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Originally Posted by nazrat
So my 1985 wagon has pre-tensioners. The buckles are broken (not a safety thing, it's the part that keeps the buckle from sliding down into the crack between the seat when you remove the belt, not the part that takes the force) and I'd like to replace them. I assume that I can't slide buckles onto the old belts? Is there any chance that I could get replacement belts for less than the value of the car?
What controls these tensioners? This car was in a front end accident before:
 and they didn't tension the belts.
-Tad |
my 350 had that happen. it happened that on the pass side there was this little pad for the shoulder that was wrapped around the belt with velcro. i moved it to the drivers side and it kept the end from sliding down into the crack.
this was a really cheap solution to the problem.
yeah, that is one of my pet peeves. people shut the door on the belt end and the door doesnt shut so they slam it really hard and break the end!
tom w
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