Inside of e90 door creaking

YoungBlood · 10-18-2017, 09:41 PM

My door creaks over bumps and when the frame twists on the passenger side, I know it’s not the seals, as I can press on the door right below the trim (front passenger) and move it slightly and replicate the noise. Anyone experience this or have an easy fix before I tear apart my door to try to find the culprit?

djh2 · 10-19-2017, 07:59 AM

The door card is held on with about 4x T30 (if I recall correctly) torx screws. There are also about a dozen plastic press-in fasteners, which 1-2 will possibly break when you remove the door card.

I'd start by prying off the aluminum/wood trim piece and checking for a loose screw / tightening solves the problem.

Apart from that, the door card comes off easily, you'll want to unplug the speaker wire too.

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YoungBlood LongDongSilver 274 Rep 706 Posts Drives: e90 335i Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: Utah iTrader: (2)	Inside of e90 door creaking My door creaks over bumps and when the frame twists on the passenger side, I know it’s not the seals, as I can press on the door right below the trim (front passenger) and move it slightly and replicate the noise. Anyone experience this or have an easy fix before I tear apart my door to try to find the culprit? __________________ N54 E90 6AT: 3" Pipes that go down, Thing that cools the inter, PE Mod, DCI, ST XTA, Whiteline bushings, Aodhan, and lotsa corn-juice
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djh2 Second Lieutenant 68 Rep 298 Posts Drives: '16 330e Join Date: May 2015 Location: Boston, MA iTrader: (1) Garage List 2007 BMW 328i [0.00]	The door card is held on with about 4x T30 (if I recall correctly) torx screws. There are also about a dozen plastic press-in fasteners, which 1-2 will possibly break when you remove the door card. I'd start by prying off the aluminum/wood trim piece and checking for a loose screw / tightening solves the problem. Apart from that, the door card comes off easily, you'll want to unplug the speaker wire too.
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