Can't track down dash rattle

dbx73 · 02-21-2017, 09:43 AM

My car started rattling really bad, and I can't track down what's causing it. It sounds like it's coming from the middle of the dash. I already tried the a-pillar fix, didn't do anything. It only does it at idle, and seems to only do it when it's cold out. It's not coming from the HVAC, everything was off in this video. It starts to get real bad around 50 seconds in as the idle settles down. I tried applying pressure to various parts of the dash to see if I can track down where it might be coming from, but it doesn't stop no matter where I push. It's a non-iDrive car, if that matters. I've tried opening up the glovebox and poking around that area, with no luck.

Anyone have any ideas? It's getting pretty annoying

MAMSport · 03-17-2017, 04:50 PM

Video doesn't really help me, but is there a possibility that the noise if from something loose on the engine side of the firewall and being transmitted to sound like it is in the dash?

02-21-2017, 09:43 AM	#1
dbx73 New Member 6 Rep 11 Posts Drives: 2008 135i Join Date: Oct 2016 Location: CT iTrader: (0)	Can't track down dash rattle My car started rattling really bad, and I can't track down what's causing it. It sounds like it's coming from the middle of the dash. I already tried the a-pillar fix, didn't do anything. It only does it at idle, and seems to only do it when it's cold out. It's not coming from the HVAC, everything was off in this video. It starts to get real bad around 50 seconds in as the idle settles down. I tried applying pressure to various parts of the dash to see if I can track down where it might be coming from, but it doesn't stop no matter where I push. It's a non-iDrive car, if that matters. I've tried opening up the glovebox and poking around that area, with no luck. Anyone have any ideas? It's getting pretty annoying
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MAMSport Second Lieutenant 96 Rep 271 Posts Drives: '13 128i M-Sport coupe Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: North Shore of MA iTrader: (1)	Video doesn't really help me, but is there a possibility that the noise if from something loose on the engine side of the firewall and being transmitted to sound like it is in the dash?
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