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GMINI · Feb 11th, 2004, 02:24 AM

The dealer has "fixed" this rattle too many times. It does not go away for any given amount of time. It's located right where the sunroof button is. I have felt tape all over the deflector housing. The dealer's "tightened the housing" and 'tightened some screws". I beg of you. If you've had yours fixed for real, PLEASE give me your dealer's name so I can have my dealer call yours. I'm out of options.

This is RIDICULOUS!!!!!!!!!

I would be especially appreciative to hear your story.

TIA
JOHN

snoopy · Feb 13th, 2004, 07:00 AM

Had a small rattle in the sunroof, if you remove the black trim that goes around the sunroof (it also has the open close sunroof button and telephone mic grill on it) behind it you will find a couple of wires ckeck that these are not free to move about.

GMINI · Feb 13th, 2004, 02:05 PM

thnx. Was your rattle in the front below the deflectors??

snoopy · Feb 13th, 2004, 09:09 PM

It was hard to pin point the rattle, but had done the deflectors like yourself. Got the idea from here when some one reported it fixed there rattle.

GMINI · Feb 13th, 2004, 11:55 PM

well is it easy to get the inside sunroof lip off?

GMINI · Feb 13th, 2004, 11:57 PM

sillt q. but you know what i'm getting at.

snoopy · Feb 14th, 2004, 06:03 AM

yep just pull

paddy · Feb 16th, 2004, 12:09 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by GMINI

The dealer has "fixed" this rattle too many times. It does not go away for any given amount of time. It's located right where the sunroof button is. I have felt tape all over the deflector housing. The dealer's "tightened the housing" and 'tightened some screws". I beg of you. If you've had yours fixed for real, PLEASE give me your dealer's name so I can have my dealer call yours. I'm out of options.

This is RIDICULOUS!!!!!!!!!

I would be especially appreciative to hear your story.

TIA
JOHN

John,
Is the noise/rattle when the sunroof is open or closed? If it is closed, what has been used down here, DC area is using the soft part of a velcro attached to the wind deflectors. It has worked for a number of people down here.
If the noise is when it is open, as mine was. I finally had the dealership replace the "cassette" that the sunroof slides in/out of. The dealer had to special order the part. The dealer that I went to had said that they had heard of this problem, but not much info on it. This fix has worked for me thus far.

Good luck

GMINI · Feb 16th, 2004, 12:40 AM

Hi Paddy!

That noise was just rattlin on my drive just moments ago. With the sunroof open it is silent, but creaks back further. i can deal with that. The rattle is on with the sunroof closed and with the sunroof in ventilation position. I've got the deflectors all taped up with that fuzzy stuff. Well. maybe I should go balls out and absolutely cover them with the velcro tape. But is that a solution really? My next go round to the dealership i'm of mind to strip the deflectors of all their padding and let them start from scratch. I mean, how hard can it be?

hmmm.

mcglothh · Feb 16th, 2004, 01:14 AM

GMINI,

Have you had a look at this link yet for suggestions on fixing sunroof rattles:

http://mini.uglydoris.com/archives/000026.html

I haven't suffered from this issue myself, though.

- Mitch

GMINI · Feb 16th, 2004, 01:33 AM

Thanks mitch. I've experienced that noise and have had it fixed. I've seen that method described before. Good to know the fix is so relatively simple for that noise. The rattle and buzz from the sunroof control console is a whole other matter.

tumblewood · Feb 16th, 2004, 07:13 AM

I too suffered from the sunroof rattle/squeek. Only occured with roof closed or on tilt. Every week I thought the sound was coming from a different location. I put pads on the edges of the deflectors to no avail. At another time I thought it sounded like the glass was loose in the frame. I put up with it for a couple of months last summer.
Anyway eventually took it into the dealer who straight away said it needed a new cassette, this being the complete frame and mechanism, less the glass. They stated they had carried out this replacement quite a number of times with various customers.
The job was done a week later under warrantee and all is now fine, no noise, rattles or squeeks.
Incidently, I saw a copy of the dealers invoice to BMW Mini for the job - one thousand and sixty of the english pound notes, twice the cost of the factory fitted roof.

Callaway · Feb 16th, 2004, 09:32 AM

Mine is ratteling as well, but if I hold onto the Front Pullshade while i drive the noise stops. It "seems" the be connected to the pull shade. Anyone have this ?

paddy · Feb 16th, 2004, 01:26 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by Callaway

Mine is ratteling as well, but if I hold onto the Front Pullshade while i drive the noise stops. It "seems" the be connected to the pull shade. Anyone have this ?

