NorCal Sightings thread

[E46M3forRay]

Originally Posted by jbeemer13

I saw your M3CS at concord BMW this morning! I was just a few cars behind you. I dropped my M3 off for the same reason, creaking noise from the door seals. It was killing me!!! Hope the teflon tape solution holds up. It was quiet on my drive home!

oh wow! Yeah, this is my 2nd visit for the creaking door seals. It sorta quieted down on the first visit and gradually came back a few days later.

[CachacoF80]

Originally Posted by E46M3forRay

hmm .. wonder if that's my car where bmw concord techs test driving it for the 1200 mile service and ongoing creaking noise from the door seals.

Have yet to pick it up and still at the shop.

I took a crappy pic. Are you local? I'm in Walnut Creek.

[CachacoF80]

Originally Posted by E46M3forRay

oh wow! Yeah, this is my 2nd visit for the creaking door seals. It sorta quieted down on the first visit and gradually came back a few days later.

Let me know if Teflon works. My sounds like a hammock!

Gentleman (if that was indeed the technician) was driving reasonably slow. But should these guys test on the highway? Mine creaks on driveways/inclines or bumpy roads...

[Payamm3]

Originally Posted by E46M3forRay

oh wow! Yeah, this is my 2nd visit for the creaking door seals. It sorta quieted down on the first visit and gradually came back a few days later.

Please let me know as well if the Teflon tape does the trick

[jbeemer13]

Originally Posted by CachacoF80

Let me know if Teflon works. My sounds like a hammock!

Gentleman (if that was indeed the technician) was driving reasonably slow. But should these guys test on the highway? Mine creaks on driveways/inclines or bumpy roads...

Originally Posted by Payamm3

Please let me know as well if the Teflon tape does the trick

Drove all day with the radio off to ensure there were no sounds. So far its been totally quiet and I'm happy 👍. Before I brought it in I heard creaking from all four doors. Drove me insane! Sounded like styrofoam rubbing on something.

It's only day one so let's see if it holds up.

[Payamm3]

Originally Posted by jbeemer13

Drove all day with the radio off to ensure there were no sounds. So far its been totally quiet and I'm happy 👍. Before I brought it in I heard creaking from all four doors. Drove me insane! Sounded like styrofoam rubbing on something.

It's only day one so let's see if it holds up.

Thanks. I know I'm asking too much, but would you be able to share some photos? My dealer made a big deal that it will make the car ugly? (I don't believe them) 🤷🏻*♂️

[jbeemer13]

Originally Posted by Payamm3

Thanks. I know I'm asking too much, but would you be able to share some photos? My dealer made a big deal that it will make the car ugly? (I don't believe them) 🤷🏻*♂️

Payamm3 , here you go! I was really wondering how it was going to look too. Was sorta worried myself but the sound was so annoying I just went ahead with it. After-all it's just tape which can be removed. I will say that when the doors are closed you will never know that it is there.

It's a little hard to capture the teflon since its clear that goes over the shadowline trim. It guess you can say it gives the inside a more of a matt look. I snapped a few shots of it and a short video. Sorry if it's not that clear.

BMW M3 Teflon tape fix by jphilipose94, on Flickr

BMW M3 Teflon tape fix

BMW M3 Teflon tape fix

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[Payamm3]

Originally Posted by jbeemer13

Payamm3 , here you go! I was really wondering how it was going to look too. Was sorta worried myself but the sound was so annoying I just went ahead with it. After-all it's just tape which can be removed. I will say that when the doors are closed you will never know that it is there.

It's a little hard to capture the teflon since its clear that goes over the shadowline trim. It guess you can say it gives the inside a more of a matt look. I snapped a few shots of it and a short video. Sorry if it's not that clear.

BMW M3 Teflon tape fix by jphilipose94, on Flickr

BMW M3 Teflon tape fix

BMW M3 Teflon tape fix

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Thank you soooo much. Really really appreciate it. It looks invisible. I'm gonna do it too. The noise is driving me crazy too.

