Rattly boot separator!

[Helen Jones]

Hi all,

Does anybody else find that the boot separator on the E89 rattles inside the boot?

I'm pretty sure that that's the noise I can hear coming from the boot and it's really quite annoying but I don't know whether it's something that can be fixed or whether it's just something I've got to live with.

That said it's not really the sort of thing I'd expect from a BMW!

Any thoughts?

H

[Maniac]

Yep mine does it a bit over rough road. Mines quiet when up but clicks a bit in the down position.

It's a bit intermittent so I live with it.

[flybobbie]

I stuck some wooly velcro bits in where the protector touches in the open and closed positions as part of my rattle reduction campaign.
I wrapped some around the key hole shaped bits the top latches into when down, also near the magnetic latches when up.
Although now the temperature as dropped i notice a few rattles coming back, from somewhere.

[TONYMOR]

Interested to read this as mine also rattles on many an uneven road service I might ask my dealer for an opinion .

[thepits]

Interested to read this as mine also rattles on many an uneven road service I might ask my dealer for an opinion .

"opinion" - fill in the pot-holes!

[chasBMW]

My previous one did this but it was intermitant and I dont have a great deal of confidence in dealers fixing this sort of thing due to a previous exprience (not bmw) so lived with it

[toonmal]

Mine is going to the dealers on Wednesday because of this...It's driving me nuts

[Maniac]

Its a mixed bag having dealers sort rattles. Due to the parts they usually remove they fix one and create another...

[toonmal]

Even if I have to take a mechanic home in the boot, I'll make sure they fix it to my satisfaction

[Maniac]

Even if I have to take a mechanic home in the boot, I'll make sure they fix it to my satisfaction

Hi, I called earlier about booking the umpa lumpa technician for rattle diagnosis.... yeah, Dave, just let him know the boots open ready to go... thanks.

[Helen Jones]

Even if I have to take a mechanic home in the boot, I'll make sure they fix it to my satisfaction

Would be interested to know how you get on as I may book mine in if yours is successful!

I've also got a rattle from the dashboard/centre console but I dread to think what they'd need to do to sort that out!!

H

[toonmal]

Well, I took my car in today, and fortunately, it was rattle central when I took the mechanic for a drive. He couldn't pin point it, so it's being kept in, and they are going to remove the passenger seat, and all the rear internal gubbings, then take it for a test drive tomorrow....To be continued........................

[TONYMOR]

Did they loan you another zed so that you could test that or what else?.

[toonmal]

A nice X1...missing my Zed already though.

[toonmal]

Well, result My car was in for 2 1/2 days, and basically, they pulled it to bits internally ! Turns out it was a sharp bit on the lower seat belt housing, catching on part of the framework, so that was filed down and sorted Well, almost, I can still hear it a tiny bit, so I'll get them to file a bit more off, next time I'm down.Credit to the mechanics for persevering though