Nope, and mine’s the same age.

 

Definitely an issue. Had several BMW with sunroofs and they have never rattled for me.

 

5 months and 4,000 miles. No rattles or squeaks anywhere . . . . at least not yet.

 

Yes. Mine became progressively worse sounding like popcorn popping when driving over slightly rough road surfaces. Per my BMW service center, itis a known issue with this generation of body type They applied a lubricant which has been working for a month, but said if the noise returns that the seal will need to be replaced. I am starting to hear the noise return slightly unfortunately only a month later.

 

I just started having the same issue! I assume it's no issue to take it in for this?

 

Mine is doing this same thing, 9 months old and 6,500 miles. Dang 😩 i will try lubricating. Keep us posted if replacing the seal helps?

 

Rattling or squeaking? Big difference. If it's squeaking because it's shifting... the bmw doctor will prescribe a type of 3m tape to tape on the body/paint. (Standard bmw problem lol.)

 

Oddly, it is doing both. Thank you, I will see if the dealer will install 3m tape.

 

That's why I didnt want a sunroof.
I always heard stories about rattle, leak or malfunction that could get you crazy overtime.

Regarding the rattle, I really could not handle it especially if the car is really quiet.

 

BMW Film Tape 833520 83-19-9-407-798 (teflon thing).
3M 06356 Squeak Reduction Tape 5430 (same thing).
It's really just a thick somewhat slippery fancy translucent extra-sticky Scotch tape!
Without getting any tape, some normal car wax/polish around the opening might work the same too.

Hit the sunroof-open switch. Clean the opening, tape to the vertical wall (roof/body/painted area) along the entire big sunroof rectangular opening. Trim the excess and or fold it inwards/under. The tape should not be visible from the outside when the sunroof is closed. For the last 20+ years the story is the BMW rubber/seal around the sunroof is very high quality, durable, made to last forever, and therefore it has a certain hardness since it's made of that everlasting material (becomes squeaky for some lol).

 

Thank you!

 

UK owners of F series cars found that the use of wash and wax shampoos made their door and window seals creak. Only wash these cars with car shampoo (no wax). I certainly would NOT be putting any wax near any of those rubber seals. People go on about Gummipflege, but the MB Krytox is a far better product if somewhat expensive. Just lube those seals.

 

Yes mine too. I applied some silicone spray on the seal and it worked , don’t know for how long tho.