If you pay attention to a noise on your vehicle, you are right to be careful of it and take it seriously, although it is possible that nothing significant will results, it is also possible that it is the sign of a more significant restoration. A noise that shows up in the trunk of your Bmw X2 is luckily more a indication of a small manipulation or repair, rather than a difficult one. To help you in your research, we have decided to compose this article to present you with the most likely solutions to your trouble. First we will see that this trunk noise on your Bmw X2 can come from built up dirt, the trouble can also come from a loose lock and finally, it can even come from a simple rivet that sits inside your bumper.
Noise in the trunk Bmw X2 : Built up dirt that triggers poor closing
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We will therefore begin with a trunk noise on your Bmw X2 created by dirt accumulated on your joints, lock for example. In fact, it is possible that on a vehicle that is already a few years old and whose cleaning is not always a top priority or that the roads used are not very clean that dirt collects at the trunk gasket. This trouble triggers a poor closure of the trunk and a noise that can sound like a crack. To examine if you are in this condition, open the trunk of your Bmw X2, verify the condition of the gasket that runs around the entire tailgate and clean it with a wet/soap cloth, dry the whole thing and try to close the trunk and take a dentred road to see the impact. If this is not the case, continue to the other hypotheses that will probably give a solution. It is possible however that you have a trunk noise on your Bmw X2 that is linked to other sources such as shock absorbers, do not hesitate to consult this article on the noises at the back of a Bmw X2.
Noise in the trunk of my Bmw X2 : Loose lock, clicking noise
Second possibility, you may also, over time, encounter a locking system that became loose. And this is one of the most probably alternatives. In fact, knowing a trunk noise on your Bmw X2 is very frequently linked to this trouble. Different solutions are available to you according to the level of play you have with your lock. The first is that sometimes the offset is minimal and a simple greasing of the system with thick grease is good enough to fix the issue. Secondly, it is also possible that you really have a lot of play on your lock and that each time the trunk “jumps”, in which circumstance you would have to take off the cover that permits access to the lock (inside the trunk). Then, using torx screws, you unscrew the striker attached to the threshold, simply push it back a little towards the inside of the trunk and tighten it again. Make sure to examine the centering of the striker in connection with the trunk lock. If after looking at the trunk of your Bmw X2 closes badly, it means that you have moved it too far, replicate the operation by pushing the striker less.
Noise in my trunk Bmw X2 : Rivet following plate change in the trunk/ bumper
Finally, one of the last possibilities. It is that following a license plate change you were unfortunate and that a piece of rivet fell backside your plate. In fact, when a plate replacement is made, to remove the old one the procedure used is to drill the existing rivets to be able to put out the license plate. Sadly, it can happen that part of the rivet falls into the hole of the bumper and it will therefore wander inside the bumper and can trigger an annoying noise. To check that it is this problem you are experiencing, and that you have a trunk noise on your Bmw X2 linked to a rivet, you will need to examine that it is in the tailgate open it and stir it to discern the noise. If this is your situation, you will have to remove the linings from the trunk to remove it. Finally, if it is your bumper, it is in this rarer and more embarrassing situation, you will have to remove the bumper to remove the bits of rivet that are running around.
