-while stationary, opened and shook the passenger door like crazy
-held the footwell trims, which are a little squeaky if pressed
-played the cd test with 100-200hz through the speakers
-even drove with the convertible top and windows down, can still faintly hear the rattle at low speeds with quiet surroundings

I'm just about to pull all of my hair out as I just can't locate this mystery rattle. I've chased down just about all other noises in the car, but this one is becoming my white whale. It happens when I go over bumps and it rattles and reverberates for a bit after the bump, sounds like a loose screw as the reverberation is high in frequency, about 3-5hz by my rough estimation. It's somewhere around the front passenger area, I just can't locate where. Any help would really be appreciated!
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Hi all,

Having seen this thread I removed the snap in adapter from the centre console of my F82 and replaced it with the OEM rubber mat. Sadly, the buzzing is still there. It wasn't a wasted exercise as the adapter was of no use to me anyway.

Next on the list is to tape the edges of the trim as per solution #5.

What I would like to do is completely remove the whole centre console and tighten every nut and bolt in there and put it all back together but from what I've read here, it's a PITA of a job.
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