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There’s no way I’d trust that belt to save my life
I guess my final question would be whether there are places that would just replace the strap for a new one (and for this to somehow be cheaper than a replacement from the scrapper). The mechanism does appear to be fine and everything seems to be working in order.
we rarely have people at the back so could live with it,
Thanks. Very interesting website. However, thus far only one quote for £180, so let's see if something cheaper comes along.Get the part number and make an enquiry on one of the many breakers website online.
I used breakerslink.com and found some parts in the past.
Was looking into this. Reasonable option £60+VAT to replace the strap. Only thing is that it will take about two weeks. In principle this is not an issue as, again, unlikely that I'll be carrying any passengers (and car gets used over the weekends only). Only question is whether being without a seatbelt for a couple of weeks may cause some error code that is a hassle to remove afterwards.Might be worth giving these people a try.
Seat Belt Repairs – Universal Seatbelts
www.universalseatbelts.co.uk
Rear passenger sideIs it the n/s rear (passenger side) or o/s rear (drivers side) belt?
They may be able to carry out a professional stitching to it. Might be worth asking.Was looking into this. Reasonable option £60+VAT to replace the strap. Only thing is that it will take about two weeks.
What price safety ?Thanks. Very interesting website. However, thus far only one quote for £180, so let's see if something cheaper comes along.
Better to have no seatbelt and be aware than to use that and risk it. It is outright dangerous !Was looking into this. Reasonable option £60+VAT to replace the strap. Only thing is that it will take about two weeks. In principle this is not an issue as, again, unlikely that I'll be carrying any passengers (and car gets used over the weekends only). Only question is whether being without a seatbelt for a couple of weeks may cause some error code that is a hassle to remove afterwards.
Rear passenger side
No longer fully true though.Only if it can be tested.
The rear seat belt in my Golf has a lump out of it where it got caught in the latch when I slammed the rear seat back in place. I just borrow the child seat from the A3 when it’s test time as they are not allowed to test a seat belt with a child seat fitted although if the OP is going to have anyone use that belt (I don’t in the Golf) then I’d say replace it.
No longer fully true though.
So, I've reached out to a couple of scrappers on ebay who both have told me that they've already sold the airbag kit, which makes me wonder that maybe these replacements are being done without much hassle? (Also starting to wonder if they will sell me only a single seatbelt...)
Also, here's the pic of the cut. I wonder why was it modified in this way...
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