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Originally Posted by jaap
Hi,
Sorry for my abuse of the English languish. I am a native of the Netherlands.
Unfortunately my X5 had the discussed hatch rattle problem too. I seriously doubtwhether the upper hatch can cause rattles. I simply can’t see how that would be possible. Next to that I believe that adjusting the discussed two upper hatch stoppers outward will cause more outward tension on the lower hatch. This is exactly what you shouldn’t want to do, because that will increase the problem. It’s slack between the lower hatch and the car body that causes rattle. C-S-S pointed at this before:
“The main source of the rattle was movement between the upper and lower gates. I removed the covers to the lower gate striker bolts, closed the lower gate, loosened the bolts, then pushed in firmly at the upper corners of the lower gate while I tightened the bolts. Now the lower gate is seated tight, and the upper gate latches tight against it. All rattles are gone!”
My only remark is that the lower hatch is not the “main source”, but the only source.
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Thank you.
Bumping an old thread to say that this method works. No felt thingys or adjustment of stoppers needed.