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      05-29-2014, 07:49 AM   #199
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It is easy to adjust the closing of the door a little if the seals aren't quite touching the body. Fortunately I don't have the noise issue on mine, except when there is a hurricane blowing!
Is this easy to do for a novice or should I let the dealer carry it out?
My drivers side door makes a noise when I drive over bumps, almost as if it's not shut properly.It seems to be slightly better now it's warmer, so i assume it's not shutting as tight / close as it should be and therefore more noticeable during the colder months.
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      05-30-2014, 05:44 PM   #200
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Is this easy to do for a novice or should I let the dealer carry it out?
My drivers side door makes a noise when I drive over bumps, almost as if it's not shut properly.It seems to be slightly better now it's warmer, so i assume it's not shutting as tight / close as it should be and therefore more noticeable during the colder months.
I am not a mechanic, but I am quite practical and I found it easy to adjust. There is a Torx screw on the door catch fitted to the door jam. I used masking tape to tape around the catch plate before making any adjustments. This was to enable me to return the plate to the original position if needed. The screw is tight, so a well fitting driver is required to loosen the screw partially. I then gently tapped the plate in making sure the vertical position was maintained. I tried just 2mm and then re-tightened the screw. I left the tape in place until I was satisfied that the door was closing properly and that it was perfectly flush with the other door. The job took about 10 minutes. The most important thing is to be able to get the catch plate back in the original position should you not be able to get an improved adjustment. I was going to use a marker pen to draw around the plate, but I was worried that I might have trouble cleaning it off when done. Masking just the bottom and outside edge of the plate is sufficient.

If you are not sure, I would take it to the dealer.

Hope this helps!
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      06-02-2014, 04:48 AM   #201
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I am not a mechanic, but I am quite practical and I found it easy to adjust. There is a Torx screw on the door catch fitted to the door jam. I used masking tape to tape around the catch plate before making any adjustments. This was to enable me to return the plate to the original position if needed. The screw is tight, so a well fitting driver is required to loosen the screw partially. I then gently tapped the plate in making sure the vertical position was maintained. I tried just 2mm and then re-tightened the screw. I left the tape in place until I was satisfied that the door was closing properly and that it was perfectly flush with the other door. The job took about 10 minutes. The most important thing is to be able to get the catch plate back in the original position should you not be able to get an improved adjustment. I was going to use a marker pen to draw around the plate, but I was worried that I might have trouble cleaning it off when done. Masking just the bottom and outside edge of the plate is sufficient.

If you are not sure, I would take it to the dealer.

Hope this helps!
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Thanks for the reply. I will take a look and if I'm not 100% sure what I am doing, then I will mention it on my next visit to the dealer. At least it doesn't sound like a major job either way.
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      10-03-2014, 02:48 PM   #202
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Just adding to this long thread of sufferers of wind noise...

Got my X3 30D second hand in August, and noticed from day 1 a whistling sound from the passenger side, B pillar area when going faster than 90 kph.

The dealer replaced the two windscreen trim pieces to no avail, and I have tried all the various proposals suggested here myself (tightening door lock strike plate, moving the rubber scraper as per CliveM's proposal, and taped the entire door and mirror up, all with no effect: whistling sound remains.

The dealer had the car 4 days this week, tried to diagnose it and ultimately failed, and cite that the 2 year Approved Used Warranty does not cover trim (I.e. all the rubber joints) so did not replace anything.

If I could reject the car at this stage, I would! 95 % of my driving is on the motorway at speeds of 150 kph, and the whistling sound completely spoils the experience of an otherwise fantastic car.

Any new ideas, technical bulletins or updated parts that could fix this problem?
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      10-06-2014, 04:10 PM   #203
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I can't say on yours but my whistling noise comes from the passenger mirror cap.

Between your top and button part of the mirror cap, there's a think gap and this was what leaked air through causing the tremendous annoying amount of whistling noise.

Use some tapes to tape over and see if you can block the wind noise. If so, I would think something that can fill that gap would eliminate 100% of the noise

Hope this helps .
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      10-15-2014, 03:11 AM   #204
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I managed to fix my whistling noise problem, but only after trying all other kind of fixes, proposed here. Have become an expert in removing the door panel, having done it at least 6 times by now!

The fix for me included replacing three parts as well as moving the rubber scraper as per CliveM's proposal.

