See I have done the felt thing. I also put felt on the latch part. But alas with temp change, and how the felt gets crushed, the rattle comes back.

Basically you just need to get a 12mil torq wrench. (Please dont quote me on the specific details as I have not bought the wrench yet) The wrench needs to end in a sort of star shape, so this is why you cant do this with just a phillips head.

You can then adjust the stoppers on the body of the vehicle to close up any gaps between the liftgate and bumpers. I dont have a link right now, but if you do a quick search for "liftgate rattle" you will see a lot of ideas how to fix this. I even used rolled up newspaper once.

Perhaps this weekend I can try this with pictures and post a thread.

You must be talking about a T-12 Torx screwdriver.

Got to try this - the rattle has gotten bad lately.

BMW has an updated bumper for the two areas on the body
now. I don't know the part because I still don't have my car back yet.:banghead:
Check with Morrison.

Yup that is probably it. Apparently you can get it at Sears? I dont even know where a Sears is around here.

If there are new bumpers would love to know so that I can pick this up at the parts dept.

If I ever get mine back I'll let you know.

OK guys i bought the torx t12 head and whats next? what do i do after that?

http://www.xoutpost.com/25869-post4.html

Quick write up about it. Basically play around with the stoppers until the noise goes away.

You can get that at any auto parts store or hardware store - just tell them you need a Torx T-12 scredriver or you can get a bit for an interchangeable screwdriver.

Check these out at Home Depot:
http://www.homedepot.com/prel80/HDUS...4+3865&pos=n20

Go to the top of the page and search the word TORX and see what comes up.

Hold on a second...
Full on brake job front and rear with rotors/pads/sensors and labor. Add in a little side marker socket and you got out for $1000? All at a dealer? Not too shabby, IMHO. Dealers around here are asking about $1400 for both axles.

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