Rear Seat Belt Sound

xdrive · 02-17-2006, 08:36 PM

Hi,
Anyone noticed that the rear seat belt makes a sound? Is there anyway to prevent it? The seat belt is hitting the stopper. It is so freakin' irritating that BMW didn't figure this out!

tctic · 02-17-2006, 09:44 PM

More details on problem? What's the "stopper" the you are trying to refer to? Does this noise happens when you go over a bump or just in a random fashion or constantly?

mapezzul · 02-17-2006, 10:00 PM

More likely it is the rear armrest cupholders. When it is cold they make noise over bumps, pisses me off as well. I thought it was the seat belts at first as well. Recommendation: put a cleaning cloth in there and tighten them up so they do not make noise. This design sucks, my car seems to develop a new rattle a day. Makes the Audi parked next to it even better since it has 3X's the miles and not a single. squeak, rattle or issue.

deutsch100 · 02-18-2006, 12:52 AM

Yeah, the seat buckle hits this little plastic, round peg that is fastened to the actual seat belt. It makes this light, constant ticking, contact noise. Very annoying I agree.

Broken1 · 02-18-2006, 02:14 AM

Turn the radio up...they you won't hear it.

Armen52 · 02-18-2006, 03:20 PM

Yeah I've heard this noise it is annoying.

I never thought about those rear cupholders making noise. I sort of forgot they even existed. That's how little I think about the back seat in my car! :P

xdrive · 02-19-2006, 03:16 PM

A $40k+ car and they can't get it right... sad...

jusdtm · 02-20-2006, 03:08 AM

I think there's a service bulletin about this issue. I'll look tomorrow and tell you guys cause I can't get in now.

jusdtm · 02-20-2006, 05:30 PM

There's a service bulletin out for all E90's produced up to 12/05. The creaking noise from the rearseats is caused by excessive play between the backrest bushing and the pivot arm. The fix is to replace the backrest bushings on both sides. Hope this helps.

DJRobbGordon · 02-20-2006, 06:54 PM

do you have a TSB number?

jusdtm · 02-21-2006, 01:19 AM

SI B52 02 06. I seen it on january roundtable but haven't looked up the bulletin yet.

02-17-2006, 08:36 PM	#1
xdrive Second Lieutenant 20 Rep 250 Posts Drives: 330xi Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Chicago iTrader: (0)	Rear Seat Belt Sound Hi, Anyone noticed that the rear seat belt makes a sound? Is there anyway to prevent it? The seat belt is hitting the stopper. It is so freakin' irritating that BMW didn't figure this out!
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02-17-2006, 09:44 PM	#2
tctic Major 38 Rep 1,238 Posts Drives: BMW E90 Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Canada iTrader: (0)	More details on problem? What's the "stopper" the you are trying to refer to? Does this noise happens when you go over a bump or just in a random fashion or constantly?
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02-17-2006, 10:00 PM	#3
mapezzul Special Agent 74 Rep 1,731 Posts Drives: Depends on the day! Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Bavaria iTrader: (1)	More likely it is the rear armrest cupholders. When it is cold they make noise over bumps, pisses me off as well. I thought it was the seat belts at first as well. Recommendation: put a cleaning cloth in there and tighten them up so they do not make noise. This design sucks, my car seems to develop a new rattle a day. Makes the Audi parked next to it even better since it has 3X's the miles and not a single. squeak, rattle or issue. __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]
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02-18-2006, 12:52 AM	#4
deutsch100 Colonel 3945 Rep 2,393 Posts Drives: i7 60, XM, M3 Comp, 911 GTS Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Calabasas, CA iTrader: (0)	Yeah, the seat buckle hits this little plastic, round peg that is fastened to the actual seat belt. It makes this light, constant ticking, contact noise. Very annoying I agree.
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02-18-2006, 02:14 AM	#5
Broken1 Addict 203 Rep 2,074 Posts Drives: 2024 X5 40i M-Sport Join Date: May 2005 Location: Ontario iTrader: (0)	Turn the radio up...they you won't hear it.
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02-18-2006, 03:20 PM	#6
Armen52 Captain 33 Rep 663 Posts Drives: 2006 330i Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Los Angeles, CA iTrader: (0) Garage List 2006 330i [0.00]	Yeah I've heard this noise it is annoying. I never thought about those rear cupholders making noise. I sort of forgot they even existed. That's how little I think about the back seat in my car! :P __________________ E90 330i delivered 6/29/2005, ZSP/ZPP/ZCW/Step, Arctic/Gray/Walnut
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02-19-2006, 03:16 PM	#7
xdrive Second Lieutenant 20 Rep 250 Posts Drives: 330xi Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Chicago iTrader: (0)	A $40k+ car and they can't get it right... sad...
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02-20-2006, 03:08 AM	#8
jusdtm Private 1 Rep 80 Posts Drives: e90 & el53 Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 808 iTrader: (0)	I think there's a service bulletin about this issue. I'll look tomorrow and tell you guys cause I can't get in now.
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02-20-2006, 05:30 PM	#9
jusdtm Private 1 Rep 80 Posts Drives: e90 & el53 Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 808 iTrader: (0)	There's a service bulletin out for all E90's produced up to 12/05. The creaking noise from the rearseats is caused by excessive play between the backrest bushing and the pivot arm. The fix is to replace the backrest bushings on both sides. Hope this helps.
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02-20-2006, 06:54 PM	#10
DJRobbGordon Enlisted Member 18 Rep 36 Posts Drives: 325i-SpkGrph,BlkLt Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Ann Arbor, Mi iTrader: (0)	do you have a TSB number?
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02-21-2006, 01:19 AM	#11
jusdtm Private 1 Rep 80 Posts Drives: e90 & el53 Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 808 iTrader: (0)	SI B52 02 06. I seen it on january roundtable but haven't looked up the bulletin yet.
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