Well, after my seatbelts got so slow that I thought I'd fail my MOT because of them, I thought I better sort them out.
Basically by doing the following I managed to reduce the time it takes my seatbelt to completely wind up from 1.5 minutes to 1.5 seconds!!!
Firstly, pull on the back part of the seatbelt as shown in the photo and let go. If it winds back up straight away, this guide is for you. But if the back part doesn't wind up, then your actual seatbelt recoil mechanism is fooked and I cant help you with that:
These are the tools I used during my "restoration",lol:
white spirit, surface polish (slippery when dry), lighter, scalpel, cotton ear buds and a little clamp.
Firstly pull out all of the seatbelt (as you would if you were a really fat person trying to buckle up), and attach the clamp at the end to stop it from winding up. Now hoover up the belt. Next take your lighter and singe off any fraying (spelling)
Next, take off the cover from the seatbelt hinge thingy. Pull the belt to one side and you should see a build up of crap at the point where the scalpel is pointing. So gently scrape it off. Do the same with the belt pushed to the other side:
Once most of the crap has been scrapped off, take your cotton ear bud and dip in in some white spirit. Now wipe all over the area where the belt makes contact and then wait for it to dry. Lastly wipe the area with furniture polish of your choice. The ones that are very slippery when dry are the best (sometimes they say on the bottle "do not use on steering wheel").
HOPEFULLY, your seatbelt should now wind up quicker then you can say "holly sh*t"
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Mig
Basically by doing the following I managed to reduce the time it takes my seatbelt to completely wind up from 1.5 minutes to 1.5 seconds!!!
Firstly, pull on the back part of the seatbelt as shown in the photo and let go. If it winds back up straight away, this guide is for you. But if the back part doesn't wind up, then your actual seatbelt recoil mechanism is fooked and I cant help you with that:
These are the tools I used during my "restoration",lol:
white spirit, surface polish (slippery when dry), lighter, scalpel, cotton ear buds and a little clamp.
Firstly pull out all of the seatbelt (as you would if you were a really fat person trying to buckle up), and attach the clamp at the end to stop it from winding up. Now hoover up the belt. Next take your lighter and singe off any fraying (spelling)
Next, take off the cover from the seatbelt hinge thingy. Pull the belt to one side and you should see a build up of crap at the point where the scalpel is pointing. So gently scrape it off. Do the same with the belt pushed to the other side:
Once most of the crap has been scrapped off, take your cotton ear bud and dip in in some white spirit. Now wipe all over the area where the belt makes contact and then wait for it to dry. Lastly wipe the area with furniture polish of your choice. The ones that are very slippery when dry are the best (sometimes they say on the bottle "do not use on steering wheel").
HOPEFULLY, your seatbelt should now wind up quicker then you can say "holly sh*t"
Mig
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