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1988 T/A, passenger front seat belt. Removing much of the interior this winter for some cleaning, repairing, and upgrading. And for easier access to replace my failed heater core.
But I'm stumped at the moment by this little trim cap. From my thread linked below, "It appears to have been out before...has a crease in it where it looks like the plastic was bent a little too far over. Turning it didn't help....didn't "thread" out. Lifting the edge with a pic, I can see the slot it is in (it slides up and down a 1/2" or so), and I can see it has a tab that is under the seat belt sleeve by an amount greater than the size of the slot it might otherwise come out of. Not sure how one gets this out without resorting to violence. Anybody???"
pretty sure those are 1/4 turn. stick a quarter or something in the slot and twist it 90 degrees, might then take a tiny amount of prying force to get it to pop out.
Yeah, I saw that graphic in the service manual. I was trying to get behind it with a pick, so I could press in on one of those tabs, but it didn't seem to want to budge.
You have to pull up as you turn. I put my thumb on the center and grab the edge with my index/middle fingers. The underside has a smaller "wheel" w/ a pie cut. I usually pull it up to find the pie cut . Then position fingers in front of said pie cut, turn/pull, pops off.
Took a peak behind that trim disc again, and was able to find that "open" spot in the disc that goes inside the sleeve. Again, signs that someone has been in here before with those scratches in the plastic.
Was then able to lift the edge of that gap with a small screw driver.
Using this large stainless fender washer to turn the slotted disc (it was a near perfect fit by the way) while keeping the screw driver behind that inner disc, I was able to "unscrew" the cover.
And out she came. For future reference, here is the backside of that round trim disc that covers the bolt, and you can see the gap in it.
Out with the Torx bolt that holds the buckle to the floor (T50).
