TSB issued for the ticking / spring sound in the B-pillar (seat belt area) - BMW 3-Series (E90 E92) Forum

Jason · 08-27-2005, 01:54 PM

BMW's acknowledgement of the ticking sound from the B-pillar (thanks E90Fleet)

http://www.e90post.com/forums/showpo...61&postcount=2

hsiaochinsan · 08-27-2005, 02:20 PM

Nice found!! The ticking sound has bothered me so much lately.

paullo · 08-27-2005, 02:32 PM

Great find!

Printing off the BMW Bulletin sheet and taking it in with me when I go in for my September SW Update. Thanks JWocky

Kimo · 08-27-2005, 02:46 PM

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Originally Posted by jwocky

BMW's acknowledgement of the ticking sound from the B-pillar (thanks E90Fleet)

http://www.e90post.com/forums/showpo...61&postcount=2

Hmmm . . . I'm having a hard time theorizing how simply loosening the bolts on the striker plate, moving it away and then back to the exact same position, and then re-torqueing the bolts is going to solve the clicking problem. At least I understood the rationale (if not the inelegance) behind the "felt padding" method posted a while back. But who am I to question the BMW masterminds? I'm anxious to see if this actually works.

spydrz · 08-27-2005, 02:59 PM

Good, I'm about to schedule a service appointment, and this is something that's gotten much worse in the past month. Thanks!

scottz5 · 08-27-2005, 03:09 PM

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Originally Posted by spydrz

Good, I'm about to schedule a service appointment, and this is something that's gotten much worse in the past month. Thanks!

Wait till Sept, so they do the software update at the same time.

bzzbenz · 08-27-2005, 10:13 PM

this is great to hear... I just drove an hour and a half to carlsbad for the week... the ticking was driving me crazy!

scottz5 · 08-28-2005, 11:45 AM

check out my temp fix it works well.

coco · 08-29-2005, 09:52 AM

Nice, I can finally prove to the fools down at the dealership that I'm not imagining this noise.

fredtoo · 08-29-2005, 01:50 PM

Has anyone gone in for the fix, and did it work?

I get a clicking from near the right B pillar when I hit a bump in the road. Is this the issue?

itznin · 08-29-2005, 02:27 PM

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Originally Posted by scottz5

Wait till Sept, so they do the software update at the same time.

Agreed, this is my plan

billgti · 09-08-2005, 04:46 PM

just thought i would bump this up to see if anyone has gotten a successful fix from the dealer yet.

the ticking started a few days ago for me and right now i'm using the gum wrapper solution that minimizes the noise but it's still there.

Kimo · 09-08-2005, 04:56 PM

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Originally Posted by scottz5

check out my temp fix it works well.

Where?

obLu · 09-08-2005, 06:17 PM

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just thought i would bump this up to see if anyone has gotten a successful fix from the dealer yet.

I don't understand, I don't have my e90 yet, but I've adjusted the striker plates on almost all my cars for one reason or another. That's all this TSB is, so go to home depot and get a set of torx bits. Am I missing something here? I didn't see any mention of a redesigned striker plate being installed.

Squawks · 09-08-2005, 06:19 PM

Most folks are too scared, too inept, or a bungly type to even want to mess with their car.

obLu · 09-08-2005, 06:30 PM

Ahh...I'm always they're going to break something else so if it's easy I'll do the work myself to make sure it gets done correctly. The conspiracy theorist in me says they break stuff on purpose so they can fix it and charge it as warranty work.

Broken1 · 09-20-2005, 01:43 PM

Once again, I'm bumping this thread to see if anyone has gotten their seatbelt click fixed with this tsb method??? It's surfaced in my car this week and it's killing me...tick tick tick click click click?

I am thinking of booking it in....but I want to know it will be fixed? Anyone?

08-27-2005, 01:54 PM	#1
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08-27-2005, 02:59 PM	#5
spydrz Arctic is nice Drives: '06 330i/'01 525i Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Richmond Posts: 542 iTrader: (2) View spydrz's Garage	Good, I'm about to schedule a service appointment, and this is something that's gotten much worse in the past month. Thanks! __________________ 1984 318i/man. Tornadorot* 1990 525i/man. Alpinweiß* 2001 525i/sport/man. Cosmosschwarz/Sandbeige* 2002 X5 3.0i/sport/man./Sirius/BT/Titansilber/Sandbeige* 2006 330i/6sp man./Arktis/Grau/SP/PP/Sirius/CWP/Black Line/Rear Fogs/Happy Robot/M Shift Knob *retired Blue Ridge BMWCCA

08-27-2005, 10:13 PM	#7
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08-28-2005, 11:45 AM	#8
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09-20-2005, 01:43 PM	#17
Broken1 E90 Addict Drives: E90 325i Sparking Graphite Join Date: May 2005 Location: Johannesburg Posts: 2,065 iTrader: (0) View Broken1's Garage	Once again, I'm bumping this thread to see if anyone has gotten their seatbelt click fixed with this tsb method??? It's surfaced in my car this week and it's killing me...tick tick tick click click click? I am thinking of booking it in....but I want to know it will be fixed? Anyone? __________________ Broken1.e90post.com / First Meet 11 June Photo's

08-27-2005, 02:20 PM	#2
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08-27-2005, 02:32 PM	#3
paullo Captain Drives: ThreeThreeFive Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Vancouver, BC Posts: 685 iTrader: (1) View paullo's Garage	Great find! Printing off the BMW Bulletin sheet and taking it in with me when I go in for my September SW Update. Thanks JWocky

08-29-2005, 09:52 AM	#9
coco First Lieutenant Drives: Bimmmer Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Texas Posts: 287 iTrader: (0)	Nice, I can finally prove to the fools down at the dealership that I'm not imagining this noise.

08-29-2005, 01:50 PM	#10
fredtoo First Lieutenant Drives: 325 328 350 Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: nj Posts: 341 iTrader: (0) View fredtoo's Garage	Has anyone gone in for the fix, and did it work? I get a clicking from near the right B pillar when I hit a bump in the road. Is this the issue?

09-08-2005, 04:46 PM	#12
billgti Lieutenant Drives: 06 BMW 330i Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 506 iTrader: (0)	just thought i would bump this up to see if anyone has gotten a successful fix from the dealer yet. the ticking started a few days ago for me and right now i'm using the gum wrapper solution that minimizes the noise but it's still there.

09-08-2005, 06:19 PM	#15
Squawks One of my two dachshunds: Drives: B6 A4 3.0 Quattro Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Ithaca, NY Posts: 630 iTrader: (0)	Most folks are too scared, too inept, or a bungly type to even want to mess with their car.

09-08-2005, 06:30 PM	#16
obLu Major Drives: 330i 6MT ZSP Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Kirkland, WA, USA Posts: 1,161 iTrader: (1)	Ahh...I'm always they're going to break something else so if it's easy I'll do the work myself to make sure it gets done correctly. The conspiracy theorist in me says they break stuff on purpose so they can fix it and charge it as warranty work.