charlton Posted October 18, 2006 Share Posted October 18, 2006 My drivers side seat belt sometimes fails to retact properly and leaves a nice slack belt. I need to replace it or have a poke around in the area somewhere and I know that some seat belts have detonation charges in them, so how safe will it be for me to replace it in the Supe? Can I swap belts with one of the rear passengers or do they have different fitments? Anyone got any experience with this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaiscossie Posted October 18, 2006 Share Posted October 18, 2006 my drivers one started doing this the other day, very annoying cos you end u0p tripping over it trying to get out of the car !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squiffy Posted October 18, 2006 Share Posted October 18, 2006 I know that some seat belts have detonation charges in them, whats that about then? did your car used to belong to mr bond? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesG Posted October 18, 2006 Share Posted October 18, 2006 Are you thinking of seatbelt pretensioners? Don't know about the facelift models, but I'm fairly sure mine doesn't have them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlton Posted October 19, 2006 Author Share Posted October 19, 2006 whats that about then? did your car used to belong to mr bond? No, Mr Raikes! the charges go off to lock the seatbelt in the event of a crash and stop you flying out Are you thinking of seatbelt pretensioners? Don't know about the facelift models, but I'm fairly sure mine doesn't have them. not pretensioners, the thing that winds the belt back in is knackered so it leaves your belt hanging around and wouldn't hold me in place if I did have a prang. Any suppliers here know anything about the seatbelts? (apart from being black etc) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr keef Posted October 19, 2006 Share Posted October 19, 2006 mine does the same Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz6002 Posted October 19, 2006 Share Posted October 19, 2006 Mine too It keeps getting caught in my door Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlton Posted October 19, 2006 Author Share Posted October 19, 2006 Seems to be a common (kinda) problem - will let you know how easy it is to sort, if I can do it that is!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rayman Posted October 20, 2006 Share Posted October 20, 2006 Did you have any luck with this at all? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wez_p Posted October 20, 2006 Share Posted October 20, 2006 i replaced mine when mine was doing this - you just need a donor one that doesn't get stuck when retracting IIRC, the passenger & drivers one are slightly different in terms of the brackets that screw onto the chassis etc. It was a bit of a ballache getting to the bolts that hold them on without removing the rear plastic etc but definitely possible as i still managed it. The rear ones again i would assume to be different as they don't have the pre-tensioner bit & the required electrical connection for this. Try the for sale threads for cars being broken or a member called jezzybabes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rayman Posted October 20, 2006 Share Posted October 20, 2006 Does everything you need to replace come on the actual belt or is there other bits i will need? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wez_p Posted October 20, 2006 Share Posted October 20, 2006 from what i remember, the bit you want is basically all one unit yes - it's the belt which has a bracket attached to it & an electrical connector i'll check out in the shed later to see if i've still got the passenger one that i didn't use & if i have i'll take a pic for you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rayman Posted October 20, 2006 Share Posted October 20, 2006 thats great thanks wez! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wez_p Posted October 21, 2006 Share Posted October 21, 2006 here you go dude Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rayman Posted October 21, 2006 Share Posted October 21, 2006 Nice one wez doesnt look too complicated at all! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wez_p Posted October 21, 2006 Share Posted October 21, 2006 nope, literally a few bolts & plug in the connector Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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