No its not as the sound comes from the vertical part of the seat rubbing itself with the horizontal part of it. The height issue is another problem all together and this rubbing sound is coming from the standard seats and not from the sports seats which is available for the sport models which has the body hugging sensation you spoke about.
Make a really big fuss and see if can get a replacement if fixing or realignment is not possible. Our f30 seats are assembled in Shah Alam in one of my buddy's factory. Will ask him if he know of possible root cause to this. Will let you know if so happen he might have some insider info.
JoeKen, hard to describe how dark it is. I guess the most important is, how much of heat is generated under the hot sun. For me, it is acceptable but I believe it is not as good as 3M. I am also under the same situation where AB only accept Llumar.
Make a really big fuss and see if can get a replacement if fixing or realignment is not possible. Our f30 seats are assembled in Shah Alam in one of my buddy's factory. Will ask him if he know of possible root cause to this. Will let you know if so happen he might have some insider info.