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My drivers side seatbelt, not the shoulder harness, but the one that bolts to the floor has gone bad and will not work as designed. I need a replacement. Does anyone have one they could sell me? I have seen many aftermarket ones on line, and the ones that are OEM are so insanely priced... If you have one, color does not matter, let, me know?

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Is the belt not retracting anymore? I had the inner spring breaks inside the auto-tensionner, and our spring is a rather wide one, I have not found a matching spring.

Yes, prices are all over the spectrum.

https://www.seatbeltplanet.com/i-304989 ... -belt.html

or a slightly different clip buckle

https://www.seatbeltsplus.com/product/WSCH300.html
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I have a coupe of sets for my 79 j10, I think one set is new from Juliano’s, good price, where are you?


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letank wrote: Tue Aug 04, 2020 10:01 am Is the belt not retracting anymore? I had the inner spring breaks inside the auto-tensionner, and our spring is a rather wide one, I have not found a matching spring.

Yes, prices are all over the spectrum.

https://www.seatbeltplanet.com/i-304989 ... -belt.html

or a slightly different clip buckle

https://www.seatbeltsplus.com/product/WSCH300.html
Its not the one that retracts, it is the other one that the retractable one goes into. It wont hold anymore...
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sonoraed wrote: Tue Aug 04, 2020 9:17 pm I have a coupe of sets for my 79 j10, I think one set is new from Juliano’s, good price, where are you?


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I'll take a look today and get back
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Suggest you match the year of the donor rather closely with your Jeep. In my experience, the design of seat belts changes a lot over the years. The '79 offered above will not match the OP's '90, I'll betcha. Different mounting, mechanical function, and lengths would not be surprising.
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tgreese wrote: Wed Aug 05, 2020 6:40 am Suggest you match the year of the donor rather closely with your Jeep. In my experience, the design of seat belts changes a lot over the years. The '79 offered above will not match the OP's '90, I'll betcha. Different mounting, mechanical function, and lengths would not be surprising.
there may be a way around this....I have a seat belt from the rear, but its not long enough. I did find an extension that may work until i can find the right one...
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I just ordered the extender...if it does not fit or work, I can return it :)
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Post a pict of the buckle from the retractable section ... someone may have a match for the fixed section...

May be something found its way down the opening... remove and clean or tap may dislodge some debris...
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Will front belts from a Jeep JK work? Get-m at the junk yard..

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Ive gotten some seatbelts from Jeeprecyclers dot com. When ive inquired it seems they have lots of beige and burgundy. no blue, little black
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I tried fixing the current one, it seems the tang inside the springs up to catch the male part is no longer working and I can see no way to take the unit apart to fix it...Ill get a pic later :)
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What color you looking for? I might have a tan one from an 87.
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Looking for a tan replacement...but im not picky right now :)
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HowardT64 wrote: Fri Aug 07, 2020 5:52 am Looking for a tan replacement...but im not picky right now :)
I was checking my stash and you can probably move the rear center to replace your driver's side, on the 85 mine are a match. it is a bit of a pain to slide the belt off the plastic straigthtener. Use some drops of pb blaster or equivalent on the T50 torx bolt if it does not give way...
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T50 torx? GOt it now I know the size :) Thanks!!
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HowardT64 wrote: Sat Aug 08, 2020 12:11 am T50 torx? GOt it now I know the size :) Thanks!!
Although they look like a Torx and a Torx will usually work well, the seatbelt bolts are something different, I’m not sure what the drive is called. The Snap On tool number is FTX500. The splines of a Torx have a radius at the peak, The spline peak of the FTX500 is flat.
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There is no way I can afford a Snap On...ill have to go the cheapest route I can :)
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threepiece wrote: Sat Aug 08, 2020 3:26 am
HowardT64 wrote: Sat Aug 08, 2020 12:11 am T50 torx? GOt it now I know the size :) Thanks!!
Although they look like a Torx and a Torx will usually work well, the seatbelt bolts are something different, I’m not sure what the drive is called. The Snap On tool number is FTX500. The splines of a Torx have a radius at the peak, The spline peak of the FTX500 is flat.
Correct, thank you for the precision, when I pulled mine, I noticed that it is a rounder torx, but it worked .Before I had the torx bit, a large flat blade screwdriver did the job!
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