meph137 Posted January 7, 2009 Share Posted January 7, 2009 (edited) Hi all, I'm going to soon replace the passenger side seatbelt, whether I do it myself or not is something I'm thinking about. I'm pretty confident doing general work, no troubles there, but being as seatbelts are so safety related - does anyone know whether or not these really should be left to a proper mechanic? I'm not sure if the belts have anything that is impertive to them working that an amateur like me would miss. It might just be the case all of those elements of the belt are done during manufacturing and mechanics know no more than I do (screw them in correctly!), in which case I may as well replace them. Have any other people replaced them? If so are you sure they are working, did you get them checked out by someone else before having someone sit in that seat? Just wanted to gather opinions cheers Edited January 7, 2009 by meph137 (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supraspeed Posted January 7, 2009 Share Posted January 7, 2009 just nuts and bolts. easy job. just make sure not to damage the thread as sometimes they are really tight and need a bit of "forced encouragement" if the bolts are tight when you replace them then they should be fine. ive never had mine checked afterwards but they checked them inn an MOT and passed fine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meph137 Posted January 7, 2009 Author Share Posted January 7, 2009 just nuts and bolts. easy job. just make sure not to damage the thread as sometimes they are really tight and need a bit of "forced encouragement" if the bolts are tight when you replace them then they should be fine. ive never had mine checked afterwards but they checked them inn an MOT and passed fine Well, the MOT should pick up any issues I imagine, thats its purpose after all...I beleive they do tests to make sure the belt 'catches' correctly under load... From http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Motoring/OwningAVehicle/Mot/DG_10016070: Seatbelts - all seatbelts installed are checked for type, condition, operation and security. All compulsory seatbelts must be in place I reckon I'll fit them then, just today I was removing rear seats and trim to fit new boot struts and I though...bleedin heck, this takes enough time (though it would be quicker) so I thought I'd do the belt at the same time. I hate interior trim removal/refitting! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merckx Posted January 7, 2009 Share Posted January 7, 2009 Like supraspeed said, just nuts and bolts. You would have to be a right idiot to mess it up. Well, the MOT should pick up any issues I imagine, thats its purpose after all They won't necessarily spot any loose nut or bolts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tricky-Ricky Posted January 8, 2009 Share Posted January 8, 2009 "...I beleive they do tests to make sure the belt 'catches' correctly under load..." LOL Yeah a quick yank in my experience;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meph137 Posted January 8, 2009 Author Share Posted January 8, 2009 LOL Yeah a quick yank in my experience;) yeh well I was trying to talk all clever-like.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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