Sound clicking from the back near the trunk? help identify please

Mingstar88 · 07-30-2012, 08:20 AM

I might be a bit paranoid here but there is clicking sound or squeak sound rather at the back of my car when my car reverses from the drive way or going through small bumps.

I have brought my car in before they said they couldn't find anything.

any idea where I should ask them to check, i do remember there was a thread about it, but it's too long ago.

jsl1419 · 07-30-2012, 08:30 AM

The cargo area trunk cover?

SR40X3 · 07-30-2012, 03:07 PM

Could be cargo area trunk cover. Test by removing. We did this and it was the cover. Fix was simple - used some felt sticky pads (the type you put under chair legs to help them slide smoothly on hard flooring) between the contact areas between the cover and the plastic seating each end...there was actually marks where they meet which I used as a guide to place the pads.
Also placed tem on the steel pin which locates the cover.
Only had to do this on one end - near side (left in UK) as this is the only place the clicking/ticking was coming from.
Hope this helps.

Mingstar88 · 07-30-2012, 03:40 PM

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Originally Posted by SR40X3

Could be cargo area trunk cover. Test by removing. We did this and it was the cover. Fix was simple - used some felt sticky pads (the type you put under chair legs to help them slide smoothly on hard flooring) between the contact areas between the cover and the plastic seating each end...there was actually marks where they meet which I used as a guide to place the pads.
Also placed tem on the steel pin which locates the cover.
Only had to do this on one end - near side (left in UK) as this is the only place the clicking/ticking was coming from.
Hope this helps.

thanks guys,

you think you can provide me with some pics?

Im going to take off the trunk cover and take it for a spin around my neighbour when i get home

SR40X3 · 07-30-2012, 03:50 PM

Yep, do the test first if you don't mind. If that's it will endeavour to do some pics.

Mingstar88 · 07-30-2012, 03:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SR40X3

Yep, do the test first if you don't mind. If that's it will endeavour to do some pics.

just took a small break from work to look at the car, how do i safely remove the cover, it feels tight.

SR40X3 · 07-30-2012, 04:30 PM

Yep it's tight...you'll need to look in manual but pretty sure you rotate it, the face nearest you up towards roof. Obviously retract te fabric roll out cover first!

Mingstar88 · 07-30-2012, 05:19 PM

i just took off the cover, the sound is still there, i guess the source of the sound is from somewhere else.

any idea guys?

Mingstar88 · 07-30-2012, 06:39 PM

found this in the other thread http://x3.xbimmers.com/forums/showth...highlight=felt

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I managed to fix the rear rattle over bumps. It drove me insane to the point that I asked a friend to sit in the trunk and identify the source...it was the tailgate! The noise was tin / metal like knocking every time I drove over a hard enough bump. Especially loud when there was a bit of body flex. I tried everything prior to the fix below including stripping and removing tools, covers etc. The fix is as follows:

If you open the tailgate you will notice that there are 2 black rubber stoppers on the body just above the tail lights. These stoppers are adjustable. I've noticed that if the differential adjustment is such that one side of the tailgate is slightly higher than the other, that the weight of the tailgate causes the clunk when the body moves in just the right way. I experiement by adjusting the stoppers a few times and voila - after 3 or 4 times, noise was gone.

The only noise - now have is a light bizz/ rattle when I take off and sometimes at speed. Seems to be centre speaker or somewhere around that area.

anyone one can provide me pics of what he's talking about?

RSchneider · 07-31-2012, 12:42 AM

Have similar issues. Still not sure where it's coming from, since it comes and goes.

Try driving a bit with open hatch, to see if it is tailgate related. (Just don't hit an underpass or something ...

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meltbox · 01-28-2019, 12:06 PM

AHHHHH THANK YOU. Sorry for the thread Necro but this has been driving me insane on my F34. I put some padding on those spots and it's gone. Now I just need to actually adjust the stops to permanently fix it.

I've spent hours padding everything in the car before I found this.

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SR40X3 Private 2 Rep 89 Posts Drives: X3 Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: UK iTrader: (0)	Could be cargo area trunk cover. Test by removing. We did this and it was the cover. Fix was simple - used some felt sticky pads (the type you put under chair legs to help them slide smoothly on hard flooring) between the contact areas between the cover and the plastic seating each end...there was actually marks where they meet which I used as a guide to place the pads. Also placed tem on the steel pin which locates the cover. Only had to do this on one end - near side (left in UK) as this is the only place the clicking/ticking was coming from. Hope this helps.
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SR40X3 Private 2 Rep 89 Posts Drives: X3 Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: UK iTrader: (0)	Yep, do the test first if you don't mind. If that's it will endeavour to do some pics.
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SR40X3 Private 2 Rep 89 Posts Drives: X3 Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: UK iTrader: (0)	Yep it's tight...you'll need to look in manual but pretty sure you rotate it, the face nearest you up towards roof. Obviously retract te fabric roll out cover first!
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Mingstar88 First Lieutenant 78 Rep 390 Posts Drives: BMW X3 35i Join Date: May 2011 Location: GTA iTrader: (0)	i just took off the cover, the sound is still there, i guess the source of the sound is from somewhere else. any idea guys?
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RSchneider Private First Class 5 Rep 125 Posts Drives: 2011 X3 xDrive30d Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Vienna, AUT iTrader: (0)	Have similar issues. Still not sure where it's coming from, since it comes and goes. Try driving a bit with open hatch, to see if it is tailgate related. (Just don't hit an underpass or something ... )
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meltbox Private First Class 43 Rep 170 Posts Drives: 2014 328xi GT (F34/N20) Join Date: Sep 2018 Location: Michigan iTrader: (0)	AHHHHH THANK YOU. Sorry for the thread Necro but this has been driving me insane on my F34. I put some padding on those spots and it's gone. Now I just need to actually adjust the stops to permanently fix it. I've spent hours padding everything in the car before I found this.
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