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Old 03-30-2003, 11:03 PM
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My seat belts P!sen me off!

Hey guys when i get in my car to drive and put on my drives side seat belt of course..its like feels real loos on my shoulder..i want it tighter!!..makes me feel as if its just sliding offf my shoulder how can i tighten it up??
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this has happend to me, but not anymore
i got 4th gen seat belts now...
when i had mine 3rd gen beats id just pull it out real fast and let go and it would be tighter
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Thxs bro maybe i should try that tomorrow!
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Yeah mine does the same- annoying and not very reassuring

Anyone else?
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mine does the same thing i hate it , i like to be held tight in the seat.
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Car: '89 RS Convertible
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The retractors in our cars are a little tempermental. I don't know if there's a fix for it...but I'm constantly giving it a quick little tug to keep it tight.
Old 03-31-2003, 11:31 AM
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Well, I got in my car today and .so i put on my seat belt and it was a littl loose gave her a tug and polled seat belt as far out as i could and it went in tight..like I like it! but i would raher have one that I didnt have to do that!
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SEAT BELT RETRACTORS IN 82 FIREBIRE

Does anyone know if there is a fix out there for a broken retractor?? Does anyone know how to replace the Retractor? Mine is stuck in the full-open position, and will not retract at all. Please help

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Old 04-25-2003, 09:26 AM
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That sir is bad, too bad they didn't offer a recall for your year. I know there was a seat belt recall, just can't remember which years it was for.
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mine lock when i hit the brakes hard, so im reasured with it, though i dont like the loose feeling either...wonder if i can make some other seat belts fit in it
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lol My 87 Iroczs pax side seat belt if someone pulls it all the way out it stays there (only part of the time can I get it to go back in). until I get pissed off enough to go out & take off the back part of the headliner & stick a screw driver up in there to break it lose.
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Take it apart and clean it out, then relube it. Or, buy some new ones. Even if the seatbelt does lock, if it's really loose how far forward will you go in a wreck before the seatbelt does any good?
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Take it apart and clean it out, then relube it. Or, buy some new ones. Even if the seatbelt does lock, if it's really loose how far forward will you go in a wreck before the seatbelt does any good?
On my car through the windshield on th epax side when the seat belt is acting up.
Thats why no one rides in my car in the front seats.
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