Thought I'd share this in case it helps someone.
Last week I started to notice a whistling noise between 50-60mph from somewhere in the cabin. Pretty faint at first but it got gradually worse and by Monday it was louder and more constant from 40mph upwards. Oddly, it seemed to stop when I eased off the throttle.
I couldn't make out exactly where it was coming from, but I did some research and bought some gummi pflege to treat the rubber seals around the roof and windows.
About a month ago I had a windscreen chip repaired, but have been a bit sceptical of the quality of the repair because there was a small crack about 1cm long next to the chip that glinted in the sunlight. Out of my field of view when driving and not a distraction so I gave the repair the benefit of the doubt. On Sunday morning I noticed what looked like a long curved and very thin crack from the other side of the chip - couldn't feel anything from the inside but could from the outside. Again, really fine crack and barely noticeable, it even felt like it could be a scratch rather than a crack, so I'm not sure if it's new or had been there since the chip had been repaired.
Better safe than sorry, so I booked in a windscreen replacement for yesterday, and planned to use the gummi pflege later that afternoon. When the guy was finished with the windscreen he told me that the primer on the old windscreen had failed and the screen just lifted off at the top! The whistling noise has now gone, so that must have been the cause.
It's lucky that my windscreen had the chip, otherwise it might have taken a lot longer to find the problem and I assume could have become a serious problem. Or maybe the windscreen issue was somehow caused by the guy who did the original repair?
Either way, if you get a whistle in your cabin, check the windscreen is still properly attached!
On a side note, is it just me or does the e89 seem to attract stones to it's windscreen?? I've been driving for over 15 years and had no windscreen chips on any other car, but both my e89's have needed chip repairs.
Last week I started to notice a whistling noise between 50-60mph from somewhere in the cabin. Pretty faint at first but it got gradually worse and by Monday it was louder and more constant from 40mph upwards. Oddly, it seemed to stop when I eased off the throttle.
I couldn't make out exactly where it was coming from, but I did some research and bought some gummi pflege to treat the rubber seals around the roof and windows.
About a month ago I had a windscreen chip repaired, but have been a bit sceptical of the quality of the repair because there was a small crack about 1cm long next to the chip that glinted in the sunlight. Out of my field of view when driving and not a distraction so I gave the repair the benefit of the doubt. On Sunday morning I noticed what looked like a long curved and very thin crack from the other side of the chip - couldn't feel anything from the inside but could from the outside. Again, really fine crack and barely noticeable, it even felt like it could be a scratch rather than a crack, so I'm not sure if it's new or had been there since the chip had been repaired.
Better safe than sorry, so I booked in a windscreen replacement for yesterday, and planned to use the gummi pflege later that afternoon. When the guy was finished with the windscreen he told me that the primer on the old windscreen had failed and the screen just lifted off at the top! The whistling noise has now gone, so that must have been the cause.
It's lucky that my windscreen had the chip, otherwise it might have taken a lot longer to find the problem and I assume could have become a serious problem. Or maybe the windscreen issue was somehow caused by the guy who did the original repair?
Either way, if you get a whistle in your cabin, check the windscreen is still properly attached!
On a side note, is it just me or does the e89 seem to attract stones to it's windscreen?? I've been driving for over 15 years and had no windscreen chips on any other car, but both my e89's have needed chip repairs.
Spaldingski