Installing a new belt is one of the best upgrades you can do on an older car. I replaced the driver's seat belt on my '95 Audi S6 and it made the car feel like a new car. Seriously...
The seat belt may be the first thing you touch after you sit down. When you pull a fresh belt on a new reel, it slides out so nicely. And who knows how the old belt has been compromised by age, etc. After 20 or 30 years, I'd say it's time :) Lee On Wed Oct 19 23:04:44 PDT 2005, Barry Stark <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Gary - > The trouble is likely just that the belt has a fold in it and may > be jammed > just behind where it goes into the panel. You could take the > panel off and > inspect the "run" of the belt. The belts are getting pretty > supple after all > these years and I have to be very careful when I unlatch my belts > or they > will fold over a bit and stick in the belt guide just where it > goes into the > panel. Do you have a copy of the manual? It shows how to remove > the panel > and get to the seatbelt retractor. I remember someone on one of > the lists > that had dismantled and lubed the retractor. BTW, I recently > asked Randy > about a replacement belt for my 107 and if memory serves me they > were about > $190 per side. If yours is really bad you can alternatively call > Nick for a > good used replacement. Nick specializes in 107 parts. > > Barry > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Gary Ludwick > Sent: Wednesday, October 19, 2005 12:14 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [MBZ] Seat belt problem > > > The seat belt on my 79 450SL will no longer pull out from the > pillar > behind the drivers seat. Are these things fixable (I know how to > get to > the reel unit) or should I be looking for a replacement reel? If > they > can be fixed, I'd appreciate any tips. > > Gary > Charlotte NC > -------------- next part -------------- > A non-text attachment was scrubbed... > Name: AND.pdf > Type: application/pdf > Size: 31002 bytes > Desc: not available > Url : > http://striplin.net/pipermail/mercedes_striplin.net/attachments/20051019/eb9dab93/AND.pdf > _______________________________________ > For new parts see official list sponsor: > http://www.buymbparts.com/ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net > >
