Roof is rattling intermittently - also sometimes hesitates when opening/closing

ljkiter · 04-12-2016, 12:16 PM

I was a 3 hour drive and about 1/4 of the drive, the roof was rattling on the passenger side. I did hear of some one lubricating the hinges and other maintenance on the top. Is there a DIY for this yet?

jparnes1 · 04-12-2016, 12:59 PM

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Originally Posted by ljkiter

I was a 3 hour drive and about 1/4 of the drive, the roof was rattling on the passenger side. I did hear of some one lubricating the hinges and other maintenance on the top. Is there a DIY for this yet?

It's not the hinges. It's where the rear roof section rests on the car. You can try to place adhesive felt pads between them to fill in any gaps

paris1 · 04-12-2016, 01:06 PM

If your car is still under maintenance warranty (or whatever it's called), take it in and have them check all roof functions. When I got my used '13 a year and a half ago, the roof was creaking behind the seats in the trunk area when it was up. The dealer adjusted and lubed everything and it helped considerably. Not perfect, but I really don't expect a retractable hard top to not make any noise.

Herkypilot · 04-12-2016, 08:08 PM

My 2012 roof is quiet. I hope it stays that way!

HP

alexm9999 · 04-12-2016, 08:24 PM

My roof sometimes hesitates when the roof section separates from the windshield. Acts like the hydraulics are struggling. Seems to happen more often in the morning after it's been sitting a while. I've had it in twice and the dealer could only reproduce it once. They replaced the pump but it still happens occasionally. I have a few more months on the factory warranty and then the CPO warranty kicks in.

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paris1 Captain 90 Rep 745 Posts Drives: 2013 35i Space Grey over Coral Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Northern Calif. iTrader: (0)	If your car is still under maintenance warranty (or whatever it's called), take it in and have them check all roof functions. When I got my used '13 a year and a half ago, the roof was creaking behind the seats in the trunk area when it was up. The dealer adjusted and lubed everything and it helped considerably. Not perfect, but I really don't expect a retractable hard top to not make any noise.
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Herkypilot New Member 2 Rep 27 Posts Drives: 2012 Z-4 35i Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: Meadows of Dan, VA iTrader: (0)	My 2012 roof is quiet. I hope it stays that way! HP
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alexm9999 New Member 0 Rep 14 Posts Drives: 2012 Z4 28i Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Austin, TX iTrader: (0)	My roof sometimes hesitates when the roof section separates from the windshield. Acts like the hydraulics are struggling. Seems to happen more often in the morning after it's been sitting a while. I've had it in twice and the dealer could only reproduce it once. They replaced the pump but it still happens occasionally. I have a few more months on the factory warranty and then the CPO warranty kicks in.
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