It is most likely not the pull shade. Find the roughest road you can and test your theory. If it is the shade they will replace it, if it turns out to be the sun roof cassette, you wioll need a tech to ride with you so that they can actually hear the problem. That is how I solved my problem. Just like tumblewood said, they will replace it, if they can hear it.

GMINI · Feb 16th, 2004, 04:36 PM

tumblewood. Thanks for the advice. Very helpful.

jcsinnh · Feb 17th, 2004, 10:11 AM

Just stumbled on this, a new chapter of GMINI's continuing saga. JE, somehow I think you are surely cursed by nagging small (and some large) problems. My sunroof rattle was solved via lubing the track but then again, the rattle was aft on passenger side. Perhaps if we all pray....

GMINI · Feb 17th, 2004, 12:03 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by jcsinnh

Just stumbled on this, a new chapter of GMINI's continuing saga. JE, somehow I think you are surely cursed by nagging small (and some large) problems. My sunroof rattle was solved via lubing the track but then again, the rattle was aft on passenger side. Perhaps if we all pray....

Perhaps if we all call my dealership…

203-658-1804

GMINI · Feb 19th, 2004, 06:24 PM

OK screw that. The dealer has me waiting til march for the rep to come thru. Like the rattle will be nearly as bad in March's warmer climes - Not likely. So. I pulled the liner inside the sunroof. Wow what i can see in there. No wires but a bungee prepped one for the switch - unlikely noisemaker. I did it in the dark cuz that's when my freetime is.

My question (which will be posted on it's own if not answered here) is what those white plastic screw fasteners screwed up into the metal plate just above the switch housing do. Three of them and i suspect they are creating at least part of the rattle. As far as i can tell they fasten NOTHING. Fill me in please, before i yank then out (they seem not to screw out).

Cheers!

john

edit: yeah. They are likely causing a rattle (finding it's two part this rattle). However they are to fasten the sunroof liner back to the sunroof, so cannot nix them. The second part was addressed by yet more velcro tape under the right deflector.

GMINI · Feb 20th, 2004, 03:10 PM

Listening to the buzz behind the switch last night, I decided to pull over, pull the liner, and have another look. There was a light rattle remaining seeming to come from further behind the mounting plate I suspected. I fooled with the deflectors, pressing them down to see if i could hear a tap. Nothing. I closed the sunroof and carefully remounted the liner. No rattle no more. So we'll see this morning. Another winter day. I remember that opening and closing the sunroof had quieted the rattle once or twice in the past.

cliffywong · Feb 20th, 2004, 05:39 PM

Has anyone have a problem with the sunroof on tilt - I get really loud rattle when ever I go over bump. It just sounds if the sunroof frame was loose. I'll be taking in to dealer for repair soon. Just wonder if anyone knew what it was.

Bugs the crap out of me everytime I hit a small bump.

Feb 11th, 2004, 02:24 AM	#1
GMINI MINI2 Master Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Western Connecticut Local Time: 09:32 PM Posts: 7,178 Offline	Front Sunroof Rattle Persistence- Anyone same boat? Exciting details to come! The dealer has "fixed" this rattle too many times. It does not go away for any given amount of time. It's located right where the sunroof button is. I have felt tape all over the deflector housing. The dealer's "tightened the housing" and 'tightened some screws". I beg of you. If you've had yours fixed for real, PLEASE give me your dealer's name so I can have my dealer call yours. I'm out of options. This is RIDICULOUS!!!!!!!!! I would be especially appreciative to hear your story. TIA JOHN NY/NE Mod Last edited by GMINI : Mar 24th, 2004 at 12:14 AM.

Feb 13th, 2004, 02:05 PM	#3 (permalink)
GMINI MINI2 Master Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Western Connecticut Local Time: 09:32 PM Posts: 7,178 Offline	thnx. Was your rattle in the front below the deflectors?? NY/NE Mod

Feb 13th, 2004, 11:55 PM	#5 (permalink)
GMINI MINI2 Master Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Western Connecticut Local Time: 09:32 PM Posts: 7,178 Offline	well is it easy to get the inside sunroof lip off? NY/NE Mod

Feb 13th, 2004, 11:57 PM	#6 (permalink)
GMINI MINI2 Master Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Western Connecticut Local Time: 09:32 PM Posts: 7,178 Offline	sillt q. but you know what i'm getting at. NY/NE Mod

