Window ticking creaking...again...

vod74 · 10-08-2009, 04:38 PM

yes i know i know this topic has been beaten to death and its the rubber around the window doing it.

problem is, last time i took iti to bmw i got the car back covered in oil all over the leather the dash...took f.....g hours to clean.
so can anyone recommend a diy solution. any products out there i can use myself??

cheers

SiKkBaSs · 10-08-2009, 05:10 PM

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Originally Posted by vod74

problem is, last time i took iti to bmw i got the car back covered in oil all over the leather the dash...

WTF?! That's completely unacceptable...didn't you complain?

neo871 · 10-09-2009, 12:53 AM

I get those sounds too and honestly...I don't think there's a solution for that besides replacing the whole thing....

NFS · 10-09-2009, 02:16 AM

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Originally Posted by vod74

yes i know i know this topic has been beaten to death and its the rubber around the window doing it.

problem is, last time i took iti to bmw i got the car back covered in oil all over the leather the dash...took f.....g hours to clean.
so can anyone recommend a diy solution. any products out there i can use myself??

cheers

This is caused by silicon in cheaper car washes and waxes. Change to something silicon free and clean the seals with WD40.

doughboy · 10-09-2009, 02:51 AM

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Originally Posted by NFS

This is caused by silicon in cheaper car washes and waxes. Change to something silicon free and clean the seals with WD40.

Ha Ha!

Know I now why mine started doing it!!

I polished up just the black shadowline window trims as they go all blue-ish from the TFL they use at the hand car wash.

I used some old Mer polish, and low and behold all windows started squeaking!!

It's stopped after a couple off weeks on its own.

Dr Dave · 10-10-2009, 02:45 AM

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Originally Posted by doughboy

I polished up just the black shadowline window trims as they go all blue-ish from the TFL they use at the hand car wash.

Yeah my shadowline trims have got some discolouration to them.......

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