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Old 05-24-2016, 03:12 AM
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Anyone else have this? When there is no passenger in the car, the passenger seat back rattles. If I adjust the seat to lean more forward, the rattle mostly goes away but then if a passenger jumps in, they have to re-adjust. I have also tried stuffing a sweatshirt back there to make it stop will some luck but seems silly on such a fancy car. Just wondering if they all do it, or if I'm a lucky one.
Old 05-24-2016, 09:08 AM
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Not much in there to rattle.
Where is the sound coming from?
Maybe a wire lead vibrating against the plastic back?
I wouldn't think the seat bolts in the floor would rattle but you may want to just check that all those nuts are tight.
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Originally Posted by MacManInfi
Anyone else have this? When there is no passenger in the car, the passenger seat back rattles. If I adjust the seat to lean more forward, the rattle mostly goes away but then if a passenger jumps in, they have to re-adjust. I have also tried stuffing a sweatshirt back there to make it stop will some luck but seems silly on such a fancy car. Just wondering if they all do it, or if I'm a lucky one.
I'm guessing you are the "lucky" one. Tops that creak and squeek are covered by warranty, why not rattling seats? Rather than home remedies, like sweatshirts, I'd try a good dealer. Oh yeah, and yes, I have the competition seats and no, the passenger seat does not rattle, even with the stiff Z07 option.

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Old 05-24-2016, 10:32 AM
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Are you sure it's not the seatbelt rattling? My C7 did this when I first got it. Then I realized the seat belt was not in the guide and metal tongue was rattling against the trim.
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Yeah, check the seat bet. Latch it up - bet the rattle goes away.

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