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Old Sep 13, 2005 | 06:22 PM
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I am sure most of the E60 owners on this forum are bugged by squeaks & rattles. I had one that appeared the first day I drove the car. I was a very soft clicking/squeaking sound. And what make it worst was that it was not consistent. Some days I hear it and other days I didn?t. It got to the point where I always wanted the radio on!

Well, today I found it and I was very surprise what it was. It seems the small zipper pull on the first aid kit in the trunk was rattling against the compartment cover. The fix was easy. I just put a small piece of tape on it and it stopped rattling!

I mention this on the forum because others may have the same annoying sound and have not found it yet. I hope this info will help someone else.

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Old Sep 13, 2005 | 06:30 PM
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Classic! I found the same thing... while parading around my baby, my sister in law decided she wanted to know what was in the first aid kit and obviously didn't zip it up properly...

This forum is great... really show's we're not alone out there, even if we are on different sides of the world.
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Old Sep 13, 2005 | 06:37 PM
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Your reply makes me smile ear-to-ear!!!
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Old Sep 13, 2005 | 08:25 PM
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We have a first aid kit? wheres that located?
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Old Sep 14, 2005 | 12:54 AM
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In the inside of the boot (trunk) lid. There's a plastic compartment that's screwed shut. Unscrew it and in the compartment you should find a first aid kit, some tools and a saftey triangle. These BMW's they have everything...
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Old Sep 14, 2005 | 06:58 AM
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Originally Posted by JC3' date='Sep 14 2005, 01:54 AM
In the inside of the boot (trunk) lid. There's a plastic compartment that's screwed shut. Unscrew it and in the compartment you should find a first aid kit, some tools and a saftey triangle. These BMW's they have everything...?
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That's also where the spare fuses & fuse diagram are (but no safety triangle for US).
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Old Sep 14, 2005 | 08:04 AM
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My dutch car didn't have the first aid kit. So I bought it from the dealer myself..
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Old Sep 14, 2005 | 08:36 AM
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Originally Posted by 530E60NL' date='Sep 14 2005, 11:04 AM
My dutch car didn't have the first aid kit. So I bought it from the dealer myself..
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These things are usually country specific, yours may not come with one
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Originally Posted by JC3' date='Sep 14 2005, 01:54 AM
In the inside of the boot (trunk) lid. There's a plastic compartment that's screwed shut. Unscrew it and in the compartment you should find a first aid kit, some tools and a saftey triangle. These BMW's they have everything...?
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All I have in there are tools... no first aid kit.. dont think there are fuses either! STUPID DEALER!!!!
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Old Sep 14, 2005 | 07:09 PM
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Strange isn't it... I've got fuses, tools, safety triangle and first aid kit. But I don't have an internal boot (trunk) release button nor do I have the rechargeable flashlight in the glovebox compartment...

I wonder who dictates what country gets what, especially all these little touches. Wonder what the job title is?
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