Seat rattling on the rails - Anyone fixed this before?

[ben-jamminn]

The passenger seat in my V5 STi has an annoying rattle, pretty much all the time while driving (unless someone is sitting in it)

At first I thought it was the seat back rattling so I pulled the seat out of the car to see if I could tighten it but upon further investigation there is play between the seat and the rails (the sliding bits)

If you grab hold of the rail you can rock it very slightly 1-2mm at a guess but enough that the seat can vibrate and rattle..

Has anyone come across this before, or have any suggestions to fix?

Thanks

[Kiwi_Fozze]

Yep, drivers side on my v7 the bolts that hold the seat to the rails slowly work loose. 12mm 1/4 inch is your friend

[94 Leone]

Tighten the bolts.

That usually stops them rattling.

[DacerX]

weld it, or tighten all the bolts

[Firenza]

My version 3 has a slight rattle on the drivers seat. First thing I thought was that the seat was loose, so tightened it.

No dice, its like in the mechanism rather then anything else. Ill be interested to see if you can fix it.

[Joker]

4 bolts ad possibly a seatbelt plug and its out of the car, problem solved : of a good chance to check it over /clean your carpet at the same time/find pens/coins from the Pit of DOOM (between console and seat)

[B4 I was 250T]

The RSK had a rattle on passengers side seat. Turned out to be a little metal ring attached underneath the seat (think it was to keep wiring in place). Ripped it off, no more rattle lol