Manual Sport Seats

aksundog · 04-30-2010, 04:56 PM

Has anyone else experienced the squeak on the sides of the seat bottom? Basically, I can sit in the seat and if I rock back and forth from left to right the sides of the seat make this horrible squeaking noise.

Anyone had any success fixing something like this?

JimD · 04-30-2010, 06:32 PM

Mine doesn't squeak.

Jim

aksundog · 04-30-2010, 07:10 PM

Trade me.

ianc · 04-30-2010, 08:23 PM

Have someone else sit in the seat and wiggle from side to side while you try to identify the source of the squeak. When you find it, lube it up with something.

Or bring it back to the dealer and complain...

ianc

syenisch · 04-30-2010, 10:17 PM

Make sure the seat isn't rubbing against te seat belt receptor. Mine was because my seat was too high ad causing it to squeek over bumps. Lowered the seat a bit and now it's fixed.

bmwsam · 04-30-2010, 11:53 PM

I haven't noticed such a squeak in my 1er...but I'll look for it the next time I move my seat.

1ToBeOn2Wheels · 05-01-2010, 04:09 AM

I don't have this squeak, but I do have the e-brake squeak whenever I sit in the car and move around. Drives me nuts!!

Suhb · 04-01-2015, 05:52 PM

Reviving a very old thread

I've got both of these issues. E-Break squeaks pretty loud if the car moves around even the slightest. I also found that the seat squeaks right alongside the left leg bolster where the cushion meets the plastic. When I'm climbing out of the car, both of em squeak pretty loudly at the same time. Doesn't feel like I'm getting out of a BMW at all.

Anyone else have these squeaks and found a fix for them? What kind of lube can I use between the cushion and the plastic?

daflamme · 04-02-2015, 03:18 PM

I had this exact same problem with my seats. Had the dealer replaced driver side under warranty but they fixed the passenger seat with silicone spray lubricant

Lucky1 · 04-13-2015, 09:09 PM

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Originally Posted by 1ToBeOn2Wheels

I don't have this squeak, but I do have the e-brake squeak whenever I sit in the car and move around. Drives me nuts!!

Happens to me too! I thought my suspension was going at first. This typical of most cars or what? Never heard it before this car. Dealer says not to worry about it.

Olgeezer1 · 04-18-2015, 06:07 PM

Don't have this problem. Wonder if it helps that I keep the seat all the way down?

daflamme · 04-18-2015, 07:43 PM

Mine is all the way down also, so I don't think it has an influence

Cavpilot2k · 04-19-2015, 01:57 PM

No such squeaks, but I don't have manual seats either.

04-30-2010, 04:56 PM	#1
aksundog Private First Class 13 Rep 107 Posts Drives: 135i Join Date: May 2009 Location: Anchorage, AK iTrader: (1)	Manual Sport Seats - The seat squeak is killing me Has anyone else experienced the squeak on the sides of the seat bottom? Basically, I can sit in the seat and if I rock back and forth from left to right the sides of the seat make this horrible squeaking noise. Anyone had any success fixing something like this?
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04-30-2010, 06:32 PM	#2
JimD Brigadier General 368 Rep 3,547 Posts Drives: 128i convertible Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Lexington, SC iTrader: (0)	Mine doesn't squeak. Jim __________________ 128i Convertible, MT, Alpine White, Black Top, Taupe Leatherette, Walnut, Sport Ordered 5/22/09, Completed 6/4/09, At Port 6/9/09, On the Georgia Highway 6/13/09, Ship Arrived Charleston 6/24/09 at 10pm, PCD 7/21/09
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aksundog Private First Class 13 Rep 107 Posts Drives: 135i Join Date: May 2009 Location: Anchorage, AK iTrader: (1)	Trade me.
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04-30-2010, 08:23 PM	#4
ianc Ex '87 Carrera 246 Rep 1,259 Posts Drives: '10 TiAg 6MT 135i Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Redwood Shores, California iTrader: (0)	Have someone else sit in the seat and wiggle from side to side while you try to identify the source of the squeak. When you find it, lube it up with something. Or bring it back to the dealer and complain... ianc __________________ "I will tell you there is a big difference between driving money and driving blood, sweat and tears." - PorscheGuy79 "I got 328 loaner and was impressed with performance. It feels much faster than my 135i." - MOCKBA Last edited by ianc; 05-01-2010 at 12:57 AM..
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04-30-2010, 10:17 PM	#5
syenisch Captain 111 Rep 810 Posts Drives: 2015 435i Gran Coupe Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Winter Garden, FL iTrader: (1)	Make sure the seat isn't rubbing against te seat belt receptor. Mine was because my seat was too high ad causing it to squeek over bumps. Lowered the seat a bit and now it's fixed.
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04-30-2010, 11:53 PM	#6
bmwsam First Lieutenant 10 Rep 358 Posts Drives: 135i M-Sport Join Date: May 2009 Location: Bay Area iTrader: (0) Garage List 2012 135i [0.00]	I haven't noticed such a squeak in my 1er...but I'll look for it the next time I move my seat. __________________ 128i M-Sport: Le Mans Blue/Black Interior 6MT, Premium Hi-Fi, Ipod/USB, BMW CCA Member: Central California Chapter
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1ToBeOn2Wheels Freude am Fahren 31 Rep 703 Posts Drives: B9 Audi S5 Coupe Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Sierra Nevada Foothills, California iTrader: (0)	I don't have this squeak, but I do have the e-brake squeak whenever I sit in the car and move around. Drives me nuts!!
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04-01-2015, 05:52 PM	#8
Suhb First Lieutenant 119 Rep 377 Posts Drives: 2010 128i Coupe 6-Speed Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: PA iTrader: (3)	Reviving a very old thread I've got both of these issues. E-Break squeaks pretty loud if the car moves around even the slightest. I also found that the seat squeaks right alongside the left leg bolster where the cushion meets the plastic. When I'm climbing out of the car, both of em squeak pretty loudly at the same time. Doesn't feel like I'm getting out of a BMW at all. Anyone else have these squeaks and found a fix for them? What kind of lube can I use between the cushion and the plastic?
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04-02-2015, 03:18 PM	#9
daflamme Private First Class 10 Rep 100 Posts Drives: 2011 135i MT Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Quebec, Canada iTrader: (0)	I had this exact same problem with my seats. Had the dealer replaced driver side under warranty but they fixed the passenger seat with silicone spray lubricant
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04-18-2015, 06:07 PM	#11
Olgeezer1 Lieutenant 183 Rep 505 Posts Drives: 2010 128i 6MT Sport Pkg. 18" Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Ottawa, Canada iTrader: (0) Garage List 2010 E82 128i N52 [0.00]	Don't have this problem. Wonder if it helps that I keep the seat all the way down?
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04-18-2015, 07:43 PM	#12
daflamme Private First Class 10 Rep 100 Posts Drives: 2011 135i MT Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Quebec, Canada iTrader: (0)	Mine is all the way down also, so I don't think it has an influence
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04-19-2015, 01:57 PM	#13
Cavpilot2k Chief Warrant Officer 1023 Rep 1,638 Posts Drives: like a damn lunatic Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Boston iTrader: (0)	No such squeaks, but I don't have manual seats either. __________________ "Prius" is Latin for Eunuch. "Hrothgar": 2012 135i: 6MT M-Sport, BSM/Blk; Nav, Premium, Convenience, HK Dinan Stage 2 +PPK /// BMW PE /// VRSF CP /// K&N /// Koni Sports /// RSFB Inserts /// MPS4S 225/255 /// Other Stuff
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