For weeks now, I like many other E70 owners had a rattle. In my case it seems to have come from the front passenger seat. I thought it was the head rest but it wasn't.

After bashing the seat all over the place I finally located the source. The back cover of my sports seat (hard plastic part of the seat) seems a little loose if you smack it in the middle. I thought something behind it, maybe a spring is rattling against the plastic cover as I drive. I decided to get some foam and I stuffed it under the back cover between itself and the seat.

At first it didn't solve the rattle but as I drove along I reached down, grapped the lower portion of the back cover and pulled it towards me. No more rattle !

Next time i visit the dealer I will ask them to fix it permanently. At least for now I found where the rattle was coming from which is often the most frustrating part of having a rattle in the first place.

I must say my E53 was tight as a f!shes arse.

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2008 X5 3.0sd Sports
Space Grey, Camel Leather, Bamboo Trim, 214 alloys

Previous cars
2000 E46 323i Steel Blue
1997 E39 528i Oxford Green
1999 E39 535i Orient Blue
1997 E39 540i Black
2005 A170 Atoll Blue
2005 E90 325i Alpine White
2006 E53 3.0d Sports