Rear seatbelt slight tear!!! Help MOT!!

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Mon 11 Oct 2004 15:07
Rear seatbelt slight tear!!! Help MOT!! - covbaldy
Hi,
I took my car for an MOT saturday and it failed as the rear seat belt webbing has a tear in it.!

The MOT guy has told me that if I cut the seat belt it will be able to pass as it can\'t be used as a seat belt!?? Can someone clarify this?

I was told that I could buy a new one (from Honda) its going to be at least £100 labour on top!

I don\'t really want to cut the seat belt, so can they be fixed with a patch or something or will I need a new one?

Thanks

Skyblue
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Mon 11 Oct 2004 15:40
Rear seatbelt slight tear!!! Help MOT!! - SjB {P}
The answer is simple: No matter what \'workaround\' may exist, how much do you value the life of a rear seat passenger, and the person sitting in the front that they hit?

Exactly!

A few years ago, I read of a guy who repaired a seatbelt to get his car thorugh an MOT by cutting it shorter, and stitching it back together on his wife\'s sewing machine.

Of course, in a later accident, the stitching tore, and the passenger was injured.

Please don\'t do it.
Swallow the cost, and fit a new one.
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Mon 11 Oct 2004 15:55
Rear seatbelt slight tear!!! Help MOT!! - derek
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Silliness removed. DD.
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Mon 11 Oct 2004 16:12
Rear seatbelt slight tear!!! Help MOT!! - Schnitzel
Either get one from a Honda/Japanese Breakers, or look on ebay.
My Dad replaced one with a universal one on a Range Rover, after it got trapped in the door latch making two holes in the webbing. The only difference was the buckle design was not identicle.
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Mon 11 Oct 2004 16:24
Rear seatbelt slight tear!!! Help MOT!! - SpamCan61 {P}
Over in the directories/FAQs section of this site there\'s a reference to Securon, who may be able to help.
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Mon 11 Oct 2004 16:37
Rear seatbelt slight tear!!! Help MOT!! - Cliff Pope

I don\'t think the advice to cut the belt can be correct. My understanding is that if a belt, or one of a pair, is there, it has to work. I suppose if the car legally does not have to have rear belts you could totally remove BOTH belts, but I agree- think about the safety aspect.
Have a browse through a scrapyard, or get on to a specialist Saab breaker.
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Tue 12 Oct 2004 09:45
Rear seatbelt slight tear!!! Help MOT!! - Cliff Pope
Stupid reply! Obviously I meant a specialist in your particular car. I must have had \"Saab\" in my mind from another thread.
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Mon 11 Oct 2004 20:26
Rear seatbelt slight tear!!! Help MOT!! - henry k
Either get one from a Honda/Japanese Breakers, or look on ebay.

IIRC If a seat belt has been in use during a big accident then you should replace it as has used up its stretch.
Buying unseen is a risk.
If you are seeing the belt in situ and are happy that it is OK then maybe buy it.
Are there many Hondas in the local scrap yard that are there due to other than an accident?
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Mon 11 Oct 2004 17:42
Rear seatbelt slight tear!!! Help MOT!! - Altea Ego
The seat belt webing is not repairable. If the MOT tester spots a repair to the webbing its another failure.
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Mon 11 Oct 2004 18:24
Rear seatbelt slight tear!!! Help MOT!! - Civic8
As has been said before. they cannot be repaired. Only replaced
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Steve
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Mon 11 Oct 2004 19:38
Rear seatbelt slight tear!!! Help MOT!! - Aprilia
Aftermarket seatbelts are readily available from the likes of Securon (order through motor factor - its cheaper than going direct to them). Seat belt fitting threads are all the same (even on Japanese cars) so its just a case of buying the correct configuration - check out Securon\'s application chart.
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