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Squeaks and rattles drive me crazy too. Living in Michigan, the cold weather tends to bring them out more too. I find that strategically placing bits of foam (I use beer coasters) cut up can minimize many of the squeaks by forcing pressure on the squeaking areas and cushioning impact areas. On the leather seat squeaking, I've heard that putting some baby powder on the affected areas can help eliminate squeaking. I hope that helps.
2002 Nissan Maxima SE
Former 2000 SVT Contour owner
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it just goes with the territory man, its a contour, not an IS300 or a 5 series.
2001 Mustang Bullitt
Dark Highland Green #0048
Performance by Ford Racing, Bassani, SLP, H&R and etc.
Former owner of a 99 Silver Frost SVT
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well i fixed the rear seat today...epoxy rules  . no more squeeks when i go back there to...um...with....yeah....ill leave that up to your imagination  lets just say the rear seat is more comfortable for 2 people than you'd think.... 
1998 T-Red CSVT 3.0L
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Thinking about it now, I think it is mostly the interior materials makin the noise, most specifically the dash. Sure, the doors make some noise in cold weather and the sunroof makes some noise over the bad stuff, but all in all I think its but another product of the Contours shoddy interior. Could Ford have been any more off the mark with the plastics and materials they used?
"Redline is just a suggestion... Sometimes isa necessary to missa use the car..." -Enzo Ferrari
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Ever ridden in a 2001 Chev Cavalier? That is a poor quality interior. Makes the Contour feel like an Audi. Talk about panel gaps and crappy plastic.
My interior is well screwed together. I feel the car twist a bit over driveway entrances, which makes the back seat squeak. The sunroof makes just a teeny bit of noise. In the winter, it's a bit worse. In the summer, no problems.
Kerry
99 SVT Contour Silver Frost, #365/2760, DMD
98 Audi A4 2.8 Quattro Tiptronic, 30V -- SOLD!
91 Isuzu Impulse XS Kammback, Handling By Lotus
Victoria, BC, Canada
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Of course, new things smell and feels new but nothing last forever. Even our bodies make squeaky noises such as bones, stomach growls, hiccups, farts, etc. Can we fix those?
98 CSVT 484/6535,18" MI Rims,Nitto NEO GEN Tires,Pioneer DEH-P7300,Custom Cougar CIA,CF Hood,McCULLOCH HID 6K,Custom painted red calipers,Flowmaster 40s mufflers,Drilled Slot rotors,K&N 9" air filter,Brullen HiFlo Y Pipe & CAT,Magnaflow Res
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It could be the front valance squeaking. For the longest time I thought my squeak was a control arm bushing. It reminded me of a squeak you'd hear from polyurethane bushings or such. Anyways, one day while waxing the contour I noticed the front bumper cover squeaked when I shook on it, right in front of the wheel. Some plastic looking clip/post holds it on top, so I hit it with some WD40 and it's been quiet ever since. It should only take a second to see if that's one of your problems.
2000 CSVT (#289 of 2150)
1989 Mustang GT
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