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bmw120iauto wrote: grey1 i think mine is similar to yours. Its a vibration/rattle coming from behind the steering wheel somewhere. Its very annoying! how old is your car? have you had any dash work done to it?

JezyG wrote: The problem is often that even though the jets are heated the pipe underneath the bonnet freezes the 1er does suffer this and you have to wait for the engine to warm up and defrost the pipes Only answer is to up the concentrate of screenwash to water. Pre mixing before pouring in makes sure it mixes properly and reduces the sticky residue that clogs up the filter. My concentrate is way above recommended levels. Even if the...

2004/54 and no work has ever been done to the dash. I have had this issue before, it went away for a while but its back again.

MarkW wrote: I wonder if lagging the pipe would work As crazy as that sounds it may just do the trick! Get some of that grey pipe lagging from B&Q

this is a long low box, just under the windscreen at the back of teh engine compartment - but it's dry therefor wont leak.

I have checked and the rear is also damp, i removed the side trim from under the door, near the seat and the front carpet/foam underneath is wet to touch there is also condensation under there near all the wires. The car is wetter in the front next to the accelerator pedal. I checked the boot which is dry and the near side seems dry too. If the carpet got wet somehow a week ago would it take long to dry out in this weather? What can I do to...

Mine has always been turned on since my car was delivered but for some reason it was off in the morning yesterday but I put it back on for my return journey. Will keep an eye on it to see if it goes off again. I've never bothered to turn it off in previous cars as I've never found any difference with consumption either!

I think some condensation is inevitable but I take its quite bad then, do you run your aircon much? if you run your air con regularly it helps to dry out the car and stop the damp building up and also its good for the aircon system

deffo not pushing the button. noticed that it also does it if the car has been locked for say 20 mins then i open it the boot pops open. i think i have found the problem. the badge on the boot has stopped working so wont open the boot. i can still open the boot from the button on the key tho. im guessing it may be a feature if the badge fails then you get the boot opened for you just incase. may be wrong tho but im pretty sure it has something...

johnpigg wrote: where on earth did you get that idea? Ummm... weasley wrote: I have found... ...experience, trial and error, experimentation and observation. Like I said, no a/c now and no steaming, ever. I do make sure the windows are kept clean on the inside, which helps.