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Old 01-13-2006, 03:46 PM
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Anyone have this problem? Is there a simple fix, as im ready to rip the damn thing out!(dead weight right?) It seems like maybe a bad hinge or pin?,i dont know.Car is A4 w/ poly tranny mount,which im sure contributes a bit.No sub frames yet, but theyll prob. make it worse.Any ideas greatly appreciated.
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My seat shakes also! Every now and then I reach over and stop it which helps for all of 3 seconds. the seatbelt makes noise when it shakes...ive considered just keeping the passanger belt fastened but have never tried it.
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I'm with you! The thing is constanly moving and making noise. I cheated and placed a flat metal bar in the back under the leather on each side . Gave it some weight to stay leaned back
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My car does the same. I need an alignment, which makes the car shake sometimes. The seatbelt buckle like to make the most noise. What i do is reach over and buckle the seatbelt as if someone would be sitting in it. Rattle stops.
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DAMN.....I thought i was the only one?????? the passenger seat rattles like a son of a bitch
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I lean mine back and it stops..
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My car does the same,but I too found that by leaning the seat back more, it helps.
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my seat rattles too. I just recline it more and normally it goes away... now my seat belt is hitting the side of the seat, so if im driving and getting irriated i just buckle it to keep it in one spot.
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Just rip that sucker out!
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Mine does it like a SOB, I usually knock the f--ck out of it and it stops. I will try leaning the seat back.
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Originally Posted by 02silverbullet
My car does the same. I need an alignment, which makes the car shake sometimes. The seatbelt buckle like to make the most noise. What i do is reach over and buckle the seatbelt as if someone would be sitting in it. Rattle stops.
Being out of alignment won't make the car shake.

My pass seat shakes too. I am just careful to not set any bottles of soda in it
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mine used to rattle a ton until i balanced my wheels, stopped most of the vibrations
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Originally Posted by 99sprayjunkie
Anyone have this problem? Is there a simple fix, as im ready to rip the damn thing out!(dead weight right?) It seems like maybe a bad hinge or pin?,i dont know.Car is A4 w/ poly tranny mount,which im sure contributes a bit.No sub frames yet, but theyll prob. make it worse.Any ideas greatly appreciated.
thats really funny, because i never thought much about my rattling seat except two of my good friends are 320lbs and 280lbs.. i'll try reclining it a notch definately.
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Originally Posted by DAKMOR
Just rip that sucker out!
Wow who'd a thunk it. Maybe someone will come up with an easy fix since so many of us seem to have this problem Thanks guys,at least i know im not the only one.
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Mine does the same thing. It's usually slid all the way back from people sitting in it, but when I slide it forward a notch or two it stops. Drove me crazy until I figured it out. Now if I could only stop the t-top from tapping over bumps...
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I recline it a little and put the seatbelt on it...mostly stops it.
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Mine was doing this a lot too, so I tried to find out why. Turned out the bolts that were holding the seat to the sliding rails were loose. I tightened them up (was a pain since it's such a small space), and it hasn't rattled since.



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