RE: 5k CSTQ interior

[Alexei M Voloshin <Alexei.M.Voloshin-1@tc.umn.edu>]

Thanks for mental and emotional support. 
I was able to get rid of the 
buckle/seat noise using a leather softening agent sold here by Wilsons 
leather company. 
I had squeaks from the right corner of dash/windshield. I 
re-allined the dash, so it is dead in the center and installed some foam 
in the gap. That seemed to cure it.
I've always had squeaks coming out of the center console. I installed a 
steel brace  inside of it and ancored the console to it with extra couple 
of screws. Still, driving over an average road out here produces rattles 
in the center consule. 
Interesting that while cornering hard or taking cloverleaf at 50+ MPH on 
a smooth pavement, no squeaks are heard. So I'm wondering whether it 
is related to structural rigitity of the body, which appears to be quite 
good, 
or is just the fact that a rough road and relatively stiff suspension 
produces jiggling in not-so-rigid interior trim peices??
I drove an 86 5000S without leather - no squeaks there.

Thanks for you response though.

Alex

On 6 Sep 1996, Sheffield Corey wrote:

> >My question, for all of you leather interior AUDI owners out there, is 
> >whether you have encountered or have been annoyed by it and what have you 
> >done about it.
> 
> 
> Hi Alex,
> 
> 	Yup, I got da squeaks too. Front passenger sentbelt buckle assembly
> rubs on leather seat no matter how hard I twist or bend it. I've tried Lenox,
> armour-all on the leather and buckle, respectively...no luck. Where the left
> lower corner of the windshield and the dash come together...nagging oinka oinka
> noise going over rough pavement; again, I've tried many ointment, or is that
> oinkments, all with no lasting success. I don't want to smear my interior with
> vasoline jelly, but I believe the 5K(100/200) series cars did not possess a lot
> of structural ridgidity, again, I think, this problem was addressed in later
> models. I also get squeaks and clicks and rattles out of the door latches; I
> hear that if I replace the small nylon(sp?) pieces the wrap around the door
> latch post this can be cured, but I haven't gone lookin' for the pieces yet.
> 
> HTH, or at least lets you know you're not alone.
> 
> Shef
> 
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