Feb 16th, 2004, 12:09 AM	#8 (permalink)
paddy Anyone seen MP lately??? Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Olney, MD Local Time: 09:32 PM Posts: 1,126 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by GMINI The dealer has "fixed" this rattle too many times. It does not go away for any given amount of time. It's located right where the sunroof button is. I have felt tape all over the deflector housing. The dealer's "tightened the housing" and 'tightened some screws". I beg of you. If you've had yours fixed for real, PLEASE give me your dealer's name so I can have my dealer call yours. I'm out of options. This is RIDICULOUS!!!!!!!!! I would be especially appreciative to hear your story. TIA JOHN John, Is the noise/rattle when the sunroof is open or closed? If it is closed, what has been used down here, DC area is using the soft part of a velcro attached to the wind deflectors. It has worked for a number of people down here. If the noise is when it is open, as mine was. I finally had the dealership replace the "cassette" that the sunroof slides in/out of. The dealer had to special order the part. The dealer that I went to had said that they had heard of this problem, but not much info on it. This fix has worked for me thus far. Good luck "We will not tire, we will not falter, and we will not fail..." -- President George W. Bush - Sept. 20, 2001

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Feb 13th, 2004, 07:00 AM	#2 (permalink)
snoopy MINI2 Master Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: au Local Time: 11:32 AM Posts: 1,166 Offline	Had a small rattle in the sunroof, if you remove the black trim that goes around the sunroof (it also has the open close sunroof button and telephone mic grill on it) behind it you will find a couple of wires ckeck that these are not free to move about.

Feb 13th, 2004, 09:09 PM	#4 (permalink)
snoopy MINI2 Master Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: au Local Time: 11:32 AM Posts: 1,166 Offline	It was hard to pin point the rattle, but had done the deflectors like yourself. Got the idea from here when some one reported it fixed there rattle.

Feb 14th, 2004, 06:03 AM	#7 (permalink)
snoopy MINI2 Master Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: au Local Time: 11:32 AM Posts: 1,166 Offline	yep just pull

Feb 16th, 2004, 12:40 AM	#9 (permalink)
GMINI MINI2 Master Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Western Connecticut Local Time: 09:32 PM Posts: 7,178 Offline	Hi Paddy! That noise was just rattlin on my drive just moments ago. With the sunroof open it is silent, but creaks back further. i can deal with that. The rattle is on with the sunroof closed and with the sunroof in ventilation position. I've got the deflectors all taped up with that fuzzy stuff. Well. maybe I should go balls out and absolutely cover them with the velcro tape. But is that a solution really? My next go round to the dealership i'm of mind to strip the deflectors of all their padding and let them start from scratch. I mean, how hard can it be? hmmm. NY/NE Mod

Feb 16th, 2004, 01:14 AM	#10 (permalink)
mcglothh MINI2 Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Evanston, Illinois Local Time: 07:32 PM Posts: 49 Offline	GMINI, Have you had a look at this link yet for suggestions on fixing sunroof rattles: http://mini.uglydoris.com/archives/000026.html I haven't suffered from this issue myself, though. - Mitch Last edited by mcglothh : Feb 16th, 2004 at 04:00 AM.

Feb 16th, 2004, 01:33 AM	#11 (permalink)
GMINI MINI2 Master Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Western Connecticut Local Time: 09:32 PM Posts: 7,178 Offline	Thanks mitch. I've experienced that noise and have had it fixed. I've seen that method described before. Good to know the fix is so relatively simple for that noise. The rattle and buzz from the sunroof control console is a whole other matter. NY/NE Mod

Feb 16th, 2004, 07:13 AM	#12 (permalink)
tumblewood bouncebackability Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: selhurst suburbia Local Time: 02:32 AM Posts: 313 Offline	I too suffered from the sunroof rattle/squeek. Only occured with roof closed or on tilt. Every week I thought the sound was coming from a different location. I put pads on the edges of the deflectors to no avail. At another time I thought it sounded like the glass was loose in the frame. I put up with it for a couple of months last summer. Anyway eventually took it into the dealer who straight away said it needed a new cassette, this being the complete frame and mechanism, less the glass. They stated they had carried out this replacement quite a number of times with various customers. The job was done a week later under warrantee and all is now fine, no noise, rattles or squeeks. Incidently, I saw a copy of the dealers invoice to BMW Mini for the job - one thousand and sixty of the english pound notes, twice the cost of the factory fitted roof.

