Sonofa... WTB Miata; Ugly Is Perfect!
The seat in my daily driver is squeeking every time I go around a corner, over a bump, shift my weight, look at it funny, etc. It is driving me nuts!
Anybody deal with this sort of thing before? Is there an easy solution?
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Dec. 3, 2008 11:28 a.m. Capt Slow Reader
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Dec. 3, 2008 11:31 a.m. Tyler H Dork
Yeah...replace it. ;)
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Dec. 3, 2008 11:37 a.m. Capt Slow Reader
oh man, how about cheap and easy? or failing that just cheap
Though if I could get a pair of recaros out of the new rx-8 to fit....
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Dec. 3, 2008 11:38 a.m. integraguy Reader
Squeaks are USUALLY, but not always caused by metal rubbing metal(sometimes, plastic rubbing plastic will squeak too). When it's metal, metal that is normally painted is scraped free of paint...which makes it easy to find (when it's on the outside). About the only easy place to try to cure seat squeak is at the hinge. If the squeak is internal, as in a loose or broken spring, you need a new seat to probably get an upholsterer's help.
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Dec. 3, 2008 11:43 a.m. Tyler H Dork
What is the car?
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Dec. 3, 2008 11:43 a.m. Capt Slow Reader
06 mazdaspeed6
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Dec. 3, 2008 11:46 a.m. Tyler H Dork
Warranty? If not, turn up the music. 8)
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Dec. 3, 2008 11:53 a.m. Capt Slow Reader
warranty is expired (factory warrenty only goes to 50K), music works ok most of the time but when I have a passenger it gets a bit embarrasing.
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Dec. 3, 2008 12:01 p.m. GameboyRMH SuperDork
Both of my vehicles have passenger seats that squeak, but only if nobody's sitting in them...which is almost all the time. There's no real quick fix, so if you really want to fix this you can start by removing the seat. Total disassembly will probably be involved.
Well, there is a quick fix actually...buy a new Porsche, they're all squeakproofed from the factory
(That's what I tell people who complain about squeaks)
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Dec. 3, 2008 12:03 p.m. integraguy Reader
I forgot, my Civic developed a squeaking seat that turned out to be the seat moving around on it's rails. The rails remained attached to the floor, but my hard driving had widened the top/inside of the rails. Short of new rails (if this is your problem) I'm not sure if taking the seat out of the car and tightening them again will work...........if that is the prob.
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Dec. 3, 2008 4:19 p.m. Tommy Suddard
Notice the 1st line. :D
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Dec. 3, 2008 4:30 p.m. Snowdoggie Reader
Tommy Suddard wrote:
Notice the 1st line. :D
I have to try that on the mice I found in my garage.
