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e53 front seat belts

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e53 front seat belts

Post by chelsea » Wed Jan 07, 2015 7:22 pm

Does anyone have any idea if the front belts can be re-tensioned as both mine are very slow to retract etc
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Post by X5Sport » Wed Jan 07, 2015 8:21 pm

Dealer told me no when mine got like that but they were not an MOT failure.  Only option was to replace (at that time in 2009).

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Re: e53 front seat belts

Post by chelsea » Wed Jan 07, 2015 8:22 pm

[quote="X5Sport"]
Dealer told me no when mine got like that but they were not an MOT failure.  Only option was to replace (at that time in 2009).

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[/quote]ok thanks richard :)
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Post by davesavage257 » Wed Jan 07, 2015 8:36 pm

I've read that if you take off the pillar cover and pull the seat belts all the way out, then spray the reel with silicon spray that that frees them up.  I keep meaning to have a go at mine, but haven't got round to it yet.
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Re: e53 front seat belts

Post by Reusch » Wed Jan 07, 2015 8:39 pm

As above I've done that and it works.
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Re: e53 front seat belts

Post by chelsea » Wed Jan 07, 2015 8:54 pm

[quote="davesavage257"]
I've read that if you take off the pillar cover and pull the seat belts all the way out, then spray the reel with silicon spray that that frees them up.  I keep meaning to have a go at mine, but haven't got round to it yet.
[/quote]deffo worth a try, cheers!
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