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get your cat to sit in your car for a while,that will get the squeak
I've had 2 cars with squeeky seats, both were broken welds. I hope the squeek you have is a loose bolt / nut / screw. On this occasion I suspect Silicone spray will be an enormous let down
Just fixed a squeak in my drivers seat, from near the bottom of the bolster below the lumbar support. It was coming from the plastic axle attached to the rake adjuster knob interacting with the lower frame of the seat. I neatly twisted some stainless steel wire around the Axel and frame to apply just a little squeezing force and that fixed it. Probably other ways to do it too.Getting into the seat is easy from the rear, just two metal clips to pull back the top of the plastic shell then it lifts up and off.
I am hoping that your definition of squeaky is different to mine.
Quote from: Doggie 1 on August 15, 2014, 09:05:17I am hoping that your definition of squeaky is different to mine. Yes I think it must be. I was looking back to the time when I got my first car and took my girlfriend out .It was a second hand Hillman Minx. Boy did that rear seat squeak . More embarrassing was when I decided to paint the rear leather seat with some red paint , the guy who sold it to me guaranteed it was the bees knees for leather ( yeh right ). Saw my neighbours waiting at a bus stop 2 weeks later and decided to give them a lift. Wasn't until they were getting out of the car I noticed the back of her light coloured coat stained red.
Quote from: John B on August 15, 2014, 11:25:11Quote from: Doggie 1 on August 15, 2014, 09:05:17I am hoping that your definition of squeaky is different to mine. Yes I think it must be. I was looking back to the time when I got my first car and took my girlfriend out .It was a second hand Hillman Minx. Boy did that rear seat squeak . More embarrassing was when I decided to paint the rear leather seat with some red paint , the guy who sold it to me guaranteed it was the bees knees for leather ( yeh right ). Saw my neighbours waiting at a bus stop 2 weeks later and decided to give them a lift. Wasn't until they were getting out of the car I noticed the back of her light coloured coat stained red. Haha .. you are a funny man!
In the end I scraped a warranty repair on my seat, just under 5 years.The dealer revealed the eye-watering price of the replacement seat, needed special authorisation from HQ to proceed.Made me wonder how we'll afford to run Hyundais once they are out of warranty and start to need more TLC.
That bolster fabric wear issue is largely due to the habit of wearing a wallet in our back pockets. I don't and mine is good as new.
I'm a tight arse too, so my wallet is in as new condition as well!
Quote from: The Gonz on March 21, 2015, 22:39:18That bolster fabric wear issue is largely due to the habit of wearing a wallet in our back pockets. I don't and mine is good as new. I'm a tight wallet too, and my arse is in as new condition as well!