hydroman
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The buckle that you plug the drivers seatbelt into appears to have broken i.e. it appears to be stuck in the down position and no longer grips the metal belt bit meaning I have to use the passenger one at the moment.
I phoned the local dealer and found they have 2 different ways of fixing it... buy the proper replacement with the whole pretensioner unit for £178.68!!!  or get the older standard mount that just bolts to the floor for £13.63 
The problem is I can't find the mounting point on the floor, does anyone know where this can be found? I haven't taken up the carpet yet, i was hoping to avoid doing so.
Alternatively does anyone sell the bit I need to fix the existing one without having to replace the whole thing?
Thanks for any help anyone can give me. Cheers
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andyc1234
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Registered: 7th Nov 06
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mounts dont bolt to the floor they bolt to the subframe in place of the pre tensioner thingy
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hydroman
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Thanks, does anyone know if this is an easy job? Can the old one be removed and replaced with nothing more than a set of spanners?
Cheers
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andyc1234
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think its a torx bit you need to get the old one off gotta take the seat out to do it really
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flybikeslee
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mate had similar problem, you can unclip the housing around it and theres a small spring that sticks down, replace that and jobs a good un 
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mattk
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I have a set of pre tensioners with buckles you could buy 
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flybikeslee
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or just get harnesses 
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Ben ev
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quote:
Originally posted by flybikeslee
or just get harnesses
so you cant lean foward at a junction and deciede you regret buying them in the first place
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cpcrampton
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buy a cheap harness
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hydroman
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quote:
Originally posted by flybikeslee
mate had similar problem, you can unclip the housing around it and theres a small spring that sticks down, replace that and jobs a good un
Perfect! A bit of brute force and I got the housing off to find the spring in the wrong place, job done  Cheers.
[Edited on 13-06-2007 by hydroman]
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flybikeslee
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