New bumpers and side rails, friction sound
04-23-2008, 06:50 AM
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Here's one for the Forum team...
I had new M5 side rails put on my 07' 550i, and the rear bumpers was removed painted and replaced. I drove it for the first time, and I noticed a lot of "creaking" noises when driving...all around me. Almost like the new rails, or bumpers are rubbing or creaking...almost
like an old house when you walk on the wood floor. Sounds like a friction noise. Anyone ever heard had this problem before? Could it be the new rails or bumpers rubbing against the
car? How do I make it stop??
I had new M5 side rails put on my 07' 550i, and the rear bumpers was removed painted and replaced. I drove it for the first time, and I noticed a lot of "creaking" noises when driving...all around me. Almost like the new rails, or bumpers are rubbing or creaking...almost
like an old house when you walk on the wood floor. Sounds like a friction noise. Anyone ever heard had this problem before? Could it be the new rails or bumpers rubbing against the
car? How do I make it stop??
04-23-2008, 08:19 AM
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Originally Posted by kram0326' post='566437' date='Apr 23 2008, 07:50 AM
Here's one for the Forum team...
I had new M5 side rails put on my 07' 550i, and the rear bumpers was removed painted and replaced. I drove it for the first time, and I noticed a lot of "creaking" noises when driving...all around me. Almost like the new rails, or bumpers are rubbing or creaking...almost
like an old house when you walk on the wood floor. Sounds like a friction noise. Anyone ever heard had this problem before? Could it be the new rails or bumpers rubbing against the
car? How do I make it stop??
I had new M5 side rails put on my 07' 550i, and the rear bumpers was removed painted and replaced. I drove it for the first time, and I noticed a lot of "creaking" noises when driving...all around me. Almost like the new rails, or bumpers are rubbing or creaking...almost
like an old house when you walk on the wood floor. Sounds like a friction noise. Anyone ever heard had this problem before? Could it be the new rails or bumpers rubbing against the
car? How do I make it stop??
or (honestly) take it back to the body shop that installed the pieces and let them figure it out! 
04-23-2008, 08:32 AM
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Originally Posted by flyingpuck' post='566507' date='Apr 23 2008, 12:19 PM
Well, you could just park the car or (honestly) take it back to the body shop that installed the pieces and let them figure it out!
or (honestly) take it back to the body shop that installed the pieces and let them figure it out! 
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