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Car Forum / BMW Cars / June 2007

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Cracking Noise in E46

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keithd - 12 Jun 2007 09:22 GMT
Hi all,

When there is a lot of direct sunlight into the E46 car.

When you first drive it - there is a kind of crack noise from
somewhere in the back - not exactly a rattle as it can "crack" even
when the car is stationary.
When you turn the AC on - and the inside cools down it seems to go.
And in non-hot weather - there is no problem at all.

Has anybody else experienced this or am I going mad?

Cheers,

Keith.
JRE - 12 Jun 2007 23:45 GMT
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> Keith.

Condition the leather.

JRE
keithd - 13 Jun 2007 09:48 GMT
I don't have leather seats

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Bondi (Class-1) - 14 Jun 2007 07:38 GMT
> Hi all,
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> Keith.

My E46/2 used to do this on occasion on warm summer mornings. I always
assumed it had to do with the sunlight expanding the (cold) rear
window against its frame, producing this light cracking sound. Never
though much of it - seems normal on the E46. =)
dizzy - 15 Jun 2007 00:09 GMT
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>window against its frame, producing this light cracking sound. Never
>though much of it - seems normal on the E46. =)

I think that's it.  My drivers window does it sometimes.
Tom K. - 15 Jun 2007 00:18 GMT
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> I think that's it.  My drivers window does it sometimes.

If it's what I think it is, Gummi Pflege seems to help.

Tom K.
 
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