Also, hot car!! Love the red interior!

Cheers,

[E46M3forRay]

Just picked my car up this afternoon and so far no creaking sound from the doors. Took marsh creek road (bumpy back roads) on the way home for some spirited drive and it was quiet.

They did add some lube gel on top of the Teflon tape so that may have done the trick. They had to keep it overnight for it to dry up. Not sure how often it needs to be reapplied though but keeping fingers crossed. Definitely identical to the one as jbeemer13 has.

jonjamison that CS doesn’t seem to have the windows tinted and also have a license plate frame. Definitely not my car but good to know there’s another one local.

I did find out though that concord bmw put 10 miles on my CS and forgot to reset my 1200 mile service

[xander25]

You got an amazon link for said tape?

[ONE1]

BMW Concord removed my creaking sound as well. It was driving me up the wall. Once they applied the tape I never heard the creaking sound again. It's been about a year now.

[KANdaddy]

Parked my CS next to this white ZCP w/ carbon tipped MPE @ work in Ptown. Lookin good brutha!

[mickeyboi]

Saw a Silverstone m4 getting on 880s in Fremont off Automall around 10pm. I was in the white m3. You were behind my buddy in his black e92 m3. You threw up a ✌️sign.

[E46M3forRay]

Originally Posted by ONE1

BMW Concord removed my creaking sound as well. It was driving me up the wall. Once they applied the tape I never heard the creaking sound again. It's been about a year now.

Just my luck then still creaking even after I picked up.

They have ordered new door seals all around.

Originally Posted by KANdaddy

Parked my CS next to this white ZCP w/ carbon tipped MPE @ work in Ptown. Lookin good brutha!

Pittsburg?

[KANdaddy]

Originally Posted by E46M3forRay

Pittsburg?

Pleasanton

[E46M3forRay]

At first, I thought Petaluma

[Driver407]

I just bought a used 2016 M3 in Sacramento/Folsom area.
One of my only issues with the car before I bought it was the raddles and noises you all are talking about from the doors and pillars. It drove me crazy even on the initial test drive.

I had them service the car as part of the buy and the SA said the techs new exactly what the issue was when they saw ticket. I believe they greased the seals? So far it has been great. No noise even under heavy driving.

I found it interesting this was the current topic in this specific cali thread. Having just bought my car last week

[Payamm3]

Originally Posted by irokdayellup

I just bought a used 2016 M3 in Sacramento/Folsom area.
One of my only issues with the car before I bought it was the raddles and noises you all are talking about from the doors and pillars. It drove me crazy even on the initial test drive.

I had them service the car as part of the buy and the SA said the techs new exactly what the issue was when they saw ticket. I believe they greased the seals? So far it has been great. No noise even under heavy driving.

I found it interesting this was the current topic in this specific cali thread. Having just bought my car last week

I had it lubed more than once, had the entire seals replaced and the noise always comes back. The Teflon tape seems to be the only permanent solution

[RRedline]

Originally Posted by xander25

You got an amazon link for said tape?

I couldn't find at Amazon, so I bought from Grainger. Took about an hour to install being extra OCD. Been almost a year and still silent.

https://www.grainger.com/product/3M-...lm-Tape-15D186

[imminence]

Originally Posted by RRedline

I couldn't find at Amazon, so I bought from Grainger. Took about an hour to install being extra OCD. Been almost a year and still silent.

https://www.grainger.com/product/3M-...lm-Tape-15D186

Thanks for this. < 1400 miles on the ODO and I'm already dealing with squeaks.

[blaccm3]

7/18 - BSM F82 with a retro plate "M PWAR" and MGM F80 with FL plates "IDB4S" on the Bay Bridge going into SF 7pm

[KANdaddy]

White CS on Crow Canyon in Danville today around 830am. I was the SMB CS following 👍🏼