Do I Have Seat Creep?...

Spooler · 03-20-2017, 04:38 PM

Nothing personal but are you overweight??? If so, your seat may not like you. I would be
careful, It might buck you out, like a horse.

chubbs · 03-20-2017, 04:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Spooler

Nothing personal but are you overweight??? If so, your seat may not like you. I would be
careful, It might buck you out, like a horse.

How can asking someone if they're overweight not be personal? lol

I'm 154 pounds. Is that overweight? Maybe my username deceived you - it has nothing to do with weight

As for the rest of your post, I never thought I'd use the following emoji...

csnow · 03-20-2017, 07:58 PM

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Originally Posted by chubbs

How can asking someone if they're overweight not be personal? lol

I'm 154 pounds. Is that overweight? Maybe my username deceived you - it has nothing to do with weight

As for the rest of your post, I never thought I'd use the following emoji...

How tall? Might be underweight or just time to hit the weights. jk... but seriously

JARblue · 03-20-2017, 09:20 PM

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Originally Posted by csnow

How tall? Might be underweight or just time to hit the weights. jk... but seriously

I've got 100 lbs on him ... and many others on this forum even more ... I'm going to guess it's not his weight regardless of how tall he is.

JARblue · 03-20-2017, 09:21 PM

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Originally Posted by RumbleFish

Winner!

Close ... it would have been except he was missing this:

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cooltoy · 03-20-2017, 09:27 PM

I would say for best scientific method, rip the tape in two (one side on the moving side another side of the stationary side), draw a line through both pieces. Then you can see the lines separate after movement.

csnow · 03-20-2017, 10:57 PM

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Originally Posted by JARblue

I've got 100 lbs on him ... and many others on this forum even more ... I'm going to guess it's not his weight regardless of how tall he is.

Haha, was just curious for ***** and gigs. Totally off topic to the thread.

Am curious to see what the culprit is of the creep issue is.

SINISTER · 03-20-2017, 10:57 PM

I don't have seat creep...but I do have seat drop. This phenomena is when you adjust you seat to its highest level and still your too low and those two elephant ear side view mirrors essentially block everything at the front from the left and right side angles....

cooltoy · 03-20-2017, 11:06 PM

You can raise the seat. There is a thread or a DIY somewhere.

SouthArk370Z · 03-20-2017, 11:06 PM

I still don't think it's the drive slipping. My guess is that something is activating the motor every now and then. A friend's dog will push console/armrest buttons every now and then.

chubbs · 03-21-2017, 01:59 AM

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Originally Posted by SouthArk370Z

I still don't think it's the drive slipping. My guess is that something is activating the motor every now and then.

I agree. My best idea at the moment is that the switch is faulty. I'm no electrician - can a faulty switch activate itself from time to time?

SouthArk370Z · 03-21-2017, 07:53 AM

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Originally Posted by chubbs

... can a faulty switch activate itself from time to time?

That is one possibility. Could also be bad wiring, faulty module, and probably several other things.

Since you don't know a lot about electricity, I'd suggest downloading the FSM and showing the wiring diagrams to an electrically-minded friend.

ChaseZ · 03-22-2017, 10:00 PM

Possible there is an ever so slight surge when you turn it on that is the cause? I still say unplug the seat harness and see if it continues to 'creep'. If not then you've narrowed the scope of your investigation. If it does then it points the opposite way. At least you are no longer battling the chaos of unlimited possibilities that way.

chubbs · 03-26-2017, 08:24 AM

Update.

It's moved again. Here's today's photo...

Now that I've seen it twice, with photographic evidence, I'll be getting in touch with the dealer - the car's still under Nissan warranty.

kenchan · 03-26-2017, 08:43 AM

touring model with motorized seats?

shouldve just gotten da base with sport package. no interior tech, just barebone sports car

03-20-2017, 09:27 PM	#51 (permalink)
cooltoy Elite Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Calgary Posts: 13,973 Drives: 14 PW 370Z S/T MT Rep Power: 243722	I would say for best scientific method, rip the tape in two (one side on the moving side another side of the stationary side), draw a line through both pieces. Then you can see the lines separate after movement. JARblue likes this. __________________ Member of kenchan's "photoshopped mods" and "proper offsets" gang. Last edited by cooltoy; 03-20-2017 at 09:30 PM.

03-20-2017, 11:06 PM	#54 (permalink)
cooltoy Elite Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Calgary Posts: 13,973 Drives: 14 PW 370Z S/T MT Rep Power: 243722	You can raise the seat. There is a thread or a DIY somewhere. __________________ Member of kenchan's "photoshopped mods" and "proper offsets" gang.

03-20-2017, 11:06 PM	#55 (permalink)
SouthArk370Z Premium Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: South Arkansas Posts: 8,435 Drives: 2014 Challenger Rep Power: 324198	I still don't think it's the drive slipping. My guess is that something is activating the motor every now and then. A friend's dog will push console/armrest buttons every now and then. chubbs likes this. __________________ Steering Lock Links - Search The370Z Bookmarklet - FSM @ NICOclub Mankind has progressed past the need for war but we haven't evolved that far. - NachoMahma

03-22-2017, 10:00 PM	#58 (permalink)
ChaseZ A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2016 Location: Calgary Posts: 3,799 Drives: 16 370z Rep Power: 94683	Possible there is an ever so slight surge when you turn it on that is the cause? I still say unplug the seat harness and see if it continues to 'creep'. If not then you've narrowed the scope of your investigation. If it does then it points the opposite way. At least you are no longer battling the chaos of unlimited possibilities that way. chubbs, SouthArk370Z, Jayhovah and 1 others like this.

03-26-2017, 08:24 AM	#59 (permalink)
chubbs A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Zeeland Posts: 1,046 Drives: 2016 370z Auto-Grey Rep Power: 7586	Update. It's moved again. Here's today's photo... Now that I've seen it twice, with photographic evidence, I'll be getting in touch with the dealer - the car's still under Nissan warranty. __________________ . '03 Grey >>> '06 Black >>>'10 Silver >>> '16 Grey ^

03-20-2017, 04:38 PM	#46 (permalink)
Spooler A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Ga Posts: 13,834 Drives: 2013 Nismo 370z Rep Power: 2684392	Nothing personal but are you overweight??? If so, your seat may not like you. I would be careful, It might buck you out, like a horse.

03-20-2017, 10:57 PM	#53 (permalink)
SINISTER Track Member Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Earth's Toilet: Houston Posts: 552 Drives: 2013 370z NISMO Rep Power: 2154	I don't have seat creep...but I do have seat drop. This phenomena is when you adjust you seat to its highest level and still your too low and those two elephant ear side view mirrors essentially block everything at the front from the left and right side angles....

03-26-2017, 08:43 AM	#60 (permalink)
kenchan A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: N/A Posts: 76,801 Drives: N/A Rep Power: 141521	touring model with motorized seats? shouldve just gotten da base with sport package. no interior tech, just barebone sports car

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