IDrive Knob Rattle

Redd · 05-09-2023, 08:08 PM

Does anyone know of the iDrive knob is supposed to rattle like this? It's done it for as long as I've owned the car, but it's gotten more frequent recently.

BP709 · 05-09-2023, 09:10 PM

I’d say definitely not. That idrive controller also appears to have been modified with a different knob…

Redd · 05-09-2023, 09:23 PM

Yeah I added the top cover to add more weight and it helped reduce the rattle a lot.

Looks like I may need to find a replacement knob...

zcp312 · 05-09-2023, 10:09 PM

I got the same one and mine hasn't done that the last 2 years. Can try to get a new one for cheap unless it's not the cover and the actual drive part.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/29362539741...mis&media=COPY

Redd · 05-10-2023, 01:43 AM

No it's not the cover. The cover is firmly attached. The rattle is coming from inside the controller unit. When I push the knob to the side and shake it there is no rattle. When the knob is in 'neutral' position it rattles even when I hold the knob (like in the video).

I've tried sticking some sound proofing mat on the area around the knob, let's see if that helps.

05-09-2023, 08:08 PM	#1
Redd Brigadier General 3916 Rep 4,180 Posts Drives: 2010 BMW E92 M3 Dakar Edition Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: Malaysia iTrader: (0)	IDrive Knob Rattle Does anyone know of the iDrive knob is supposed to rattle like this? It's done it for as long as I've owned the car, but it's gotten more frequent recently.
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BP709 Private First Class 235 Rep 195 Posts Drives: BMW F97 X3m, Harrop E90 M3 Join Date: Jun 2019 Location: Houston iTrader: (0)	I’d say definitely not. That idrive controller also appears to have been modified with a different knob…
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Redd Brigadier General 3916 Rep 4,180 Posts Drives: 2010 BMW E92 M3 Dakar Edition Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: Malaysia iTrader: (0)	Yeah I added the top cover to add more weight and it helped reduce the rattle a lot. Looks like I may need to find a replacement knob...
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zcp312 ///M 95 Rep 254 Posts Drives: 2011 E90 M3 ZCP Join Date: Oct 2020 Location: Illinois iTrader: (0)	I got the same one and mine hasn't done that the last 2 years. Can try to get a new one for cheap unless it's not the cover and the actual drive part. https://www.ebay.com/itm/29362539741...mis&media=COPY
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05-10-2023, 01:43 AM	#5
Redd Brigadier General 3916 Rep 4,180 Posts Drives: 2010 BMW E92 M3 Dakar Edition Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: Malaysia iTrader: (0)	No it's not the cover. The cover is firmly attached. The rattle is coming from inside the controller unit. When I push the knob to the side and shake it there is no rattle. When the knob is in 'neutral' position it rattles even when I hold the knob (like in the video). I've tried sticking some sound proofing mat on the area around the knob, let's see if that helps.
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