jeremy Posted February 2, 2005 Report Share Posted February 2, 2005 my seatbelts barely pull themselves back in when I take them off, they just lay there. Any ideas on how to make the seat belts retract faster and more completely? thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slick Posted February 2, 2005 Report Share Posted February 2, 2005 Springs inside the belt retractor could have possibly lost there tension. I would suggest seeing if you can take them apart. Look for anything loose or broken. If it doesn't look like you can fix them, I'd hit up a JY and try to find some new retractors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GutlessSupreme Posted February 2, 2005 Report Share Posted February 2, 2005 My driver side seatbelt used to do that.. only the top half of it. Sometimes there would barely been any tension, but I'd pull it a few times and it would eventually go back in. One time it I tried for like ten minutes and it didn't budge.. still just hung out. I buckled anyway (bottom still had tension), then like 5 minutes while driving it nearly snapped back into the door. It hasn't done it since.. I dunno what was happening or how it fixed itself. I was about to just replace it with a j/y belt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slick Posted February 2, 2005 Report Share Posted February 2, 2005 Don't the seat belts in these car tension up a little while driving? Or is it some built in thing that doesn't allow the seat belt to be pulled out more once it's plugged in...? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeremy Posted February 2, 2005 Author Report Share Posted February 2, 2005 it get tension eventually if I tug on it enough, but that is ghetto as hell.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiscoStudd Posted February 2, 2005 Report Share Posted February 2, 2005 Yours are piller-mounted, correct? I noticed the driver's belt on my Regal is slow to retract (from time to time) as well. Sometimes I have to feed it through the "pivot" (or "hanger" or whatever the hell that thing on the B-pillar is called) to help it along. It's not to the point of being annoying yet. Must be a common problem with these cars... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeeJay3800 Posted February 2, 2005 Report Share Posted February 2, 2005 Assuming you have the "automatic" saftety belts, if you use them as intended you can leave them latched all the time and just open the door and slide out. This only applies if you have the belts on the doors of course (if they're on the B-pillar this doesn't apply). I think its a pain, but at least you wouldn't have to worry about your belts retracting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeremy Posted February 2, 2005 Author Report Share Posted February 2, 2005 mine are mounted on the pillar, not the door, and leaving them latched all the time is more ghetto the tugging on the Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeeJay3800 Posted February 2, 2005 Report Share Posted February 2, 2005 I agree, its a stupid idea. Still, having those "auto" belts gets me a $25 deduction off my insurance premium! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiscoStudd Posted February 2, 2005 Report Share Posted February 2, 2005 I agree, its a stupid idea. Still, having those "auto" belts gets me a $25 deduction off my insurance premium!I get a bigger deduction for having Driver and Passenger Airbags on all 3 cars ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EurosportZ34 Posted February 3, 2005 Report Share Posted February 3, 2005 I agree, its a stupid idea. Still, having those "auto" belts gets me a $25 deduction off my insurance premium! same here...silly though but hell it saves me $$ so why not? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5speedz34 Posted February 3, 2005 Report Share Posted February 3, 2005 Do you guys think our seatbelts will still lock in a crash? I have my doubts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regal_GS_1989 Posted February 3, 2005 Report Share Posted February 3, 2005 Do you guys think our seatbelts will still lock in a crash? I have my doubts. The door seatbelts will lock up in a sudden stop/Crash. The B-piller mounted seatbelts lock up if you pull on them quickly. The Door mounted ones Lock up only when you face your nose down a hill, or stop suddenly. Also, the door mounted ones will not lock if the door is open. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeremy Posted February 3, 2005 Author Report Share Posted February 3, 2005 Also, the door mounted ones will not lock if the door is open. that's quality... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GnatGoSplat Posted February 3, 2005 Report Share Posted February 3, 2005 Do you guys think our seatbelts will still lock in a crash? I have my doubts. Our seatbelts DO lock like they're supposed to. The seatbacks on the other hand, don't lock at all. I've hit the brakes hard, and the seatbelts locked, but the damn seats fly forward and my seat mashed me into the belt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
99RegalGS Posted February 3, 2005 Report Share Posted February 3, 2005 The seatbacks on the other hand, don't lock at all. I've hit the brakes hard, and the seatbelts locked, but the damn seats fly forward and my seat mashed me into the belt. Didn't GM have a recall on the seat latches or something? The ones in my Regal work (Saw it happen yesterday.) I know that my Regal wasn't in that seat latch recall though. Not sure if the cutlass's seats latch. Never really hit the brakes hard in that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GnatGoSplat Posted February 3, 2005 Report Share Posted February 3, 2005 I'm not aware of a seat latch recall. I know my 89, the 88, and I swear I think even the 94's seats love to fly forward on hard braking. I have NEVER EVER had to use that little lever thingie to unlatch a seat! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slick Posted February 3, 2005 Report Share Posted February 3, 2005 I have NEVER EVER had to use that little lever thingie to unlatch a seat! Not have I. I put my backbag in the backseat everday. All i have to do is just pull the seatback forward and plop it in its place. Never have i used the lever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
99RegalGS Posted February 3, 2005 Report Share Posted February 3, 2005 I'm not aware of a seat latch recall. I know my 89, the 88, and I swear I think even the 94's seats love to fly forward on hard braking. I have NEVER EVER had to use that little lever thingie to unlatch a seat! I'll see if I can find that recall. I never use that lever also, but I think it's there just in case the seat doesn't unlock after hard braking. EDIT: Summary: THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER FRONT SEAT MANUAL RECLINING MECHANISMS DO NOT COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS 207, "SEATING SYSTEMS." THE SEAT BACK MECHANISMS WILL NOT LATCH UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS. Consequence: THE SEATS MAY RECLINE WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING, RESULTINGIN A HAZARD TO SEAT OCCUPANTS AND POSSIBLE LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. Seems that this recall is only for some 93 cars though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GnatGoSplat Posted February 3, 2005 Report Share Posted February 3, 2005 Yeah, I think that recall is for something different. My seat doesn't recline without previous warning, it just likes to fly forward, even with me in it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeremy Posted February 3, 2005 Author Report Share Posted February 3, 2005 I didn't even know there was a lever to move the seatback forward, my just move freely... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
99RegalGS Posted February 3, 2005 Report Share Posted February 3, 2005 Man, that must suck. I'd hate to have to push my seat back when braking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GnatGoSplat Posted February 3, 2005 Report Share Posted February 3, 2005 Well, it only does it with braking hard enough to make the car nosedive (not so much a problem since I upgraded the rear calipers). Even without braking too hard, the empty passenger seat will fly forward though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
99RegalGS Posted February 3, 2005 Report Share Posted February 3, 2005 Oh, ok. In my service manual it has a procedure on the inertia seatback lock and the first thing it says to do is to check to see if the inertia release lever is binding or interference. That could be why they don't lock. the lever could be stuck in the release postion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeeJay3800 Posted February 3, 2005 Report Share Posted February 3, 2005 I have all the same problems as you guys. Its annoying as heck to have the empty passenger seat fly forward whenever I hit the breaks hard. I've always wondered why that lever on the back of the seat never did anything. My seats go forward by themselves, without needing to unlatch anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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