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Oct 27, 2018 15:47:30 GMT
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Is anyone aware of anyone who can refurb seatbelt tensioners? Or is that not a thing?!
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If at all possible I'd try to find a better set at a breakers or buy new. You don't want to risk anything going wrong with the bits that might save your life  Time to upgrade to a set from a more modern motor? I've stripped some belts in the past to see how they work - what is wrong with yours? Points : Some units are "dismantleable", others are not as they're crimped together. There's a tension spring inside to retract the belts - if yours is weak you might be able to add a couple of turns of tension* If your belts are frayed, they can be striped from the mechanism and replaced* but it's easier to just swap the whole unit. The units have a "tilt" mechanism - you can't swap rear belts with front belts as they mount at different angles and lock up. * PM me if you want some "do it at your own risk" ideas  |
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My thinking was that it'd be better to have new internals than something unknown from a breakers. That's me assuming that they're a relatively standard item and that it's possible to replace/rebuild.
I do have a spare set from a car I'm breaking, so able to experiment with little risk.
It's the retraction spring that's a problem, yep
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Hi, Try securon for new belts, they have a wide range, classics included. They can also do custom made stuff as well. www.securon.co.uk/ Colin |
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steveg
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On some Vauxhalls it's possible to remove the webbing from the mechanism. I had one that wasn't retracting very well so removed the belt, added a few turns to give it a bit of added tension, refitted the belt again and it has been OK since. The more modern it is the less likely you will be able to do much with it, if it's got a explosive pretension mechanism it might be better to get a good used replacement. This company do belts for older cars though. www.quickfitsbs.com/classic_cars_seatbelts.php |
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^ steveg saved me PM'ing the info, not sure I'd recommend his mod as a safe thing to do, but it's an option. It worked for me, and I guess it's worked for him so it's something to think about.  |
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steveg
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Provided you aren't taking the locking mechanism apart just removing the belt itself isn't difficult. That depends what it's off though. I was planning on swapping the belt on my van as it's previously been shut in the door but you can't take the belt out of the mechanism on those.
The mechanism can get filled with fluff so a good blow with an air line might help.
Because of what it is any doubts about what you are doing either get a good used one or new as it isn't worth it.
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droopsnoot
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I had my seatbelts refurbished at FDTS. The previous ones were done at Quickfit, and the only reason I switched to FDTS for this set was because Quickfit weren't replying to emails, and I was having a bit of a clampdown on businesses that don't reply at the time. Both sets are fine. Price depends on extent of work, mine are of a type where more new bits are required as they won't come apart. Securon had a decent range, but nothing suitable for my car without modification of the car.
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froggy
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If it’s slow returning the first thing to do is get some baby wipes and thread it through the top runner to clean it . Thread it through and pull it back and forth like polishing a shoe .
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Nov 26, 2018 12:33:15 GMT
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Cheers guys, plenty to go on with there!
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Nov 28, 2018 14:40:53 GMT
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Quickfit seatbelts have got back to me, it's exactly the sort of thing they do. Various webbing colours to choose from and they can replace the retractor too. About £60 per belt.
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was a guy on ebay doing rewebs for £35 , i had a couple of chats and he explained that cleaning it and the new smooth flat webbing usualy makes them retract like new , if not he can check the spring and give it a crank round to re tension it
if you think about it years of sticky grime and wrinkles in the webbing aing going to help it wind back
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91 golf g60, 89 golf 16v , 88 polo breadvan
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