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YOUR RESEARCHHow do I reinstall the plastic seat belt adjuster in my 2004?
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How do I reinstall the plastic seat belt adjuster in my 2004?
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Remove the piece that is still attached to the seat belt adjusting mechanism.
How do I reinstall the plastic seat belt adjuster in my 2004?
Replace driver side full cover
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I bought a pair of GT3 caps a while ago, one to replace the driver side full cover that fell off and the other to replace the passenger side to match.
How do I reinstall the plastic seat belt adjuster in my 2004?
Replace entire adjuster'
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Looks like the manual says that (paraphrasing) 'if the cover comes off, replace the entire adjuster'.
How do I reinstall the plastic seat belt adjuster in my 2004?
Replace passenger side
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I bought a pair of GT3 caps a while ago, one to replace the driver side full cover that fell off and the other to replace the passenger side to match.
How do I reinstall the plastic seat belt adjuster in my 2004?
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My seatbelt adjuster cover came off yesterday for no apparent reason, putting it back right away obviously didn't work.
How do I reinstall the plastic seat belt adjuster in my 2004?
Pain in the ***, fell off and have been screwing around with it for an hour with no luck. Does not appear broken and all parts appear to be intact. Just fell off in my passengers hand and can't seem to get it back in place.
That was a nightmare... I took the cover off mine when I needed to remove the A, and consequently B pillar cover, to do the transmitter range TSB (hint, you don't actually need to remove anything on B pillar after the coat hook is off and the then exposed B-pillar upper screws removed only... after that you can just pull inward on the B pillar trim and it levers far enough away from the top attachment point so you can get the A pillar trim off, word to the wise!).
I got the trim to go back on after several tries and long effort because I was not careful. There are thin bendable metal tabs that can get squashed if you force it so be super careful (probably why it is never to be separated in the first place). If I had known at the time I could wedge off the entire assembly I would have done that at the time.
My recommendation is to remove the height adjuster assembly and try to carefully get the cover on while it's in your hand and you can see it in good light. If that fails, sounds like you need to buy the whole assembly... if you have to go that route tell us what the damage is.
I just went back to see my E-bay 996 DVD manual for how I could have missed that warning seen clearly in Loren's post in Rennlist link above... turns out my version of steps does not match Loren's version... mine actually states to remove the sash cover guide first and then pry out the retaining bracket... wth! Damn e-bay out of date fsm's!
Get what you pay for I guess... at least I feel better since I did follow the directions I had...
that one is a pita. it took me a few hours to get that in.
the "button" needs to be pulled to the top. align the side clips and start pressing away. good luck
I have a 997.2, but the seat belt plastic cover should be similar. You will need to remove the remaining parts off and re-assemble all parts. Just like doing some Lego parts.
Bumping this thread...
I knocked my cover ajar somehow, pulled it the rest of the way off thinking it would be fairly easy to reinstall. Not so! Struggled with it for 10 minutes or so then decided to look for answers on rennlist and renntech.
Looks like the manual says that (paraphrasing) 'if the cover comes off, replace the entire adjuster'. Others suggest that if you pry off the adjuster, you can re-attach the cover, so I'll give that a try...
Reposting the info here so it's in one place:
If you do end up replacing the entire adjuster, looks like the current part number is 997-803-521-00 with different suffixes for different color covers. About $73.
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Removal
As of MY2000 - Press seat belt height adjuster release
8
out of the hexagon head bolt
5
using a screwdriver.
Install
Insert peg of the seat beat height adjuster release
8
into the hexagon-head bolt bore
5
.
Note: The seat belt height adjuster release must not be separated. If the cover of the retaining frame loosens when removing, the seat belt height adjuster release
8
must always be replaced.
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Another thread gives this advice, originally posted by 'upnorth'...
This is to help all those who have removed the seat belt adjuster the wrong way (I did it too, that’s how I know) and couldn’t get the cover back on.
Remove the piece that is still attached to the seat belt adjusting mechanism. You do this by levering it off. It is clipped in place with a centering pin into the seat belt fixing bolt. It makes a strange noise but it will come off. I used a proprietry trim removing tool, but a large screwdriver should work.
You then have a metal piece C, a plastic piece A. You will also have the cover D, that you took off before, with the metal clip B in it .
Remove B from D
Insert C into D
Refit B into D (this will hold part C in place)
Lastly clip in item A
You now have the whole item in one piece, which can be refitted to the car.
Just fixed my slider, can confirm that the above instructions work perfectly! Took less time to fix it than to write these two posts once you know how to do it...
Insert C into D
Refit B into D (this will hold item C in place)
Lastly clip in item A
[Then clip the entire assembly back onto the seat belt slider]
My covers are missing one side and half missing the other!
I've also got the height adjusters slipping down, which is a pain as I'm quite tall. I took the drivers side off ad gave it a bit of silicone lube, it locks ok out of the car but when I remix it all the slipping is still there.
It doesn't look like you can disassemble them, anyone been able to fix this problem?
to all on this thread. I had my seatbelt adjuster fall apart. spent 10 minutes googling, 5 minutes disassembling, and 5 minutes reassembling according to this thread and voila! This has to be a record for finding and implementing a fix online. All because of you guys. Thank you very much!
Taj
Can anyone help me better understand how to get the rest of unit A and C off? I don't understand the instructions. Thanks!
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Remove the piece that is still attached to the seat belt adjusting mechanism. You do this by levering it off. It is clipped in place with a centering pin into the seat belt fixing bolt. It makes a strange noise but it will come off. I used a proprietry trim removing tool, but a large screwdriver should work."
I admit the instructions are confusing... I reposted someone else's instructions instead of starting from scratch.
Quite simply, if the cover gets knocked off, you have to disassemble more of the adjuster before you can get the cover re-attached.
Just
take a screwdriver and pry off the metal piece still attached to the car.
It should pop off without too much force. Then re-assemble in the described order and it will pop back on correctly.
My seatbelt adjuster cover came off yesterday for no apparent reason, putting it back right away obviously didn't work. Thanks a million for your instructions, worked perfectly, got it back in place in less than 10 min.
Mine got knocked off when I installed my rollbar.
It was a pain to reinstall. (along with the stupid coat hook)
Wish I'd had instructions for both.
Finally everything is back together except for the plastic seat trim that gets knocked off if I scoot my seat back too far until it hits the BK harness mounts.
It's off on both sides, and will likely stay that way.
Am facing a similar problem. Referring to the instructions in bold, am I suppose to prise the 4 legs of metal C (using 2 screwdrivers), off the plastic piece A?
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Don't get the original instructions of "levering off" too.
Will appreciate any assistance! TIA.
Is there any trick to putting the GT3 caps on? I bought a pair of GT3 caps a while ago, one to replace the driver side full cover that fell off and the other to replace the passenger side to match. I tried briefly to put it on the driver side one where the full cover had fallen off, but it didn't immediately go on. I only spent a few minutes trying, so I need to do more homework, but thought I'd ask here since several of you have been through this.
