Strange Speaker Noise / Vibration

mvestor · 12-21-2015, 08:35 AM

Hello M3ers!

After 4 years of ownership, I guess it's about time for an annoying vibration to show up. Whenever I am driving (moving) I notice a strange vibration/static noise that comes from the driver door speaker and the rear passenger speaker. The noise stops whenever you apply pressure to the speaker grill, which leads me to believe it is related to the speaker housing and not some sort of connection problem.

I've attached a video of said noise (can be tough to discern from road noise), but it is definitely there.

Any advice?

fwrigley · 12-21-2015, 02:38 PM

Mine does the same thing on both the driver and passenger door when certain sounds are played. If no one has a better idea to offer you and I then I am probably going to just take my door cards off during the holiday break and felt the hell out of everything.

ddboy06 · 12-22-2015, 09:55 AM

Yeah happened to mine. Took door apart and applied felt around the speakers and door panel. It went away after.

mvestor · 12-22-2015, 12:58 PM

How involved is removing the door panels?

WickedE93 · 12-22-2015, 01:02 PM

Look it up I believe there is a recall and the sound is caused by the trim/ring around the speaker.

12-21-2015, 08:35 AM	#1
mvestor Private 36 Rep 73 Posts Drives: E90 M3 & E92 M3, E86 M Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Central Florida iTrader: (0)	Strange Speaker Noise / Vibration Hello M3ers! After 4 years of ownership, I guess it's about time for an annoying vibration to show up. Whenever I am driving (moving) I notice a strange vibration/static noise that comes from the driver door speaker and the rear passenger speaker. The noise stops whenever you apply pressure to the speaker grill, which leads me to believe it is related to the speaker housing and not some sort of connection problem. I've attached a video of said noise (can be tough to discern from road noise), but it is definitely there. Any advice? Last edited by mvestor; 12-21-2015 at 08:43 AM..
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12-21-2015, 02:38 PM	#2
fwrigley Private 7 Rep 84 Posts Drives: 2018 BMW M3cs Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: Seattle, WA iTrader: (4)	Mine does the same thing on both the driver and passenger door when certain sounds are played. If no one has a better idea to offer you and I then I am probably going to just take my door cards off during the holiday break and felt the hell out of everything.
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12-22-2015, 09:55 AM	#3
ddboy06 Enlisted Member 5 Rep 39 Posts Drives: 2013 m3 Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Houston iTrader: (2)	Yeah happened to mine. Took door apart and applied felt around the speakers and door panel. It went away after.
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12-22-2015, 12:58 PM	#4
mvestor Private 36 Rep 73 Posts Drives: E90 M3 & E92 M3, E86 M Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Central Florida iTrader: (0)	How involved is removing the door panels?
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12-22-2015, 01:02 PM	#5
WickedE93 Major 224 Rep 1,131 Posts Drives: White E93 M3 Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Pico Rivera iTrader: (2)	Look it up I believe there is a recall and the sound is caused by the trim/ring around the speaker. __________________ Gintani Supercharger/ Gintani x-pipe/ Challenge rear muffler section powder coated black/ Alpine DCT Tune & Coding/ Republic Werkz modded headlights and tail lights/ Gloss black cosmetics, hood vents, and mirror caps/ Piano Black interior trim, Roof painted black by Ranz Motorsports/ Velos Designwerkz Solo V's/ KW V3's/ MRF Solid sub-frame bushings W/ Delrin Diff bushings/ Duke Dynamics CSL Trunk/ Euro bumper/ Full Dinmann aero kit.
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