Seat belt - Catching in the Door - causing fraying

Does anybody else suffer with the driver seat belt catching in the door mechanism causing a kink then advancing to fraying, the reason i ask is i have it replaced previously under warranty, but the main dealers
now seem to playing it a bit more hardball.

1) Is it a general Fault / Design floor

2) Driver error - being lazy when getting out of the vehicle & not ensuring the belt is fully returned & seated correctly before closing the door
softly ( ie slamming the door )



Vehicle Defender 110 dbl Cab less than 2 years old seat belt replaced already approx 1 year ago.

Thoughts as i am taking it back in tomorrow for some other warranty work

NMD

Well all the old defenders did it But I thought the newer ones had a cover plate to cure it.

I wrapped quite a bit if heavy duty black vynil adhesive tape around my seatbelt just around the 3 or 4 inches in line with the door catch. It has protected the belt, and the door doesn't now shut easily if the belt is in the way. Yes, we shouldn't have to do these things, but it is much cheaper than having to replace the belt!!

There was a thread on here last week about this, I forget who wrote it but he made a bracket to solve the problem. Do a search here. Iv made the same brackets they work and are very easy to make . Ill take a photo later my camera is on charge

or slide a length of heatshrink sleeving over it - like this..

There you go

slim jim said:

There you go

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how did you manage to take a picture that's got nothing in focus in it ?

That's unfair Sean, the date was PERFECTLY in focus!

Sorry this is a better one.

odenne said:

That's unfair Sean, the date was PERFECTLY in focus!

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yer right, sorry Jim

slim jim said:

Sorry this is a better one.

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Must be my monitor then! Where's that warranty...

Thanks for the tips to get around the problem
i am still pushing to get it replaced FOC - you never know
picture attached for interest value

NMD

why dont you just make sure its retracted before shuting the door? I never have any problems on my 1996 90. Ive never noticed it. What are you people doing wrong?

G

be careful, my mates def failed the mot because the belt was chewed.

I have an old 110 (1996) and the front belts are cable tied at the bottom to the seat back tilt lever. It stops seatbelt jamming in door (most of the time!!)

Griffdowg said:

why dont you just make sure its retracted before shuting the door? I never have any problems on my 1996 90. Ive never noticed it. What are you people doing wrong?

G

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Hey Gareth, I had to have the drivers one replaced for the M.O.T and I'm sure it didn't just happen since I bought it off you

Incidentally, the new one has a presstud thingy in it near your shoulder that stops the buckle falling to the bottom, which helps to prevent trapping.

Daz

SuperDaz said:

Hey Gareth, I had to have the drivers one replaced for the M.O.T and I'm sure it didn't just happen since I bought it off you

Incidentally, the new one has a presstud thingy in it near your shoulder that stops the buckle falling to the bottom, which helps to prevent trapping.

Daz

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it was like that when I got it, i swear!

G

I found the easiest solution to this, I think! I've done it to both front belts and the problem has gone away: use a long cable tie (mine were black, about 12") and loop it around the base of the belt, next to the seat hinge, feeding the cable tie through the gap in the seat base/back. It needs to be adjusted so that the belt is held close to the seat, but not 'gripped'. If the cable tie is put on the right way round, the losse end can be fed in under the seat squab.
The belt is free to move, but is kept further away from the door pillar, encouraging the bit that gets caught in the lock to stay away from it.