As I suppose my posts since December 2016 have shown, I like my E89 a lot. However, since then and in 50,000 miles, it's developed some rattles. Not many, you understand, but enough not to like. One in particular was the after-effect of a pothole so deep that it also broke the n/s/r barrel spring and others, too, are no doubt the products of the road mending policies of the People's Democratic Paradise of Leicester, in which I live.
I've searched the forum for solutions, driven down especially bumpy roads with the wife holding onto the wind deflector, emptied the car of everything not bolted down, tried all the combinations of all the windows up/down & half-up, gummi pflege-ed every item of rubber and some not, tightened every screw & bolt on the luggage cover, had the seats against/not against the bulkhead, placed folded towels strategically to apply pressure at key points to identify ... et cetera. I have even ... and I hesitate to say this, because I know some won't believe it ... reduced the tyre pressures. All to no avail.
Today, however, I drove away from my local BMW indy in my now rattle-free car for the price of an hour's labour to pay two men who knew what they were doing. I recommend it.
I've searched the forum for solutions, driven down especially bumpy roads with the wife holding onto the wind deflector, emptied the car of everything not bolted down, tried all the combinations of all the windows up/down & half-up, gummi pflege-ed every item of rubber and some not, tightened every screw & bolt on the luggage cover, had the seats against/not against the bulkhead, placed folded towels strategically to apply pressure at key points to identify ... et cetera. I have even ... and I hesitate to say this, because I know some won't believe it ... reduced the tyre pressures. All to no avail.
Today, however, I drove away from my local BMW indy in my now rattle-free car for the price of an hour's labour to pay two men who knew what they were doing. I recommend it.
