seat belt return mechanism 2004 E53 X5 3.0 d Sport

Smeeagain · Post by **Smeeagain** » Tue Dec 07, 2010 5:18 pm

My seat belt doesn't return instantly when I release it. Doesnt appear to be twisted or fouled. Can I access the housing for the anchor points and it it an easy fix or a replace job ?

Smee

jas328sport · Post by **jas328sport** » Tue Dec 07, 2010 5:34 pm

I cured this by pulling the seatbelt right out and spraying silicon on the belt, do this a few times and it gets back into the mechanism.

Smeeagain · Post by **Smeeagain** » Tue Dec 07, 2010 6:48 pm

Thats a good idea thanks. I dont have any spray silicone - is it sold under a particular brand name ?

Smee

ITBarbie · Post by **ITBarbie** » Tue Dec 07, 2010 6:57 pm

[quote=""smeeagain""]Thats a good idea thanks. I dont have any spray silicone - is it sold under a particular brand name ?

Smee[/quote]

I got mine in Halfords. It's also good for use around the house to get rid of squeaks when you don't want to use WD40.

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Sanj · Post by **Sanj** » Tue Dec 07, 2010 7:05 pm

[quote=""ITBarbie""]It's also good for use around the house to get rid of squeaks[/quote]

Not talking about the husband are you Penny!?!

ITBarbie · Post by **ITBarbie** » Tue Dec 07, 2010 8:04 pm

Nah I find a shotgun works better than WD40 where he's concerned

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petert · Post by **petert** » Tue Dec 07, 2010 11:01 pm

I had this. Was fixed under warranty but came back a year or so later. Silicone spray sounds like a good idea.

Peter T

Turks · Post by **Turks** » Wed Dec 08, 2010 2:49 am

Does this stuff get on your clothes or do you just spray the part of the belt that you don't use? I have Warranty and the same problem occurs in mine... I wonder if it is worth going to them with it?

Turks.

Sanj · Post by **Sanj** » Wed Dec 08, 2010 6:27 am

[quote=""Turks""]Does this stuff get on your clothes or do you just spray the part of the belt that you don't use?

Turks.[/quote]

Spot on - did this is on mine about a year ago. Pull the belt all the way out and then spray, help it cover the mechanism with a few retractions as you spray.

Seems all X5 seatbelts don't retract too well! Has continued to work, not perfect but MUCH better.

Turks · Post by **Turks** » Wed Dec 08, 2010 10:37 am

Nice one...

The devil in me wants to take it to the dealers to squeeze what I can out of the extortionate Warranty though

Turks.

Sanj · Post by **Sanj** » Wed Dec 08, 2010 11:27 am

Do it! Get every single penny you can out of them!

kena · Post by **kena** » Wed Dec 08, 2010 5:21 pm

My drivers seat belt does exactly the same. Halfords here i come.

CondorX5 · Post by **CondorX5** » Thu Dec 09, 2010 11:14 am

And mine........

Like Turks I also want to squeeze everything I can from the warranty.........but will try silicone spray first.

gmc15 · Post by **gmc15** » Thu Dec 09, 2010 11:28 am

[quote=""kena""]My drivers seat belt does exactly the same. [/quote]

Same here

Going to give it a spray when I can find my can of silicone spray

Graeme.

Smeeagain · Post by **Smeeagain** » Fri Dec 10, 2010 9:41 pm

I tried this earlier and seems to have improved the situation. I will let it work its way in over night and re do tomorrow and psot back

In terms of accessing the mechanism directly, is there an easy/simple way to remove the interior door pillar trim to get straight to it ?

Smee

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