G30 rattle from the dash

dkreventon · 06-07-2024, 08:21 AM

Hello,

I have a '23 G30 LCI with 35k km and there is something behind the instrument cluster that rattles whenever I go over road imperfections, but only in warmer days (15+ degrees C).

Sounds like plastic on plastic or plastic on metal, maybe a frame or wire.

It's not the sunroof since I can clearly hear it coming from behind the instrument cluster.

Anybody ever encountered it?

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/IlnrA6BjEdI
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/2NJc7T2tRLc

S6F · 06-07-2024, 06:47 PM

I had exactly the same noise and it was driving me nuts. I got into the dash from underneath and via the left side after removing the side cover. Must have very thin arms to wiggle into there. Nothing helped. As you, I was certain it wasn’t the sunroof. I was wrong. I decided to lube the gaskets just in case. That wasn’t it either. While I was up there I just happened to press my hand down against a plastic area near the front left-side of the roof. That was it! I recommend you do consider the roof even though you’re convinced it couldn’t be the cause.

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dkreventon New Member 4 Rep 14 Posts Drives: 2023 530XD Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Romania iTrader: (0)	G30 rattle from the dash Hello, I have a '23 G30 LCI with 35k km and there is something behind the instrument cluster that rattles whenever I go over road imperfections, but only in warmer days (15+ degrees C). Sounds like plastic on plastic or plastic on metal, maybe a frame or wire. It's not the sunroof since I can clearly hear it coming from behind the instrument cluster. Anybody ever encountered it? https://www.youtube.com/shorts/IlnrA6BjEdI https://www.youtube.com/shorts/2NJc7T2tRLc
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S6F First Lieutenant 149 Rep 357 Posts Drives: '19 540ixMsport Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Central NJ iTrader: (1)	I had exactly the same noise and it was driving me nuts. I got into the dash from underneath and via the left side after removing the side cover. Must have very thin arms to wiggle into there. Nothing helped. As you, I was certain it wasn’t the sunroof. I was wrong. I decided to lube the gaskets just in case. That wasn’t it either. While I was up there I just happened to press my hand down against a plastic area near the front left-side of the roof. That was it! I recommend you do consider the roof even though you’re convinced it couldn’t be the cause.
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