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Date: Wed, 20 Sep 2000 17:47:43 GMT
From: devil <devilnopsamlobal.net>
Subject: Re: Creaks in 2000 9-3 Convertible


Arild Eik wrote: > > Hello every Saab owners! > > I have been driving convertibles around 3 years now and I know some of the > bad things owning this kind of car - noise and "not stiff" body etc. For 3 > months ago, I got my new 9-3 Convertible which is a total different car > compared to my previous Golf III convertible. Bigger, better seats, more > comfort, better quality and so on... > > A couple of weeks ago I started to hear some creaks coming from the back > seat area (on the left side). It's two different kind of creaks which I mean > are not some of the "typical convertible noise": > > 1) Are there almost all the time, also when I'm driving on the highway > (where it is not bumby). The sounds are like scrubing leather/rubber against > each other. Not to loud by very irritating!!! > > 2) Hear it sometimes when I'm driving slovly (in 10 to 20 mph). It sounds > like some metal are creaking. If you ask me, it's from the metal inside the > convertible top. > > My questions are if some of you have had similar problems or expierinces. My > colleague told me that I had to live with these noises/creaks because it was > a convertible. I do not agree to this. I have a creaking problem with my 9-3 (not convertible) due to the seat belt fitting rubbing against the driver's (leather) seat. This started at less than 10,000 mi. Putting a piece of paper in between reduces substantially (but does not eliminate) the noise; and it's obviously not a long term solution. Passenger seat does not have this problem. BTW, this may be a function of seat adjustment. My seat is adjusted relatively high.

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