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Thread: Window rattle fix that worked!

  1. #1
    Join Date
    Apr 2005
    Location
    CA
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    228i convertible

    Smile Window rattle fix that worked!

    I had a rattle in my front d/s window (2005 E46 sedan). When it was fully raised, it would rattle going over rough surfaces. The mechanism to raise it up and down worked fine, but I still thought it was going to be the dreaded regulator or something else that would require taking the door apart.

    After a little searching on this forum & others, I came across a post with similar symptoms and a cure that sounded too good to be true. Still as it was easy to do, I thought I'd try it. Here it is:

    Open the door.

    At the top of the inside of the door, above the glass, there is a strip of soft felt / flock material that runs from one side to the other.

    Clean it with a wet paper towel / rag.

    Do the same to the door frame / rubber, where it matches the strip as it closes.

    That's it.

    (Well actually the original instructions suggested also using gummi pflege, but I didn't have any.)


    It worked a treat. Rattle gone. Five minutes, zero dollars.


    Yay!

    Alpine White 2005 325i

  2. #2
    Join Date
    Mar 2016
    Location
    chapel hill NC
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    20
    My Cars
    325Xi
    This worked for me and you are a GENIUS!!!

    Thanks

    Peter

  3. #3
    Join Date
    Jun 2018
    Location
    Edmonton, AB
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    1
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    e46 325i
    Thank you so much.

    I registered just to post this. I was going insane redoing my rain gutters and everything and couldn't figure out where it was coming from. I didn't use gummi as I don't have it, but I did use 303 Aerospace and it has eliminated the problem 95%.

    Hopefully this helps someone else in the future, too.

  4. #4
    Join Date
    Dec 2013
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    Chicagoland area
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    EXOTICS
    Use Dow Corning #4 Compound as replacement for gummi pflege,
    works as well as gummi:Dow Corning 4 Electrical Insulating Compound is a grease like silicone that is used to make moisture resistant seals for electrical, automotive, aircraft, and marine assemblies. It can also be used to lubricate and seal o-rings, switches, door seals, cable connectors, and battery terminals.
    Last edited by MIKYZZ4; 06-10-2018 at 10:37 PM.

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