51337311260 Fensterfuehrung Tuer Vorne Rechts, 41,32 EUR
51418224768 Clip Mit Dichtscheibe Natur, (25x) 16,25 EUR
51337205594 Abdichtung Spiegeldreieck Aussen Rechts, 13,47 EUR

In English, the passenger door window seal, the plastic clips with foam "washers", and the revised insulation piece for the door mirror.

In fairness, I don't know which of the pieces that actually fixed the problem: The window seal seems to fit tighter to the window, but I had previously taped it all up to no avail. The plastic clips were all replaced to ensure a better seal against the door, as my theory was that wind was entering the inside of the door and exiting the where the clips were not sealing, and finally the door mirror insulation piece was a revised part, and did include a slightly thicker shape to possibly better insulate against noise.

Really happy to have been able to fix this (2 hours, and bruised knuckles) where BMW refused/were unable to, and now enjoying the car much more.

Just goes to show that there are no inherent design flaws in the F25 (also since my drivers door was completely silent) but better fitting and revised parts can fix the problems.
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      10-15-2014, 05:36 PM   #205
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The revised insulation for the mirror was a BMW favourite suggestion, it didn't work in my case but I've heard of others where it's worked. I hope my new 35D won't need any ogt this messing about!
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I thought there was another thread relating to 'creaking drivers door' or at least some form of 'door seal rubbing' related thread, but I couldn't find it, so thought I would continue on this thread.

I did say previously that I would look at adjusting the door as recommended by another person on this forum, but as the issue appeared to go away during the summer months I decided to leave it alone.
Now winter is here the creaking noise from the drivers door is back and occurs whenever I go over any bumps. Could this just be the rubber seal rubbing against the frame? In which case are there any recommendations in terms of what I can use to clean the seal / frame with to eliminate the noise?
I do recall seeing someone recommended just water with a hint of washing up liquid (to help remove any wax that may be on either part), but I tried that and it didn't appear to help in any way.
Any suggestions please?

Thanks!
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      12-09-2014, 02:19 AM   #207
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for those looking in the market, the LCI sorted these issues out, its so quiet!
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I thought there was another thread relating to 'creaking drivers door' or at least some form of 'door seal rubbing' related thread, but I couldn't find it, so thought I would continue on this thread.

I did say previously that I would look at adjusting the door as recommended by another person on this forum, but as the issue appeared to go away during the summer months I decided to leave it alone.
Now winter is here the creaking noise from the drivers door is back and occurs whenever I go over any bumps. Could this just be the rubber seal rubbing against the frame? In which case are there any recommendations in terms of what I can use to clean the seal / frame with to eliminate the noise?
I do recall seeing someone recommended just water with a hint of washing up liquid (to help remove any wax that may be on either part), but I tried that and it didn't appear to help in any way.
Any suggestions please?

Thanks!
What I've noticed is that putting some lubricant on the seals helps and makes the noise go away for a few weeks. Specifically something called Gummi-Pfedge, I order it from Amazon US. It needs to be applied liberally on the door seals, the rubber and the felt, on the top and sides. Also on the metal part of the body which the door seals come into contact with.

Try it out, the noise should go away.
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What I've noticed is that putting some lubricant on the seals helps and makes the noise go away for a few weeks. Specifically something called Gummi-Pfedge, I order it from Amazon US. It needs to be applied liberally on the door seals, the rubber and the felt, on the top and sides. Also on the metal part of the body which the door seals come into contact with.

Try it out, the noise should go away.
Thanks, I will give that a try.
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      12-16-2014, 02:23 AM   #210
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So far so good!
Thanks akshay for the suggestion.
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      04-06-2015, 04:52 PM   #211
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for those looking in the market, the LCI sorted these issues out, its so quiet!
Well my LCI still suffers from terrible wind noise even in moderately high winds. Havent tried anything yet but I would urge people to test drive a vehicle that is atleast 2-3k miles old since these issues crop up only later and may not be noticeable when brand new .
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      04-08-2015, 05:19 PM   #212
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my 2011 the side sill on the driver side is pealing off. any body the same?
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my 2011 the side sill on the driver side is pealing off. any body the same?
common issue buddy happening already on my brand new 2015 , wondering if it might be contributing to heavy wind noise in some way
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      04-27-2015, 12:09 PM   #214
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X3 2015 has same problem

There is continual wind noise on the drivers side in the new 2015 X3 when driving above 50 mph
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      06-03-2018, 08:22 AM   #215
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Yes, same problem here, the thing i hate moste about the car. love it besides that. all my cars before this one, (and a lot cheaper cars) did have as much noice from the door.
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