The Random E46/ZHP Question Thread

[bosszhp]

There is something rattling in my driver door card and it is driving me INSANE. I had my indy pull the door card and they said they didn't find anything, but I hear it and it's getting worse it sounds like. Any idea what it could be? I'm going to pull the door card myself and look. There is nothing in the door pocket so that is out of the question.

[ELCID86]

Could be a lose wire. Not that its disconnected from the speaker but the wire runs a foot or so and might be flapping around. Some 3m double sided tape under it might help. Not sure what else. The card is pretty easy to remove following the DIY. The top part sounds bad when you pull it off but you aren't breaking anything (if you don't pull it away too far and jerk the door release. Or speaker wires).


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[BMWCurves]

There is something rattling in my driver door card and it is driving me INSANE. I had my indy pull the door card and they said they didn't find anything, but I hear it and it's getting worse it sounds like. Any idea what it could be? I'm going to pull the door card myself and look. There is nothing in the door pocket so that is out of the question.

You drive a coupe, right? I have the same issue with my passenger door in my coupe and had the same issue in my other 3-series coupe. I find it's worse with cold weather, I assume due to parts shrinking ever so slightly, giving room for them to buzz around. Also, for me at least, it is located to the speaker grille. If I push on it, or have my passenger push on it while we drive, it minimizes the sound. I remember reading a thread a while ago that the door rattle often has to do with some clips in the speaker grille that come loose or worn with time and rattle around. Google "E46 coupe door rattle" and you'll find probably close to a hundred threads on the topic, all using their own shaman voodoo magic to cure their rattle only to have another crop up.

[az3579]

Try replacing your door panel clips. They wear and get looser when you remove the door card and reuse the clips.

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[bosszhp]

You drive a coupe, right? I have the same issue with my passenger door in my coupe and had the same issue in my other 3-series coupe. I find it's worse with cold weather, I assume due to parts shrinking ever so slightly, giving room for them to buzz around. Also, for me at least, it is located to the speaker grille. If I push on it, or have my passenger push on it while we drive, it minimizes the sound. I remember reading a thread a while ago that the door rattle often has to do with some clips in the speaker grille that come loose or worn with time and rattle around. Google "E46 coupe door rattle" and you'll find probably close to a hundred threads on the topic, all using their own shaman voodoo magic to cure their rattle only to have another crop up.

Yeah I have a coupe. The sound is coming from the top middle part of the door panel and sounds like the glass rattling or something. Still happens when the window is rolled down a little bit and there isn't anywhere I can push or hold on the door that stops it. Since my Indy didn't see anything loose I'm guessing it's the clips.

[BMWCurves]

Good luck, let me know if that solves your issue.

[stephenkirsh]

Failing window regulator a possibility?

[UWISHU1]

I've been planning on waiting for warmer weather to sort it out, but I suppose it wouldn't hurt to just ask. My driver rear suspension is squeaking pretty bad. I can't hear it from inside the car while driving, but when getting out of the car and unloading the suspension, it does it. When pushing on that corner of the car it does it, and it even squeaks a little when I just shut the driver door.

LMK if this is a common problem. If not, I'll just revert to typical suspension diagnostics when it's a little nicer out.

[stephenkirsh]

I think both my e46s did/do this. Not as often as it sounds in your case, though.

[UWISHU1]

Curiouser and curiouser