Seat belt question

[bonesxu1]

Is it possible to re-tension a seat belt? Iv'e been told you can fit new belt material but it isn't possible to retention them, not sure how true that is. The belts in question are Mk3 Mitsubishi Shogun belt, I can't get new ones and have fitted ones from another Shogun which the belt material has been cleaned and de-greased but still don't recoil themselves properly. Can anyone help?

[fooman]

It's unlikely they are model specific are there any other vehicles that you could get them from? Might not be new but give a wider choice

[finlo]

Spray them with silicone spray.

[595Heaven]

When I had my MX5 the belts were slow to retract. The advice I got was to pull them out fully and give them a really good vacuum to remove the dust. Once that is done, wipe them with a damp cloth and keep them pulled out until they dry.

I was sceptical, but it did work

[bonesxu1]

fooman said:

It's unlikely they are model specific are there any other vehicles that you could get them from? Might not be new but give a wider choice

I did get the part number and the superseded part number from Mitsubishi, I did a search but it only comes up with secondhand Shogun ones.

[bonesxu1]

finlo said:

Spray them with silicone spray.

Do you mean the mechanism or the belt itself?

[bonesxu1]

595Heaven said:

When I had my MX5 the belts were slow to retract. The advice I got was to pull them out fully and give them a really good vacuum to remove the dust. Once that is done, wipe them with a damp cloth and keep them pulled out until they dry.

I was sceptical, but it did work

I have cleaned the belt in hot soapy water it made them a bit better but not much .

[craigjm]

You can get them rewebbed for about £45 a belt and that will solve the issue

[bonesxu1]

I think I'll try giving them another more thorough clean and see from there

[Krikkit]

bonesxu1 said:

finlo said:

Spray them with silicone spray.

Do you mean the mechanism or the belt itself?

The belt itself - get them really nice and clean, pull them right out and give the first couple of ft a spray with some silicon spray, you'd be shocked how much it helps, and doesn't mark your clothes.

[348jeff]

Try giving these people a call

https://safetybeltservices.co.uk/index.html

[bonesxu1]

Krikkit said:

The belt itself - get them really nice and clean, pull them right out and give the first couple of ft a spray with some silicon spray, you'd be shocked how much it helps, and doesn't mark your clothes.

Sounds like a plan, cleaning this weekend then I'll give the silicon spray a go. Thanks dude..

[bonesxu1]

348jeff said:

Try giving these people a call

https://safetybeltservices.co.uk/index.html

I'm going to give them an extra clean and try the silicon spray, failing that I'll give them a shout . Thank you..

[paintman]

bonesxu1 said:

Krikkit said:

The belt itself - get them really nice and clean, pull them right out and give the first couple of ft a spray with some silicon spray, you'd be shocked how much it helps, and doesn't mark your clothes.

Sounds like a plan, cleaning this weekend then I'll give the silicon spray a go. Thanks dude..

+1.
Works very well.

[Huzzah]

paintman said:

bonesxu1 said:

Krikkit said:

The belt itself - get them really nice and clean, pull them right out and give the first couple of ft a spray with some silicon spray, you'd be shocked how much it helps, and doesn't mark your clothes.

Sounds like a plan, cleaning this weekend then I'll give the silicon spray a go. Thanks dude..

+1.
Works very well.

It does work, but takes ages to dry, so unless it's undercover leave it until we have better weather.