A tip on squeaky doors
10-17-2005, 12:19 PM
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Originally Posted by BMW#5' date='Oct 17 2005, 03:35 PM
[quote name='Hamann5' date='Oct 17 2005, 07:00 PM']hold up.. first who the hell waxes their dor jams?? maybe a little spray wax but thats rare.. I never waxed my door jams and my car could like the mayflower..?? whys mine like that if i didn;t wax the jams?
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I wipe the door jams & seals with a damp microfibre cloth every week. I had no creaks until a few weeks ago, when I drove 600km's to the coast where the humidity IeveIs are very high compared to where I live. When I got there, the car creaked like the doors in a horror movie, or as someone else put it "an old boat".
I could not believe how bad it was!
Then when I drove home 5 days later all the creaks were gone!
Based on this experience, the local climate may be a big factor explaining why some people have & others have not had the door seal problem.
It seems the dryer the climate, the better. Which probably explains why the wax causes problems.
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[/quote]Hmmm. Does anyone think a little baby powder might help?
10-17-2005, 11:44 PM
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Originally Posted by Mr.PC' date='Oct 17 2005, 10:19 PM
[quote name='BMW#5' date='Oct 17 2005, 03:35 PM'][quote name='Hamann5' date='Oct 17 2005, 07:00 PM']hold up.. first who the hell waxes their dor jams?? maybe a little spray wax but thats rare.. I never waxed my door jams and my car could like the mayflower..?? whys mine like that if i didn;t wax the jams?
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I wipe the door jams & seals with a damp microfibre cloth every week. I had no creaks until a few weeks ago, when I drove 600km's to the coast where the humidity IeveIs are very high compared to where I live. When I got there, the car creaked like the doors in a horror movie, or as someone else put it "an old boat".
I could not believe how bad it was!
Then when I drove home 5 days later all the creaks were gone!
Based on this experience, the local climate may be a big factor explaining why some people have & others have not had the door seal problem.
It seems the dryer the climate, the better. Which probably explains why the wax causes problems.
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[/quote]Hmmm. Does anyone think a little baby powder might help?
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Might work, but I don't want to be the one to try!
10-18-2005, 12:13 AM
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Originally Posted by BMW#5' date='Oct 17 2005, 03:35 PM
Based on this experience, the local climate may be a big factor explaining why some people have & others have not had the door seal problem.
It seems the dryer the climate, the better. Which probably explains why the wax causes problems.
It seems the dryer the climate, the better. Which probably explains why the wax causes problems.
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10-18-2005, 12:49 AM
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Originally Posted by shiny' date='Oct 18 2005, 09:13 AM
[quote name='BMW#5' date='Oct 17 2005, 03:35 PM']
Based on this experience, the local climate may be a big factor explaining why some people have & others have not had the door seal problem.
It seems the dryer the climate, the better. Which probably explains why the wax causes problems.
Based on this experience, the local climate may be a big factor explaining why some people have & others have not had the door seal problem.
It seems the dryer the climate, the better. Which probably explains why the wax causes problems.
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[/quote]Well, that's not so bad. You should have a very good production of mushroom, at least.
10-20-2005, 12:54 AM
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Originally Posted by rami' date='Oct 17 2005, 12:14 AM
Thanks....keep us in touch with your tips...
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I just had my car brough into sf bmw - they had ordered and replaced all door seals free of charge! Covered under warranty!! no more creaky sounds!
Thanks for the maintenance tips.
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Originally Posted by DR.Z' date='Oct 11 2005, 10:52 PM
I took my 13 month old 545 to a detailer .
Wanted a polish/wax, and the wheels waxed.
Left it with him but forgot to mention not to wax the door jams.
I pick the car up , and wouldn't you know my perfectly squeak free door jams now sound like the old wooden ship.
DR.Z
Wanted a polish/wax, and the wheels waxed.
Left it with him but forgot to mention not to wax the door jams.
I pick the car up , and wouldn't you know my perfectly squeak free door jams now sound like the old wooden ship.
DR.Z
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I had such bad paint on it that I had to wax (and clence) it before the trade
No problems with the seals in my new one
11-14-2005, 10:43 AM
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I had seals replaced with "new" seals, and within weeks, back to creaking. It may be climate-related, but is a very real problem -- and no, the microfiber cloth isn't enough. Deliberated about going back to the dealer, but that wastes another day, and probably gets a new set of seals, but same result.
Decided to try REJEX treatment. It works. Car is now quiet. Not sure how long it will last, but I'd rather apply this stuff monthly than get frustrated with the dealer whilst BMW tries half-heartedly to fix the problem.
If anyone else is getting tired of reading posts on this and just wants to solve the problem, I'd suggest you do the same.
Decided to try REJEX treatment. It works. Car is now quiet. Not sure how long it will last, but I'd rather apply this stuff monthly than get frustrated with the dealer whilst BMW tries half-heartedly to fix the problem.
If anyone else is getting tired of reading posts on this and just wants to solve the problem, I'd suggest you do the same.
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