Seat belt difficult to release

[Walford]

Passenger seat belt difficult to press release and get the belt off

anybody found easy fix

[nrick]

Don't know about the release but they are a bh to extract on a slope, can't be any special?

[tangerine147]

Just had my seatbelts replaced by X-Works for a couple of reasons, they used to snatch every time I leant forward strangling me at every junction I stopped at, and there was a bit of damage on one ( the webbing was folded over in one place). The replacements actually work properly, have a longer stem (so you are not fishing down the side of the seat) and as a bonus are a nice fetching blue which looks good on my Estoril blue car. For roughly £100 + fitting they have completely transformed the car (for me at least!)and it is much safer at junctions!

[Walford]

tangerine147 said:

Just had my seatbelts replaced by X-Works for a couple of reasons, they used to snatch every time I leant forward strangling me at every junction I stopped at, and there was a bit of damage on one ( the webbing was folded over in one place). The replacements actually work properly, have a longer stem (so you are not fishing down the side of the seat) and as a bonus are a nice fetching blue which looks good on my Estoril blue car. For roughly £100 + fitting they have completely transformed the car (for me at least!)and it is much safer at junctions!

Do you have the Details of the belts, or any pics of the seat stem

Thanks

[tangerine147]

Hi Walford - sorry I have no pics of the belts (must dust the camera off sometime and get snapping!) Regarding the details - as I said X-Works supplied and fitted them for me - if you give them a ring on 01772684448 (Paul or Heath), I'm sure they would be able to tell you what sort they were and where to get them (unless you are close enough to Lancashire to get them to fit them for you). Mention James's blue Tuscan and they'll know what you mean!

[WazzaL]

I had a similar problem. Found out that the clip was pressing against the seat back and cause it to not release the belt.

I loosened the clip from its mount and shifted it slightly to ease the pressure. Seemed to work so tightened it up again and has been fine ever since.