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      12-05-2019, 10:47 AM   #23
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Hey man, thanks for sharing, I am encountering similar rattle and sound from the middle armrest, though not as bad as yours.

You mentioned that it was due to the hand brake cable rubbing on the drive shaft. For $600, the quote seems a bit excessive, the dealer tell you exactly was required to perform the fix? And how long did it take to rectify this?

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      12-05-2019, 10:57 AM   #24
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Hey man, I am encountering similar rattle and sound from the middle armrest, though not as bad as yours.

You mentioned that it was due to the hand brake cable rubbing on the drive shaft. For $600, the quote seems a bit excessive, the dealer tell you exactly was required to perform the fix? And how long did it take to rectify this?
Yeah, apparently it requires lowering the fuel tank a bit. Easiest way to check if it's the hand brake cable is to tug on the hand brake when u hear the rattle. If it stops then u know.

Its like 2.5-3 hours in labor. Labor rate for my local dealer is $200/hr. I didn't want to mess with the fuel tank so i bit the bullet.
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i would get a 2nd quote on the labor or try to do yourself if you can figure it out
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      07-22-2020, 10:03 AM   #26
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I'm having the exact same issue, same sound and everything. It's been driving me crazy, I can't even enjoy driving with the constant rattle. Mine is a 6MT as well and just hit 65k.
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I'm having the exact same issue, same sound and everything. It's been driving me crazy, I can't even enjoy driving with the constant rattle. Mine is a 6MT as well and just hit 65k.
It's a b1t€h. If you're handy you can try finding the spot where the cable is hitting the driveshaft and secure it down
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I'm having the exact same issue, same sound and everything. It's been driving me crazy, I can't even enjoy driving with the constant rattle. Mine is a 6MT as well and just hit 65k.
It's a b1t€h. If you're handy you can try finding the spot where the cable is hitting the driveshaft and secure it down
By any chance did you have an insanely loud bang when pulling up the e-brake before the noises started? Yesterday, after backing into the garage and coming to a stop, I went to pull the e-brake and there was this ridiculously loud bang. The car was completely stationary and I was able to release the e-brake and re-engage it and it seemed to function properly. I haven't had a chance to take it out and give it a shakedown, so I'm hoping that the plastic but didn't break under the car.
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Brought our 2016 428i GC in for her last service under warranty and the tech recommended to have the handbrake cable clip replaced before warranty ran out. He also said the black front fascia air intakes were turning color to purple and to have those replaced as well under warranty. Apparently he's seen enough of these two things to be aware of the issues.
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Brought our 2016 428i GC in for her last service under warranty and the tech recommended to have the handbrake cable clip replaced before warranty ran out. He also said the black front fascia air intakes were turning color to purple and to have those replaced as well under warranty. Apparently he's seen enough of these two things to be aware of the issues.
Congratulations on having a top-flight dealer as far as the service experience goes.
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So what was the issue? Having same sound happening in my m240
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So what was the issue? Having same sound happening in my m240
Handbrake cable clip. Under the car near the fuel tank
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I had the exact same issue. But sounded a little different, more like a broken rear suspension, as the broken clip was further rear near the axle, and cable rubbed against the transmission shaft.
It ended up being a very cheap fix that didn't cost anywhere near OP's dealer quote. Sorry.
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So what was the issue? Having same sound happening in my m240
Take a look at this and see if this might be your issue.



The plastic holding the brake line broke and the brake line grind against the drive shaft during hard acceleration.

Dealer quote is expensive because they have to drop the fuel tank to access the clips. I just get under and zip tie both side line so they dont drop and grind the brake line.
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Did you zip tie before it breaks or after it broke?
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