2003 Z4 roof down squeak - where to apply felt?

[camcc]

Hi,

I have finally got round to getting the squeaking panel off my car, which has solved the annoying squeak I was getting each time I had the roof down on bumpy roads!

But at some point I need to put the panel back on, as the car looks really stupid without it....

Would someone mind telling me exactly where to apply felt tape? I can see the there are wear marks to the three plastic bits in the middle of the catch, maybe I should apply felt tape there?

 

[maxman]

I had the panel off mine yesterday to try an stop the squeak.
The only place i could see any point where there was any rubbing was the place as you pointed out.
I have stuck some velcro on the finger that sticks up,also sprayed teflon on the springs and in the lock.
As yet i have not had a chance to drive the car with the top down.

 

[Fanatic]

Tried these and I still have the squeak! :headbang:

 

[camcc]

Wel... I'm pleased to say that I have applied felt tape to as much of the underside of the panel as I could. See pictures below. I also applied it to the finger that sticks up (not part of the pictured panel) which I could see was rubbing against the three plastic bits in the middle of the catch.

THE SQUEAK HAS GONE!!!!!!!!!! WOOHOOOOO! Only took me 1.5 years to fix!

 

[ZED_NOT_ZEE]

Which panel is this?

 

[stripmonkey]

Good job mate, I have the same problem with my Zed. I've been meaning to do this fix for a while, but have trouble removing the panel. The lower clips come off ok, but the upper ones are proving a pain. How did you manage to remove it without breaking anything??

 

[maxman]

The way i removed mine was to slide a flat blade screwdriver under the edge of the panel.Push back and twist the screwdriver gently easing the panel up,do this either side.

 

[Fanatic]

Just pull it up while moving it from side to side...it will snap out...if it breaks...what the hell, just buy a new one... :evil:

 

[stripmonkey]

Cheers guys I'll give it another go

 

[camcc]

Like the others say, lots of gentle pulling and twisting and the panel eventually came free!

 

[TINO]

treat as a woman plenty of T.L.C. all over and she will respond forget to look after and she will go wrong. good is once a month give her a good seeing to with a oil can. :driving:

 

[jimbo1958]

Nice fix camcc. Been meaning to investigate my squeak for a while. Now I know it's a simple one I'll have to do it.

 

[camcc]

AAAARGH the squeak has returned!!! :headbang:

I will be taking the panel off again in a few weekends time to re-investigate....