How to fix non, slowly retracting or stuck seat belts for free!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 27 มิ.ย. 2024
- Today I will show you how to fix your stuck or slowly reclining seat belts with regular you have laying around at home.
00:00 intro
00:10 the problem
00:56 fixing the stuck seatbelt
02:27 outro
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Tried it on my 20 year old civic and it works so well I almost strangled on it. It's like it attacked me...prolly from years of abuse.
Haha nice
🤣🤣
😂😂😂 Great review!
I was skeptical but after doing this method of cleaning the seat belt on a 2006 Odyssey it now retracts all the way with no effort of having to feed it back in. This really works.
Thanks for posting this! I have an old Dodge stealth I am restoring and was just about to order some new sest belt tensioners thinking that was the reason the belts weren't retracting. You saved me some money!
Going to give this a try, both of our drivers are over 20 years old, thanks, Dave.
I've just followed your instruction after watching this video and hey presto, I have a freely retracting seat belt! Many thanks!
Thanks for the tip. I actually ended up cleaning the whole interior of the car. Worked great on the fabric in the roof etc, great stuff! The water was all black when i was done.
The mechanic I was going to was trying to say I needed a 500 seatbelt brand new to replace the non retracting seatbelt, an hour later and my seatbelt retracts perfectly. THANK YOU!
That sounds great! Can't wait to try this. I never realized it was so simple
I like how you have the honda valve covers up on the wall... I think I will head to the junk yard tomorrow to find me some garage decor.
Great, nice simple fix. Thanks a lot 😊
Thanks for posting. Looking fwd to not having my seatbelt hanging out my door anymore.
I love your TH-cam videos and I didn’t think this would have actually work and it did work! You don’t know how happy I am that my seat belt doesn’t get caught on my door
My 17 F650 tow truck has this issue... this video is pretty helpful
A friend of mine who details cars will pull the seat belt all the way outside the vehicle and then shut the door and use a pressure washer to wash the seatbelt... works wonders...
The pressure washer is a great idea. I was thinking of a handheld Steam Cleaner, but even a basic, cold-water pressure washer would be faster than steam cleaning.
I tried power washing it but did not work. Still goes back slow. Going to try the bucket method
Yeah, Nice.
One more tip.
The anchor where the seat belt goes through (beside your shoulder) also accumulates some of the dirt on it.
Get a soft brush and use that to apply some of the soapy water to the anchor and brush the dirt off.
This will help it retract even better.
Cheers
❤ Wow. I didn't realise it was so simple. Thank you 😮
Thanks :) I'll have to give this a try on my 17yo Toyota Anvensis.
wow it actually worked. soaked for about 30-40mins and sure enough, Ziiiiip. The seatbelt was fully functional again.
I was about to start dismantling.. Thank you for the tip. Worked like a charm.👍
thanks. i am going to do this for sure
Thought initially it may have been the mechanism...until i watched this!...the amount of goo on the underside of the seatbelt....a simple fix...but great results...thanks for the vid.
Thanks for the helpful video man.
Happy New Year.
Happy new year!
I always thought it was a mechanical issue inside the car wall but I literally just soaked mine in pledge and rapped a sponge round it and cleaned them real good and dried the with a towel and it worked so well
I’ll give it a go on mine. Looks like it’ll do the trick. Thanks for the video.
super bedankt!! is bij de mijne echt nodig
thanks so very much big problem solved
Hopefully this resolves the last and most annoying bit of my 30yo Turbo MR2 restoration.
Thanks
It worked! Mine did not retract at all; yes I have had to feed it or it just falls out the door. The water turned dirty shortly after soaking and more after more than an hour. I am just happy it retracts again after many years. Thanks much.
Good Video, I'll try it as my Taxi is an absolute pain!
goed gedaan jochie... Many thanks, will give it a go on my 28 year old VW
Identical to Chris NoTap's 2014 video, I might make one too now that it's been a few years, thanks for the inspiration
GREAT VIDEO SALUTE FROM AUSTIN TEXAS BRO FROM 2021 :)
Well why the heck didn't I think of this......thanks will try this on my old farm truck.
