60/40 split rear seat noise
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Hi,
I've had my 05 525d for about 6 months now. It's great, and I'm loving the comfort, speed, handling and image upgrade over my old Saab 93.
One thing that bugged me slightly from day 1 was the amount of creaking/squeeking coming from the rear seats. I have the 60/40 split drop down rear seats, with the plastic "hinges" at the bottom of the seat backs. I've pulled these every which way, WD40'd all the joints, added padding but I just can't seem to stop this. I have the standard suspension, so the ride is pretty smooth, but any shake results in a plastiky creak from the rear.
Does anyone else have the split seats, and how have you had similar issues?
I've had my 05 525d for about 6 months now. It's great, and I'm loving the comfort, speed, handling and image upgrade over my old Saab 93.
One thing that bugged me slightly from day 1 was the amount of creaking/squeeking coming from the rear seats. I have the 60/40 split drop down rear seats, with the plastic "hinges" at the bottom of the seat backs. I've pulled these every which way, WD40'd all the joints, added padding but I just can't seem to stop this. I have the standard suspension, so the ride is pretty smooth, but any shake results in a plastiky creak from the rear.
Does anyone else have the split seats, and how have you had similar issues?
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Originally Posted by richiemail' post='852663' date='Apr 20 2009, 03:23 PM
Hi,
I've had my 05 525d for about 6 months now. It's great, and I'm loving the comfort, speed, handling and image upgrade over my old Saab 93.
One thing that bugged me slightly from day 1 was the amount of creaking/squeeking coming from the rear seats. I have the 60/40 split drop down rear seats, with the plastic "hinges" at the bottom of the seat backs. I've pulled these every which way, WD40'd all the joints, added padding but I just can't seem to stop this. I have the standard suspension, so the ride is pretty smooth, but any shake results in a plastiky creak from the rear.
Does anyone else have the split seats, and how have you had similar issues?
I've had my 05 525d for about 6 months now. It's great, and I'm loving the comfort, speed, handling and image upgrade over my old Saab 93.
One thing that bugged me slightly from day 1 was the amount of creaking/squeeking coming from the rear seats. I have the 60/40 split drop down rear seats, with the plastic "hinges" at the bottom of the seat backs. I've pulled these every which way, WD40'd all the joints, added padding but I just can't seem to stop this. I have the standard suspension, so the ride is pretty smooth, but any shake results in a plastiky creak from the rear.
Does anyone else have the split seats, and how have you had similar issues?
Poor build quality has to blame
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