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Front seatbelts don't like retracting back in. Why?


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Just about every Lupo I've seen has front seat belt problems. They just don't like retracting. Haven't figured out why just yet, but I guess that this is a very common problem. If you manually feed the belt back up, it reels in no problem. Locking is fine as does the inertia reel lock system. 

Has anyone had a look at what's going on? Anyone had the same issues and successfully sorted them? What causes it?

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4 hours ago, Rich said:

Retract it and soak in a bucket overnight.

Tried silicone. Nope. No different. 

But soak the reel of belt material in what? What are we trying to do?

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15 hours ago, LR5V said:

The extreme cleaning method is pressure washer - with the belts out of the car - at a reasonable distance... too close and the nylon starts to fray - don't ask how I know!

So how do you know 💁🏽‍♂️

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GTI belts seem to get dirty very easily, I watched a vid on YouTube where the guy retracted them out and left them in a bucket of water with washing machine detergent in it for an hour or so, let them dry out and then showed them retracting in properly.

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18 hours ago, mk2 said:

What are we trying to do?

 

On 6/9/2019 at 1:59 PM, mk2 said:

Just about every Lupo I've seen has front seat belt problems.

 Anyone had the same issues and successfully sorted them?

Can't beat washing up liquid for removing grime and grease.

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6 hours ago, Silver! said:

So how do you know 💁🏽‍♂️

I destroyed the rear lap belt on Red Mk3 Anniversary belt - going too close with the pressure washer - the difference in feel of the belt changes considerably after they are cleaned.

Pressure washing internal carpets (out of the car) is good too... but I draw the line at seats

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