It worked !!!! Many thanks for having posted.
Now think about when you get into someone else's car, how much neck fat, skin and sweat from other people are in the seat belts!
Saboth Lol!
Yuk!!
There's love in sharing
😂😂
Can also just be from age and sun exposure, not being used can almost be just as bad.
I can’t wait to try this out on my mustang
Right? I have a 2002 Mustang and I’m having the same problem.
Me too!! It’s a mustang thing lol
Thank you
I did this it helped soften the belt up alot but it was still not quite enough .Now I let the belt dry thoroughly and i came up with an idea .I got some baby power .I rub it on the belt from the top to bottom and rub it fairly well left some extra power on the belt and retracted it up and down so the extra power could saturate it inside the mechanism a little also .I pulled the belt up and down many times and then the belt started fully retracting once again .I tested it the next day and it worked fine still .the powder is not effected by the heat or cold which is good and it helps the belt stay slick as it allows the belt fabric to slide with much less friction which is the key enemy .Now the day will come when the spring that retracts it will lose its return tension altogether but thats down the road a long ways I hope. I vacuumed up the power and I was done .
Thats a good tip!
Going to try it now and let it sit overnight 👌
Great video
I hope this trick work in my 1999 Honda CRV.
Yesssssssssss!!!!!👍👍👍
helpful video.
thankyou
I'm trying this on my CL9 Accord today. I'll let you know if it helped.
So how come in my ute the driver side belt works fine but the passenger side that is rarely used is the one that won’t retract well?
Mysteriously, the seat belt on the passenger seat behind the driver in our 3.5 year old Mazda 2 suddenly didn't roll up, although this seat was almost never used and an inspection took place shortly before. Also the rubbing didn't help, so we had to change the roll - out of warranty, but luckily Mazda took over the costs on goodwill.
I use lck attack and lck fiber for seat belts.
hey... should i give the belt time to dry before allowing it to retract after the cleaning?
Mines completely locked up wont budge either way! Not gonna help me but thanks for the suggestion!
OMG, no wonder Italians always have trouble with there seat belts. Pizza grease buildup.😆😆🍕🍕
Aw man, I had no idea about a seatbelt stereotype! And being a professional pizza maker who has such an awful seatbelt that TH-cam pushed this video, I'm afraid I'm not in any position to argue.
Nothing like some casual racism to liven up the ol comments section 😂
@@benkile6310 How is that racist?
I’m gonna try this on my motorbike
Waow.
Going to try this on my Mazda 3 🤔 will get back to everyone with the results
soooo?
Did u die while washing it?
Seems it worked so well the belt strangled him to death!
I did this on my 03 mustang and it worked for about 5 minutes, then it immediately went back to not retracting or retracting very slowly. Any help?
Them honda valve covers 👍
I was NOT expecting the reason why this happens...
Been doing this in my truck every 6 months for years.
I have kept this from happening by not wearing mine!
My seatbelt is stuck fully extended, any tips
U kick ass. 🖒🖒
Free ≠ cheap
Free = Free
Gonna try this on my 09 370z. This and the doors not staying open are by far the most annoying thing in the world. Got a trick for the doors? 😂
I feel so stupid now...
My steering wheel is hard and gross from 20 years of Hawaii heat and humidity and someone sweating all over it. The seat belts are the same. I was about to rip it apart and replace it with parts from a part-out car.
I'll try out this free tip and I'm guessing it will work.
Wouldn't you need to rinse the belt in clean water after it had soaked in the water with detergent in it?
yeah!
@@TheMidnightGarage yes, hit it with a shop vac to pull most of water and detergent out after scrubbing and a fresh water dip.
I use cockpit spray and thats working fine.
