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      08-05-2022, 02:38 PM   #94
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Originally Posted by DutchE89Polar white View Post
Hi,

My father and I have a white E89. When we bought the car the dealer said they were not able to fix the noise the roof makes. It is squicking and especialy when we went over a bump.

I am an industrial designer and i found out that 1 part in particular was the cause of this noise. In the centre of roof beneath the back window there is a part that go's into the car. THis part is made of metal and inserts into a plastic part.

The plastic part is coated with a rubber kind of layer. i found out that this part was worn. Instead of buying a new one i decided to make a 3d printed part made of complete rubber, so it could wear down.

For our car it completely resolved al noise and we can enjoy a drive with the top on up and down!

You can take a look if it cuases you problem. I can share the CAD model so you can 3d print it yourself.

kind regards
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Much modified 2011 Atacama Yellow 35is…previously a much modified 2012 Atacama Yellow 20i MSport
Change history here… https://www.dropbox.com/s/8h1vabklgz...0List.pdf?dl=0
Build thread here… https://z4-forum.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=131886
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