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10-22-2023, 09:22 AM | #1 |
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Seat headrest speaker possessed.
Hey everyone. I have a ‘23 760i that I’m completely in love with. Pick it up in May and already have 6000 miles on it. About a month ago my driver’s side headrest speaker became possessed making the most annoying noise with no consistency. It happens when the car is on or off and not related to the stereo being on. Usually goes away after 2-5 minutes of driving. Dealership ordered the part, but they honestly don’t know what it is and it’s been a month. I’m still driving the car.
Want to see if anyone else has experienced this or any known bulletins? The challenge with a new model is no one knows anything and parts are non-existent. |
10-23-2023, 10:54 AM | #3 |
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It’s difficult to know what exactly you’re hearing as your description is funny but doesn’t describe the sound itself.
My left speaker embedded within the head rest makes a “tinny” noise at times, almost as if a piece of foil is wrapped around the speaker when the music is playing. When the sound system is off, I’ve heard a loud “pop” coming from both on a few occasions. It’s difficult to reproduce and I asked service about it who weren’t able to reproduce the issue. This happens to me maybe once or twice a month. Not able to correlate it with other variables yet but can confirm something bizarre is happening to my speaker too, though it doesn’t appear to be what you’re experiencing |
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Is this the kind of sound you are hearing?
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10-23-2023, 10:16 PM | #6 |
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Possessed? Hmm, could be. My money is your vehicle is some type of "The Exorcist: Believer" movie tie-in. Now wouldn't THAT be quite the uh, head-turner?!
BWA-ha-ha.....!!! But seriously, I hope you get to the root of the problem, preferably without needing any Holy water. |
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What software was your i7 with headrest noise and has the problem been resolved? |
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11-15-2023, 03:02 PM | #9 |
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Thanks, keep us posted if you get the problem solved.
I guess your 760i is on Software 7/2023 as well. Hoped the new 11/2023 software would solve this bug, but if you are waiting for a new speaker it’s hardware. Do they seem confident it’s a Hardware problem? Last edited by TeknDr; 11-15-2023 at 03:04 PM.. Reason: Spelling |
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11-19-2023, 07:22 PM | #10 |
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I don’t think they know. We are two months in without a part yet. Definitely still there after the software issue.
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11-20-2023, 08:55 AM | #11 |
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Just out of curiosity, what audio source are you listening to when you hear this?
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This is starting to happen to me too. On Sirius fm at stat up or when volume is way down I hear a cracking noise in headrest. I’ll give it a while til it really bugs me or til something else goes to kill 2 birds with one stone.
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I believe there are 4 speakers in each headrest. Could just be a blown speaker if it's making that kind of noise.
But since you say it is unrelated to the stereo being on, it makes me think it could be tied to the amplifier or some kind of digital signal processing issue. It does have multiple sound channels and a crazy 1,965 watt amplifier |
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