For only 2 3 weeks
May I pls know what is the name of that blue liquid you added in the water? Thank you
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One thing... If i go to the skrap yard, how i know if is good or is bad like mybold part
you can test it when its still in the car
....i need to try this on my vw polo 2f......it just messes with my temper when i unbuckle and i have to shove the belt up by hand.
i hope this will work.....not feeling putting any big money into it as this is my wintercar....
its a good and cheap method so it should work great with a low budget car like a wintercar :)
I am pretty sure that the warranty never goes out on seat belts. I've had to take mine in for some problem and they replaced it free.
What company?
@@liveandletlive2894 I think legal in the US they have to be covered. 2002 Mitsubishi Galant what's covered here in the US
Seamus, is that you?
Maakt het niet uit wat voor wasmiddel?
Nee
😞😞😞😞😞...wouldnt it be from a worn out spring inside the retract area..????.
sometimes yeah, but most of the time its just that its dirty
Have this problem with my skoda
Mine is a skoda too, it's just the drivers seat belt, car has only ever had 2 lady careful, clean owners, this method didn't produce any dirt and didn't work, I have door lock problems with the skoda too, always failing.
@@patsydf mine is the passenger seatbelt
Driver side seat belt
how do you fix a seatbelt that retracts too tight?
Danny L rub it with pizza
@@IanfrickenBerry ok
@@IanfrickenBerry So if my car just turned 20, but only has 50,000 miles, I'm guessing the previous owner found the seat belts too tight?
Soaking mine now.
To me it looks like the mechanism was fixed by pulling it and holding with the pliers for a while instead of cleaning the belt.
pollodormido2 plus he treated it nice and respectful even opening the door. That’s gotta make the belt feel really good about herself. With this new found confidence, the belt started exercising and eating right and now can easily fit in her old dress... I mean seat belt housing roller upper thing.
@@poopandfartjokes And be careful talking about that weave or there will be bloody buckles.
What if it doesn't roll back
At all
Then get a new seat belt
And when this doesn't work?
Then your mechanism might be broken and you probably need to replace your seat belts
The Midnight Garage I've tested the mechanism (took off panel and pulled from under the top bit that shows and it works perfect. I thing maybe the plastic bit that holds the seatbelt in place that the seatbelt is threatef through (the one you can move up and down to adjust to your neck) is the problem. As that's where it seems to be sticking. Thanks :)
Didn't work for me, not even the first bit of the belt will go back and the car has only had 2 clean lady owners, hardly any dirt came off which didn't surprise me. I didn't have to hold the belt out with a grip as it just hangs out by itself, so I guess I have a problem.
I have found that womens makeup and lotion finds it's way all over your car.
Men wear make up and lotion too
@@patsydf Just waiting somebody to deliver the "Real men?" comment. 😀
Vlogs and guide video aren't the same
Does this work on bicycles too
?
@@overbuiltlimited seat belt on bicycle
@@sweetvuvuzela4634 Okay so a joke. Don't get it but okay.
@@overbuiltlimited no in the Uk we have seats on bikes for children and pets too which have seat belts
@@sweetvuvuzela4634 I see. Thanks for the explanation.
Hahahaha there's no way in hell that worked at the end he was manually feeding it back in
Try it out for yourself
It does work. Did it to my frontier 4 years ago. It's 18 years old going on 19. Zipppppp!!
Just use pledge. Takes 5 seconds.
What's that?
@@TheMidnightGarage I think it's spray can furniture polish.
Just pressure wash it
To stop it happening just shower
pretty much
That water was really dirty...
That water was filthy
Why was this recommended to me? I ride a motorcycle. I don't even own a car.
You should install a seat belt on your motorcycle.
Good suggestion. The only seat belt that I would love to have is a beautiful, slim, sexy chick sitting behind me and holding me securely to the bike. 😎
Crappy sound.
Get a better mic, LOUD than quiet, LOUD than quiet, LOUD again, quiet again... a tad bit annoying
My car is brand new, still same issue, your rubbish idea
Thank you