Feb 16th, 2004, 09:32 AM	#13 (permalink)
Callaway MINI2 Newbie Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Virginia Local Time: 08:32 PM Posts: 40 Offline	Mine is ratteling as well, but if I hold onto the Front Pullshade while i drive the noise stops. It "seems" the be connected to the pull shade. Anyone have this ?

Feb 16th, 2004, 01:26 PM	#14 (permalink)
paddy Anyone seen MP lately??? Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Olney, MD Local Time: 09:32 PM Posts: 1,126 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by Callaway Mine is ratteling as well, but if I hold onto the Front Pullshade while i drive the noise stops. It "seems" the be connected to the pull shade. Anyone have this ? It is most likely not the pull shade. Find the roughest road you can and test your theory. If it is the shade they will replace it, if it turns out to be the sun roof cassette, you wioll need a tech to ride with you so that they can actually hear the problem. That is how I solved my problem. Just like tumblewood said, they will replace it, if they can hear it. "We will not tire, we will not falter, and we will not fail..." -- President George W. Bush - Sept. 20, 2001

Feb 16th, 2004, 04:36 PM	#15 (permalink)
GMINI MINI2 Master Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Western Connecticut Local Time: 09:32 PM Posts: 7,178 Offline	tumblewood. Thanks for the advice. Very helpful. NY/NE Mod

Feb 17th, 2004, 10:11 AM	#16 (permalink)
jcsinnh MINI2 Master Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: fools & tools proof Local Time: 08:32 PM Posts: 4,856 Offline	Just stumbled on this, a new chapter of GMINI's continuing saga. JE, somehow I think you are surely cursed by nagging small (and some large) problems. My sunroof rattle was solved via lubing the track but then again, the rattle was aft on passenger side. Perhaps if we all pray.... Lawdy, Lawdy, the Cross I bear.

Feb 17th, 2004, 12:03 PM	#17 (permalink)
GMINI MINI2 Master Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Western Connecticut Local Time: 09:32 PM Posts: 7,178 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by jcsinnh Just stumbled on this, a new chapter of GMINI's continuing saga. JE, somehow I think you are surely cursed by nagging small (and some large) problems. My sunroof rattle was solved via lubing the track but then again, the rattle was aft on passenger side. Perhaps if we all pray.... Perhaps if we all call my dealership… 203-658-1804 NY/NE Mod

Feb 19th, 2004, 06:24 PM	#18 (permalink)
GMINI MINI2 Master Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Western Connecticut Local Time: 09:32 PM Posts: 7,178 Offline	OK screw that. The dealer has me waiting til march for the rep to come thru. Like the rattle will be nearly as bad in March's warmer climes - Not likely. So. I pulled the liner inside the sunroof. Wow what i can see in there. No wires but a bungee prepped one for the switch - unlikely noisemaker. I did it in the dark cuz that's when my freetime is. My question (which will be posted on it's own if not answered here) is what those white plastic screw fasteners screwed up into the metal plate just above the switch housing do. Three of them and i suspect they are creating at least part of the rattle. As far as i can tell they fasten NOTHING. Fill me in please, before i yank then out (they seem not to screw out). Cheers! john edit: yeah. They are likely causing a rattle (finding it's two part this rattle). However they are to fasten the sunroof liner back to the sunroof, so cannot nix them. The second part was addressed by yet more velcro tape under the right deflector. NY/NE Mod Last edited by GMINI : Feb 20th, 2004 at 03:08 PM.

Feb 20th, 2004, 03:10 PM	#19 (permalink)
GMINI MINI2 Master Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Western Connecticut Local Time: 09:32 PM Posts: 7,178 Offline	Listening to the buzz behind the switch last night, I decided to pull over, pull the liner, and have another look. There was a light rattle remaining seeming to come from further behind the mounting plate I suspected. I fooled with the deflectors, pressing them down to see if i could hear a tap. Nothing. I closed the sunroof and carefully remounted the liner. No rattle no more. So we'll see this morning. Another winter day. I remember that opening and closing the sunroof had quieted the rattle once or twice in the past. NY/NE Mod

Feb 20th, 2004, 05:39 PM	#20 (permalink)
cliffywong MINI2 Senior Join Date: May 2003 Location: H.K. Local Time: 09:32 AM Posts: 524 Offline	Has anyone have a problem with the sunroof on tilt - I get really loud rattle when ever I go over bump. It just sounds if the sunroof frame was loose. I'll be taking in to dealer for repair soon. Just wonder if anyone knew what it was. Bugs the crap out of me everytime I hit a small bump.

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