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Diogoressu82
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Post by Diogoressu82 » Sat Jan 14, 2023 1:05 pm

:x hello, I’ve had my Z4 for about 18 months, and it has 22000 kms
Unfortunatelly, i’ve started to notice this rackling sound above my had on the hood, at low speeds, each time the car goes into bumps or on irregular roads.
Anyone else ahs got this problem? Thank you

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Post by dr_john » Thu Jan 19, 2023 6:02 pm

Hello and welcome to the forum 😊

I’ve not heard of this problem. My G29 roof seem OK.
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Post by StanDiego » Thu Jan 19, 2023 8:18 pm

If it's under warranty, let BMW service department sort it out. If not under warrant, bring along a passenger to help you to isolate the location. Press on various locations observing if the noise stops. From experience, determining the location by ear can be challenging because the apparent direction/location of the sound can be misleading.
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Post by bonzo » Wed Jan 25, 2023 10:32 am

I had a similar problem which, after much investigation, was fixed by lowering the roof and pushing down the rollbar. The creaking was actually coming from the rollbar and not the roof.

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Post by Diogoressu82 » Wed Jan 25, 2023 11:40 am

Tku
You wouldnt have pictures of that, in order to show to the dealer when I make an apoitment

Greeting to u all

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Post by Sladester100 » Sat Feb 25, 2023 6:02 pm

Hey Dio

Did you have any luck identifying this with the dealership?
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Post by Diogoressu82 » Sat Feb 25, 2023 8:27 pm

I am leaving it there on wednesday.
Anyway, i figured out.
When its cold, like 10°C, it a terrible squeeking and rackling just above my head, and after a few kms, after getting sun and warmer, the noise stops

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Post by Russ Z4 » Tue Apr 11, 2023 3:37 pm

Welcome to the world of verts... where the weather conditions can dictate how noisy your roof fitment is!

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