my seatbelts are saggy. they hang limp and don't retract fully, only to seated position. i searched the archives and could not find a solution. is there a spring that needs replacing, and if so, how would you go about it?

300+ miles on the new benz and no problems yet. i think i know what all the buttons mean now. passed inspection today, and before i could say "let me do that!", the dude put my inspection sticker on all crooked, and didn't get all the old gunk off underneath. now i have to look at that cockeyed thing in my face for two more years . even if you have some pissant job, you should still do it well. thanks for listening to me vent.

oh yeah, and i don't know what space age substance is in those mr. clean erasers, but they do wonders on dirty interiors. i just made sure to wipe it off with a damp rag immediately afterwards and vinylex it when dry, because they do take whatever sheen was on it right off. my door panels that i had thought about replacing now look very passable, save for some intense tobacco stains in the corners, as will, i'm sure, my backseat, which is also way grody.

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1979 300SD 190k Blue/Parchment

Remove the pillar cover and have a look inside. There's probably loads of hair, dust and other gunk in the seatbelt retractor spindle. Amazing what can accumulate over the years.