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Walking with God
Join Date: Mar 2005
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Hi All,
Just fixed up a very lazy retracting seat belt in the SR. It was a minute or so job, so I'm happily sharing the good oil with you all, as we know seat belts can get a bit slow to retract over time. My mate Chris shared this fix with me 15 minutes ago. He does it to all the seat belts on his cars once or more a year to keep them in top order. Apologies to all who already knew about it. 1. Take a slightly damp chamois and fully extend the seat belt. Use the chamois to clean both sides. The chamois should only barely be damp, the idea isn't to wash the belt, but just collect the dust. 2. Spray both sides along the full length of the belt with silicone spray. That's it! A lazy belt for the whole time I've owned the SR (since December 2005) was instantly fixed. I was amazed to say the very least. Cheap, easy and quick to do, without taking anything apart at all. Awesome! Cheers, GK
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So its 2011 so that means it only took you XXXX to fix it..... LOL.
Good to see you are keeping busy in the break GK. (Uncle Ken now goes outside to fix his lazy belt as well) UK ![]()
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Rep points given to you today, my drivers belt is a touch slow to retract.. Any recommendations on which spray to use??
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I used an el cheapo "5 Stars" brand (you know the type you get from $2 shops) and it worked a treat. I had previously used the can to spray my bbq cover, nearly used the whole can, so I didn't want to use up the much more expensive CRC 808. Incidentally, I went to 6 outlets to look for more silicone spray today, but couldn't find the cheapo brand again. SuperCheap was also out of CRC 808. Go figure! LOL! Cheers, GK
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Thanks for that handy hint GK, mine are a bit like that sometimes,
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wont you end up with silicon residue all over your clothes?
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Such a simple solution, thank you GK. I'll keep that in mind if it ever happens!
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Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: NSW
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Ok so I know this thread is almost 3 years old but I just found it today and fixed the seatbelts on both our BA Fairmonts. A big thank you for the thread from myself and my brother.
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T-Series Club Member Vic
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Thanks to you for bumping this up Timmeh as I hadn't seen it and it's a great tip. Thanks to you too GK
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I tried this on my 21year old but it didn't help much
![]() As always GK provides handy help no matter how long ago. UK
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Starter Motor
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Worked a treat with silicone spray.
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Starter Motor
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yup, i'm definately gonna try this :-) mine irritates the hell outta me
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Fairmont Ghia
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Yes, definitely does. Silicone spray is great for the windows. Wind the window down and spray it into the door frame where the window goes, then cycle the window up and down a couple times. Spray again and cycle the window a couple times again. Should make a great improvement.
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Just want to say thanks for this poste and also give it a bump.
Was about to replace my seatbelt on my 2003 GTP and then came across this on google when trying to figure out how to replace it. quick trip to Bunnings and $9 later and she is as good as new. Love to see the internet be useful for a change! Thanks again! |
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Just now your clothes get covered in silicon spray.
Ive fixed every slow AU belt with warm hot soapy water. Let it dry and good as new, retracting fine.
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I made sure to only spray the very deep (fully extended) end so shouldn't impact on the bit that touches clothing.
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Perfect
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Starter Motor
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Top tip.My drivers side seatbelt was retracting a little slow (was mentioned in pink slip, now have to go for a blue). Gave it a scrub with soap and water a couple of weeks ago & it was a little better. Just put a light spray over with some silicon spray then and its a whole lot better.
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