Uncomfortable Seatbelts?

[beano500]

I think this is a TVR-wide problem, but correct me if I am wrong.

Personally I have had no serious issue with the belts in either of my TVRs - occasionally they get a bit stuck. (But hey! "They All Do That, Sir"!)

My passenger, on the other hand, finds that the belt gradually grips tighter and tighter until she's pinned in and can't move! It is just the same in the Tuscan as it was in the Griff.

Some might say there's some advantage there, but have other people had this problem? What's the answer?

[CraigAlsop]

This is a problem for my wife in both my Chimaera & Impreza, but not for me.
On close investigation it turns out that when she is putting on the belt, she pulls out far more belt than she needs, fastens the buckle & then lets it take up the slack. My method is just to pull it across & buckle in.
What this means for my wife is that the belt seems to go into ratchet mode, which means that it can only be tightened (i.e. it's not free-flowing).
The only way to get it back to normal is to fully release the belt & start again.

Maybe this is what is happening?

[pzero64]

My seat belt gets tighter and tighter all the time. It’s a right pain in the, er, shoulder. I wondered if getting newer seat belts would help. But then again, beano500, your car is a 2000 Tuscan, so maybe modern belts are not much better.

[jayjay]

I just had a seatbelt changed in my car and it has a Aug 04 date mark. The "getting tighter" problem is still the same.

At least it doesn't lock when you try to put it on now.

[beano500]

pzero64 said:

... maybe modern belts are not much better.

I think the basic design is unchanged. The lack of height adjustability (which is understandable) adds somewhat, but Craig's point may well have some merit.

Thanks for the ideas (a happy passenger means a happy driver - otherwise I may be resorting to earplugs!)

[Gavstar]

Is it because they are attached to the car in a horizontal stylee rather than vertically on a pillar? Thus confusing it into thinking the momentum is wrong. Or something....maybe.

[Norbert500]

I bought seatbelt pads which provided cushioning. Might not be the most elegant solution but stopped my shoulder going dead....

[beano500]

Norbert500 said:

I bought seatbelt pads which provided cushioning.

Hi Norbert!

That sounds like an idea too! Perhaps we could get Ted to organise some PH ones

[yellow peril]

I have this problem in the passenger side of the Cerb too!

I have sealt belt pads and they help the shoulder but don't cure the problem.

But I will give CraigAlsop's idea a go next time I'm in the Peril....... Thanks.....

...//P//

[blueyes]

There is too much webbing on the spool.

Here is how you solve the problem.

www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?f=13&h=&t=110608