Seat noise
10-03-2004, 05:35 AM
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My Ride: 530i 6 speed
I gave had my 545i SMG for 2 weeks now. This is an awesome car 
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But - the sports seats on the drivers and passenger sides make a creaking noise every time we move in the seat. It started about 3 days into the ownership...
an now the entire driver's seat can be felt moving when the noise appears!
Has anybody else had this? Is it a hard fix? My dealer is a 1 hour drive from my home...
Joe
. But - the sports seats on the drivers and passenger sides make a creaking noise every time we move in the seat. It started about 3 days into the ownership...
an now the entire driver's seat can be felt moving when the noise appears!Has anybody else had this? Is it a hard fix? My dealer is a 1 hour drive from my home...
Joe
10-03-2004, 05:37 AM
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My car hasn't done this but there's been plenty of talk about it here. Do a search and you'll surely find some more information...
10-03-2004, 05:50 AM
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It not a squeal, like everybody else reports, but a hard, metallic "knack - knack" sound (I don't know how to say it better...).
10-03-2004, 06:44 AM
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Hi There
I have the normal non comfort seats, I have that knack knack sound u mentioned. I feel your pain man, Im still hunting for the cause of that noise. I have some leads but nothing definite yet, will let u know if I found the suspect.
I have the normal non comfort seats, I have that knack knack sound u mentioned. I feel your pain man, Im still hunting for the cause of that noise. I have some leads but nothing definite yet, will let u know if I found the suspect.
10-03-2004, 07:05 AM
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check the seat beat holder bracket when the belt is attached it rubs the cushion thus the squeak and creak i have a micro fiber rag between mine and no more creaks
10-03-2004, 08:27 AM
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Hi Buddy
Thx for the tip, but I think my problem is a little different. It only "knacks" when I lean into the left side of my driver seat back, very strange. Also I checked my belt buckle but it doesnt seem to be rubbing against the seat in any part. The hunt goes on....
Thx for the tip, but I think my problem is a little different. It only "knacks" when I lean into the left side of my driver seat back, very strange. Also I checked my belt buckle but it doesnt seem to be rubbing against the seat in any part. The hunt goes on....
10-03-2004, 08:43 AM
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This is a differnet noise then I have. Now I have only an irritating squickee noise.. (like an old bed with a new girlfriend).
10-03-2004, 08:54 AM
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Originally Posted by 530E60NL' date='Oct 3 2004, 06:43 PM
This is a differnet noise then I have. Now I have only an irritating squickee noise.. (like an old bed with a new girlfriend).
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That is a sound to remember
10-03-2004, 09:36 AM
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I had a similar noise on the seat of my E39. The dealer ended up replacing the seat rails and that did the trick. It was an intermittent click that only occurred when weight was transferred just right.