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Timster · Apr 12th, 2002, 06:53 AM

Hello fellow MINI owners.....well pleased with my Red ONE, but have suffered from creaky seats for ages now....keep returning to dealer. They fix it and then after a few miles they start again. It's more of a plasticy creak than a mechanical one.....any ideas?

AndyT · Apr 15th, 2002, 04:45 PM

no ideas, mate, but they get reet on yer nerves dont they

Timster · Apr 16th, 2002, 03:50 AM

those pesky seats make my interior sound like an old pram! If i get a solution i'll let ya know.

Eric · Apr 16th, 2002, 07:02 AM

Do a search for creaky seats !
There has been numerous discussions about it.
My Cooper has done it for ages. The dealer has finally done something about it. It is not gone but better than before, so I'll hope it stays like this.

timlowden771 · Apr 16th, 2002, 03:33 PM

Hi ,glad to hear you are getting on ok with your Mini. My Mini ones seats have creaked from almost day one. I went back there and they ordered two new seats for my car. That was 6 months ago now and they still tell me they are on back order!

Eric · Apr 26th, 2002, 06:33 AM

Well..

My dealer told me new seat frames have been ordered for my cooper. Might be taking a long time though.
Like I said, the creaking is less than it was but still quite annoying. AND the chair has to be positioned too high for my liking. In the lower position it still creaks a LOT.

Also my aircon's gone bust AGAIN. It's making a lot of noise, like an old fridge. And also the compressor makes a noise like the first turbo on a SAAB 900

GRRRRR !!

AidenL · Apr 26th, 2002, 06:39 AM

Mine have just started creaking !!

ad087 · Apr 29th, 2002, 09:41 AM

Mine creak as well - one thing i noticed is thatv if i move the chair back or forward it doesn't seem to click properly on one side ( not sure which) sometimes and clicks into place after a mile or so. The seat is secure but untill it clicks in it squeks worse than usual. Also noticed it creaks more in the cold. Maybe the seat frames are not suitable for the UK temperature range. Imagine what a Mini in siberia would sound like if this is the case. lol

Andypayne · Apr 29th, 2002, 03:37 PM

Mine had the creaking seats, told the dealer along with the other things.Three weeks on and not a squeak from then, shame about the dash which rattles but never when the dealers got it.

Oh well thats life

Apr 12th, 2002, 06:53 AM	#1
Timster MINI2 Newbie Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Leamington Spa Local Time: 10:30 AM Posts: 8 Offline	Creaky Seats.....? Hello fellow MINI owners.....well pleased with my Red ONE, but have suffered from creaky seats for ages now....keep returning to dealer. They fix it and then after a few miles they start again. It's more of a plasticy creak than a mechanical one.....any ideas?

Apr 16th, 2002, 03:50 AM	#3 (permalink)
Timster MINI2 Newbie Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Leamington Spa Local Time: 10:30 AM Posts: 8 Offline	Yeah.... those pesky seats make my interior sound like an old pram! If i get a solution i'll let ya know.

Apr 16th, 2002, 03:33 PM	#5 (permalink)
timlowden771 MINI2 Senior Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Here, there and ever Local Time: 10:30 AM Posts: 399 Offline	Seats Hi ,glad to hear you are getting on ok with your Mini. My Mini ones seats have creaked from almost day one. I went back there and they ordered two new seats for my car. That was 6 months ago now and they still tell me they are on back order! If she's not smoking she broken!

Apr 26th, 2002, 06:39 AM	#7 (permalink)
AidenL Nice TTs......... Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: On The Coast........ Local Time: 11:30 AM Posts: 41,621 Offline	Mine have just started creaking !! *Global Moderator*

Apr 29th, 2002, 09:41 AM	#8 (permalink)
ad087 MINI2 Newbie Join Date: Apr 2002 Local Time: 10:30 AM Posts: 24 Offline	Mine creak as well - one thing i noticed is thatv if i move the chair back or forward it doesn't seem to click properly on one side ( not sure which) sometimes and clicks into place after a mile or so. The seat is secure but untill it clicks in it squeks worse than usual. Also noticed it creaks more in the cold. Maybe the seat frames are not suitable for the UK temperature range. Imagine what a Mini in siberia would sound like if this is the case. lol Mini One Chilli red with 15 inch pepper pot alloys, ASC+T, alarm, Salt and TLC. If you see me - SL51 MWW - gimme a flash of your lights!!

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Apr 15th, 2002, 04:45 PM	#2 (permalink)
AndyT MINI2 Newbie Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: NorthEast UK Local Time: 10:30 AM Posts: 26 Offline	no ideas, mate, but they get reet on yer nerves dont they

Apr 16th, 2002, 07:02 AM	#4 (permalink)
Eric MINI2 Regular Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Breda, Netherlands Local Time: 10:30 AM Posts: 88 Offline	Do a search for creaky seats ! There has been numerous discussions about it. My Cooper has done it for ages. The dealer has finally done something about it. It is not gone but better than before, so I'll hope it stays like this.

Apr 26th, 2002, 06:33 AM	#6 (permalink)
Eric MINI2 Regular Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Breda, Netherlands Local Time: 10:30 AM Posts: 88 Offline	Well.. My dealer told me new seat frames have been ordered for my cooper. Might be taking a long time though. Like I said, the creaking is less than it was but still quite annoying. AND the chair has to be positioned too high for my liking. In the lower position it still creaks a LOT. Also my aircon's gone bust AGAIN. It's making a lot of noise, like an old fridge. And also the compressor makes a noise like the first turbo on a SAAB 900 GRRRRR !!

Apr 29th, 2002, 03:37 PM	#9 (permalink)
Andypayne MINI2 Regular Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Hampshire Local Time: 11:30 AM Posts: 102 Offline	Mine had the creaking seats, told the dealer along with the other things.Three weeks on and not a squeak from then, shame about the dash which rattles but never when the dealers got it. Oh well thats life Nothing beats a Mini

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