Do E30 Vert's squeak and rattle a lot?

[Cabriolet]

I have a 1991 vert with 108k on it. things that squeak:
1 drivers window all the way up will squeak.
2 lid for top squeaks.
3 rear speaker covers squeak.
4 when i go over any kind of bump the doors squeak.(both of them)
5 IE exhaust pipe squeaks when i accelerate from 5-15mph
6 if the top is up, its loud as all hell over 60mph
SOLUTION! really Fing loud stereo!!!
and the huge plus. the ladies love verts

[IronmanE30]

They do have more chassis flex than a hardtop. Get an x-brace from Raceskids. Worth their weight in gold.

Mason make a x-brace also that is nice. This together with a strut brace stiffens them up pretty nice. They will not be as stiff at the coupe. I would not track a vert but for daily driving they are lots of fun here is socal.

Cheers,

Jim

[accident]

vlad just increased the value of this thread 200%

[Hey-U]

Well mine squeeks and rattles, mostly over bumps and uneven pavement. It's pretty sorted out with eibach, billies X brace and mostly new bushings (needs new sway bar bushings). I would say it's noticably more than a 325e we had years ago. It's my first convertable and I love it!

[619E30]

I gotta shake, shake, shake, shake, shake
Shake it off
Gotta make that move find somebody who appreciates all the love I give
(Boy I gotta shake, shake it off)

How many times did you change the wheels on that?

[Motorsports]

They're slightly heavier than a regular e30, but they do feel much better after you do suspension work.

[IronmanE30]

How many times did you change the wheels on that?

I did not even notice the wheels:)

And just to keep to the thread topic, both of my verts have more interior noise than our coupes but you get use to it. That's life with a rag top.

Cheers,

Jim

[mach schnell]

Hmm. I'm not entirely convinced after reading all your comments that buying a vert is a good idea.

The one I am considering is very very clean, almost mint, but it has 180k miles on it, so I am sure it is going to rattle and squeak like crazy.

[IS300E30]

I hope you don't mind, but I am going to use this pic to start a new thread, as I got those same BBS rims but with the stock color. I am digging the dark charcoal color of these rims and think it would look killer on my Delphin Gray convertible.

[vlad]

How many times did you change the wheels on that?

those are all different cars except for the redone with the Ronals