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Problems and DIY Fixes HowTo-> Interior: Seatbelt repair Results 1 to 1 of 1 Thread: HowTo-> Interior: Seatbelt repair Thread Tools Search Thread 10-04-2012, 12:22 PM 8Tech Member #1 Join Date: Apr

1 Page 1 of 19 Welcome, goldeneye006 Notifications My Profile Settings Log Out Forum What's New? Home Classifieds Vendors Vendor Specials Store New Rules Posts Private Advertising Messages FAQ Calendar Community Forum Actions Quick Links Advanced Search Forum BMW Models 8 Series (E31) E31 Common Problems and DIY Fixes HowTo-> Interior: Seatbelt repair Results 1 to 1 of 1 Thread: HowTo-> Interior: Seatbelt repair Thread Tools Search Thread , 12:22 PM 8Tech Member #1 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: UK Posts: 1,254 My Cars: BMW 850CSi, E53 X5 4.8iS Feedback Score: 0 HowTo-> Interior: Seatbelt repair Here is a part 1 of 2 on repair of the seatbelt that some people find quite daunting. It is fairly straightforward and part 1 can be done by anyone with pretty basic tools. What I am going to show here, is how to remove and install the seatbelt mechanism and belt assembly, and part 2 will show how to replace the webbing if yours is damaged, or you want a different colour, rather than replace the entire assembly, as most colours are no longer available and they are damn expensive anyway. How about bright red in a red car, or blue in a car with blue piping on the leather? There are dozens of colours and shades available. So how to remove the belt? Firstly, move the seat fully forward and as high as possible.

2 Page 2 of 19 There are 2 small torx bolts buried in the side cover where circled. Next, undo the small crosshead screw at the front of the seat panel, behind the pocket (if fitted). Carefully pop off the side of the pocket to get access to the screw

3 Page 3 of 19 and remove it. Now gently pull off the seat adjuster knobs and behind the front one, remove the 2 very small crosshead screws.

away. Next, using a small pin, push in where shown in red, to

4 Page 4 of 19 You should now be able to loosen the side cover, disconnect the switches wiring connectors and lift the panel away. Next, using a small pin, push in where shown in red, to release the clip shown in yellow, and remove the rear shell.

You can now remove the front shell by removing the two tiny torx screws.

5 Page 5 of 19 Now remove the headrest by rolling it forward as shown, and use a twisting back and forth motion, whilst pushing away from you. You can now remove the front shell by removing the two tiny torx screws. There is one on the outside where shown, but the inner one is only accessible once you have lowered the seat and the headrest post has risen to clear the seat backrest.

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(5 times longer than they need to be but fitted just to be

7 Page 7 of 19 Now you can pop off the screw covers either side of the seat, and remove the screws. (5 times longer than they need to be but fitted just to be a PITA as they are so difficult to get to. Surprised they didn't threadlock them!)

8 Page 8 of 19 to access the inner one, you may need to remove the handbrake gaiter to get access to it. I used this... like this...

9 Page 9 of 19 Using a hex key, disconnect the side anchor position of the belt... and remove the front shoulder shell previously disconnected.

10 Page 10 of 19 The seat back pulls back at the bottom and then lift off two hooks near the top of the seat...

11 Page 11 of 19 You now need to lift the outer edge of the back up, and thread the belt webbing through it...

12 Page 12 of 19 and then slide the seat back along the headrest bar to remove it. Now you need to lower the seat again so that you can access the two 13mm shallow head bolts...circled in red...

13 Page 13 of 19 I found they were so shallow, the lead on a normal socket slipped-off, so I used a Snap-On wrench...

14 Page 14 of 19 Now, in the position circled, you will find a zip-tie retaining the belt control cable. This needs to be cut... so that the cable can be removed from the drive motor...

15 Page 15 of 19 and the reel hex head bold accessed and removed.

16 Page 16 of 19 You can now slide the seatbelt complete up from the seat frame...

17 Page 17 of 19 and thats it! All done.

Page 18 of 19 Easy eh? Stay tuned for part 2 where it gets a bit tricky. 8Tech. Quick Navigation E31 Common Problems and DIY Fixes Go Top «Previous Thread Next Thread» Bookmarks Digg del.icio.

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