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I imagine they're just a little stiff from lack of regular use and probably a little dust.
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but I now know not to clean the inside of my car at the do-it-yourself car wash!!!
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Suggestion · Original poster
Well I want to reinstall my stock seat for a while and use the stock seat belt - but it doesn't want to work so well.
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This really helped, but leaves a bit of a soapy residue, which isn't so much an issue for using it as it is for keeping the belt slightly sticky, so it's still not as good as new.
I haven't used my stock seat belt for ... probably... close to a year to use a harness. Well I want to reinstall my stock seat for a while and use the stock seat belt - but it doesn't want to work so well. Pulls out a little hard and is very slow to retract. I don't think it's seen any major dirt or water... just seems to be old and stiff. Is there anything I can do to rejuvenate it a bit, to become once again the youthful belt I'd come to know?
Depending on how it was stored, some dry silicone aerosol lubricant might help - if there are parts that are tight due to storage and/or moisture, this may get things loosened up without introducing any liquids that you may regret later (or may stain the seatbelt webbing depending on color)...
My seatbelt was pretty sticky and dirty, due to age. I started out by getting some upholstery cleaner (aerosol can with integrated scrub brush) and just scrubbed the hell out of it for half an hour. This really helped, but leaves a bit of a soapy residue, which isn't so much an issue for using it as it is for keeping the belt slightly sticky, so it's still not as good as new.
I'm looking into lubing the belt, but between harming the belt fibers chemically and trying not to use something that will make the belt sticky, I'm not sure what to use.
Yours sounds less like johneecatt's and more...well, gross. Once the webbing has been compromised (especially since it's sticky), I'd be worried that there's some slight chance that the stickyness might interfere with some of the safety features (pretensioners, etc.).
You can buy new webbing for about a hundred bucks; why mess with the old, nasty stuff? Based on your signature, the car sounds sweet. Do it up right!
I've been looking at that, but didn't start in time to get it done before summer. This will have to be a winter item, in order to avoid downtime (I'm looking at the Maxspeed motorsports refurb).
Unless someone sells the belts by themselves and the DIY is easy enough?
Sounds like a good call on the silicone aerosol lube. I imagine they're just a little stiff from lack of regular use and probably a little dust. Passenger side is a little stiff, too - but not nearly as much.
I think I'll try that before the soapy, sticky residue...
The upholstery cleaner will help, if it's slow due to dirt / grime. Be sure to keep it extended to let it dry completely. Some people even take it to a car wash, pin the belt outside the door, and blast if off with the high pressure rinse. Then dry & lube.
Some people don't even bother with extending the belt outside of the car, but I'm not sure I approve of this method.
Dumb woman washing her car ... inside - YouTube
Eureka!! A discovery!! I'm sure all of you know... but I did not. There is a height adjustment at the top part of the belt. Upon discovery, I raised it a couple of notches and now it works easy as you please. Both sides had apparently dropped down over time, making them hard to pull. Raised back up - all is well!!
I have no idea what I don't know.... but I now know not to clean the inside of my car at the do-it-yourself car wash!!!
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