Seat belt Retraction - MOT issue??

Hi Andrew,

Had my 57 plate MOT'd in September last year - no issues with the seat belts.

Hope this helps.

Regards.

 

MOT'd OK

Hi,

I also have a 57 Plate, that was MOT'd last Oct without any seatbelt issues.

 

I was a little worried about this too but I had my first MOT last October without a problem.

And it's far worse here in N Ireland because the MOT centres are run by the government and very strict. They don't fix your car so they don't care if you pass or fail.

M.

 

I had my 53 plate MoT'd last month and passed OK but had a comment that the passenger belt retracted slowly. Interestingly, the drivers side belt is not fed through the seat clip because I got fed up with it sticking and he didn't query that at all. Maybe the answer is to slip the belts out of the seat clip.

Martin

 

I agree.
When you send your car for an MOT take the belts out of the guides.

 

I had noticed this on mine. I guess im not alone.

 

My other half is looking into the seatbelt issue. He loves a challenge. It doesnt bother me. Im sure if he had his way I would be sporting a Rover V8 Engine cos thats what is currently being fitted to my old MX5. Bonkers.

 

Acceptance of the problem is the best way.

 

Here is a picture from the Aussi site showing the seatbelt setup.

I'm sure I've read on other forums of people trying to fix the problem, but all have failed. So I have to agree with Adam.

Rex.

 

Is that a chrome plated body or just a very shiney silver car?

 

I was wondering what the strips were either side of the brake light ...

As for colour, I thougth it was the dark gray version.

Rex.

 

I have a 57 plate too and I had no issue with seatbelts when I had the mot done.



car servicing

 

We had the same problem, cleaned the seatbelt and lightly sprayed them with WD40, you need to pull the seatbelt out all the way and retract a few times for it to take effect. Worked for me...