Seatbelts a bit slow

jonnyivy · Post by **jonnyivy** » Wed Feb 15, 2012 6:28 pm

Anything I can do to get my seatbelts to retract a bit more efficiently ?
They are so slow to return when I take it off,.. having to reach round and more or less 'feed' it back into the anchor point.
Both driver and passenger are the same condition .

Jonny

LFP · Post by **LFP** » Wed Feb 15, 2012 6:39 pm

Mine are just as slow. At some stage I intend to extend them fully, wash them throughly, dry then use furniture polish or similar to reduce friction. I understand this is a relatively common complaint on the E53.

I've read about removing the pillar covering the seatbelt mechanism to check they're not twisted but I don't trust my ability to not damage the panel doing this.

dirtymonkey29 · Post by **dirtymonkey29** » Wed Feb 15, 2012 7:21 pm

Pull belt out to full extent and spray a silicon lubricate spray down the back of the pillar. Probably need a straw on the can

pvw10 · Post by **pvw10** » Wed Feb 15, 2012 7:39 pm

[quote=""dirtymonkey29""]Pull belt out to full extent and spray a silicon lubricate spray down the back of the pillar. Probably need a straw on the can[/quote]

Exactly the very best way, i pulled the belt right out and sprayed it top and bottom, perfect result (silicone spray ex ebay).

Powercat · Post by **Powercat** » Wed Feb 15, 2012 8:31 pm

I have the same problem.......now I have the solution.....we'll put it on my to-do list
Thanks

pvw10 · Post by **pvw10** » Wed Feb 15, 2012 9:09 pm

Its great when done they work like brand new and no mess, lasts about 6 months at least also

DevonX5 · Post by **DevonX5** » Thu Feb 16, 2012 7:42 pm

Hi guys

I have the same problem with the front belts and the back belts dont pull out at all!

So just for my benefit and before I going spraying silicone all over the place which exact part do I spray the silicone on/in? Is it just on the reels? I presumme you dont mean the actual belt? Do you

Also with regards to the spray - will the 3 in 1 silicone spray work (kind of like WD40 but silicone) or does it have to be a special silicone?

Blimey sorry for all the questions but I just want to confirm before I get carried away with the spray. Last time I used a can of spray was to try and fix my rear stuck pana sunroof and it went everywhere but fixed sod all

Cheers guys

Mark

pvw10 · Post by **pvw10** » Thu Feb 16, 2012 7:49 pm

Hi mark no your wise to ask, as i did when i found out about the trick.

Needs to be just silicone a [url=lahttp://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/NEW-SILICONE-SPRAY-M ... 4cfe797397]lahttp://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/NEW-SILICON ... 4cfe797397[/url]

I spray the actual belts, if you open the doors and pull out the belts i just spray all the belt, both sides then let it go. In seconds it soaks in and job jobbed no residue or slimey stuff, its amazing.

Cheers

Paul

dirtymonkey29 · Post by **dirtymonkey29** » Thu Feb 16, 2012 8:13 pm

Rear belts not moving at all? Sounds like the back seats have been put down at some point and then put back up too gently. Release the seats and give them a good hard shove to put them back again so it releases the mechanism inside the seat.

dirtymonkey29 · Post by **dirtymonkey29** » Thu Feb 16, 2012 8:16 pm

I wouldn't spray the belt to be honest as I dont like greasy marks on my clothes, get a can of silicon spray with a straw on it and stick it down the seat belt recess so it goes onto the mechanism then pull let the seat belt in and out a few times to work it in

pvw10 · Post by **pvw10** » Thu Feb 16, 2012 8:31 pm

[quote=""dirtymonkey29""]I wouldn't spray the belt to be honest as I dont like greasy marks on my clothes, get a can of silicon spray with a straw on it and stick it down the seat belt recess so it goes onto the mechanism then pull let the seat belt in and out a few times to work it in[/quote]

As i said above you get no marks at all the stuff just goes, the greasy mark comment is wrong it doesnt happen, but each to there own just wanted the facts to be correct here.

DevonX5 · Post by **DevonX5** » Thu Feb 16, 2012 9:06 pm

Right got it

Thanks guys. Thats what I love about this club - plenty of advice and just in time before I go spraying WD40 all over the seats again

Thanks very much guys. Silicone ordered

dirtymonkey29 · Post by **dirtymonkey29** » Thu Feb 16, 2012 9:29 pm

Yeah don't use wd40 lol

dirtymonkey29 · Post by **dirtymonkey29** » Thu Feb 16, 2012 9:29 pm

I might take trim off tomorrow and give mine a good clean up

Denis O · Post by **Denis O** » Sat Feb 18, 2012 2:46 pm

If you're thinking of doing it with the trim removed then this may be helpful.

http://tis.spaghetticoder.org/s/view.pl?1/05/74/75

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