robtek Member 26 Member For: 12y 2m 28d Gender: Male Posted 24/02/13 01:05 AM Share Posted 24/02/13 01:05 AM Hey Guys,This one annoys the sh*t out of me and is embarassing while others in the car...THE DRIVERS CHAIR SQUEEKS when it moves around or bounces a bit while driving.. how to fix this?? anyone else had the same issue??The interior is in really good/excellent condition, not worn or sagged or anything, just this damn squeek!Setup:2003 BA XR6TFull leather interiorCheersBig Rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ratter Member 6,793 Member For: 18y 5m 30d Gender: Male Location: @ my laptop Posted 24/02/13 01:17 AM Share Posted 24/02/13 01:17 AM you have cracked the seat base and it needs to be repaired/replaced and recommend reinforcing if like your name says, your big Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robtek Member 26 Member For: 12y 2m 28d Gender: Male Posted 24/02/13 01:31 AM Author Share Posted 24/02/13 01:31 AM you have cracked the seat base and it needs to be repaired/replaced and recommend reinforcing if like your name says, your bigI'm 6'6 and 140kg so yeah guess I fall in to the category lol, the seat has always been like this even when buying the car thoughcan you elaborate more on the seat base? where can I get one? how much? and easy to do or best to get mechanic to f*ck around with it ripping the whole chair out? does the whole chair need to be relpaced?Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ratter Member 6,793 Member For: 18y 5m 30d Gender: Male Location: @ my laptop Posted 24/02/13 01:43 AM Share Posted 24/02/13 01:43 AM we have done quite a few, the early ones we would just reweld, but when you have lightweight females breaking in stock cars, you learn they are weak.We purchase a new seat base from ford, reinforce it while it's apart and then give to our trimmer to swap the seat base with the old one and then refit.If a trimmer is used, normally there is no sign of ill fitting trims etc 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bjcrown Donating Members 182 Member For: 19y 1m 7d Posted 24/02/13 01:54 AM Share Posted 24/02/13 01:54 AM There's an old TSB on this...Check my "post #7" from: http://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/71115-drivers-seat-help/?hl=%2Btsb+%2Bseat#entry1048869Maybe this will resolve your issue...Good Luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robtek Member 26 Member For: 12y 2m 28d Gender: Male Posted 24/02/13 02:17 AM Author Share Posted 24/02/13 02:17 AM Thanks guysGood answers, now need to work out which of the two to do, cheers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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