Xoutpost.com - new x5 and rattling

Well I just traded in my 2001 E53 4.4 for my 2010 E70 3.0i. I kind of miss of the power of the 4.4i but I am enjoying the new E70 and hard drive based Idrive system.

After owning the car for awhile i noticed a loose screw sound from the the middle console Every time I stop or accelerate there is a loose screw or something rattling around ( Talking about irritating). I have finally had it. Since my car is out of Warranty I decided to fix this my self of at least investigate to see what the problem was.

After looking around on the forum i ran into a couple of removal guides. Here is mine.
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Here is were i pried the plastic trim off with my screw driver.

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After removing the trim with the idrive knob attached there where 5 screws (T30) i removed to get to where the noise was.

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Removal of the 5 screws and lifting the shifter out
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After the shifter out I saw the problem a coin has rolled into a groove. The flashlight is pointhing to where the coin was.

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The shiny object in the middle is the penny
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to get to the coin i put a piece of tape around my finger and fished it out. Here is the pic with the penny stuck to the tape.

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Boy this was a pian but it was easy enought to do. The one thing that stood out to me since I have the newer idrive system is that i did not need to remove the knob, other that that it was a piece of cake.

I hope this helps someone else out.