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February 2003
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seatbelt locking up
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Fri, 20 May 2005 05:30
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hi guys, just recently took everything out of my car, trying to put in the seatbelts back in, but they refuse to extend - ie. they keep retracting and 'clicking' as if i was in an acco
is this some sort of mechanism that makes them illegitimate cuz i took em out?
i fiddled around with the white plastic tooth clip but it still just keeps doin it
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I Supported Toymods
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Sydney
Registered:
December 2002
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Re: seatbelt locking up
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Fri, 20 May 2005 05:59
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I don't know how the 86 works but on most newer cars the seatbelts are controlled by a retractor computer.
Basically it uses an accelerometer bolted to the chassis to work out when the car is decelerating beyond a certain threshold... when this happens it locks a solenoid in the seatbelt mechanism.
Did you mess with the accelerometer???
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Location:
brisbane
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December 2004
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Location:
Central Coast, NSW
Registered:
February 2005
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Re: seatbelt locking up
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Fri, 20 May 2005 06:16
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my soarer wont let the seatbelts retract if the car's on an angle. once you start driving, they come out fine.
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Location:
Sydney
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February 2003
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Re: seatbelt locking up
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Fri, 20 May 2005 06:23
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did you let the belt go all the way in after you removed it?
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Location:
Terrigal
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May 2002
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Re: seatbelt locking up
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Fri, 20 May 2005 06:24
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With the ae86 belts they wont come out unless they are perfectly straight and not on any angle. I stuffed around for so long with this and was about to chuck the things out the window.
But yeah, hold them vertical and pull the belt out slowly and you should be right.
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Location:
Brisbane
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April 2004
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Re: seatbelt locking up
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Fri, 20 May 2005 07:20
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A computer for seats belts never heard of them but I'm not surprised. I would have said they have weights which extend out with Kenosha "I don't really know how to spell this word" locking the belt and yes they have to be upright.
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Location:
Sydney
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May 2004
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Re: seatbelt locking up
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Fri, 20 May 2005 07:21
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they also need to be perpendicular to the horizon as there's a ball bearing in there which will prevent them coming out if they're on an angle.
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Location:
Sydney
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May 2004
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Re: seatbelt locking up
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Fri, 20 May 2005 07:23
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if NEVER heard of the seat belt computer controlled solinoid either! can someone confirm. i'm not too quick to believe it.
what happens if your battery dies 
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Location:
Newcastle
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July 2003
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Re: seatbelt locking up
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Fri, 20 May 2005 07:54
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yeah they are driven by a ball bearing setup that drops into position if they are on an angle. you need to make sure they are in *just* the right spot and youull be fine.. just keep changing the angle till you get it right.
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I Supported Toymods
Location:
Sydney
Registered:
December 2002
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Re: seatbelt locking up
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Fri, 20 May 2005 08:06
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I'll take a pic of the retractor controller from my front cut for all you non believers.
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