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- they lock up when trying to put them on 
I've had the same problem with my belts, especially the passenger one. It's a bit of a pain in the bum, especially as the rest of the interior is pretty top notch and then the passenger comes to put the belt on and the bloody thing doesn't work! I had a trawl on the interweb thingy and came up with this place www.securon.com
They do replacement belts for TVRs for about 45 quid each side. Seems to be a pretty straightforward job replacing them. I wanted some Sabelt jobbies or some other well known seatbelt company but can't really seem to find too much about it. They come in lots of fetching colours too so you can match it to your car, not sure about a reflex blue seatbelt, but you could always ask!
They do replacement belts for TVRs for about 45 quid each side. Seems to be a pretty straightforward job replacing them. I wanted some Sabelt jobbies or some other well known seatbelt company but can't really seem to find too much about it. They come in lots of fetching colours too so you can match it to your car, not sure about a reflex blue seatbelt, but you could always ask!
Can sometimes to do with the angle that the car is on, just another one of those TVR idiosyncrasies that we all know and love! If the car is facing slightly uphill or an a camber it can cause this, but when you get onto a bit of flat road they suddenly free up.
Believe that there are a few other threads on here about adjusting the angle that they are fixed onto the car to help the problem, but probably will still not totally get rid of the problem.
Believe that there are a few other threads on here about adjusting the angle that they are fixed onto the car to help the problem, but probably will still not totally get rid of the problem.
aaandy said:
Can sometimes to do with the angle that the car is on, just another one of those TVR idiosyncrasies that we all know and love! If the car is facing slightly uphill or an a camber it can cause this, but when you get onto a bit of flat road they suddenly free up.
I only get it on a camber, and then only on the uphill side. As aaandy says, moving the car sorts it.Seat belts use an inertia lock to clamp the belt when you brake hard (prior to hitting something?) The inertia lock is usually a big steel ball bearing located in a saucer like depression. Under braking or similar the ball moves and locks the belt.
When the car is on the flat the steel ball will be centred and the belt will release freely. If the car is on any sort of incline or camber, the belt will most likely lock.
So your seat belt is actually working perfectly? If you try to fasten your belts and they are locked up (as on my own drive), you simply have to move off to a more level position and then put your belts on.
Seat belts are normally designed to fit with the axis of the belt-roll in line with the car. The fitting position on TVR's is with the axis across the car. The release/lock mechanism seems to have a problem working this way.
When the car is on the flat the steel ball will be centred and the belt will release freely. If the car is on any sort of incline or camber, the belt will most likely lock.
So your seat belt is actually working perfectly? If you try to fasten your belts and they are locked up (as on my own drive), you simply have to move off to a more level position and then put your belts on.
Seat belts are normally designed to fit with the axis of the belt-roll in line with the car. The fitting position on TVR's is with the axis across the car. The release/lock mechanism seems to have a problem working this way.
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