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krome
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seatbelt catch and mot

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hi guys i have recentley bought a 1L gls on a w plate the lady who owned it before me said the front passenger seatbelt catch had a hydraulic problem and so had a replacement that was bolted to the car floor, the problem is that the replacement catch is sometimes difficult to get the seatbelt to go in it (its a niche thing), will this affect the mot in any way?, if so how can i resolve it, does it cost a lot to get the hydraulic seatbelt catch fixed?, thanks for reading
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Go to the scrapyard and and get what you need, won't cost a lot.
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the thing is is that its like a gas chamber thing

tbh

just get some silicone spray soak the one thats in your car now may free it up a bit
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Timmy corsa B wrote:the thing is is that its like a gas chamber thing

tbh

just get some silicone spray soak the one thats in your car now may free it up a bit
yeah you mean the pretensioner (thing)
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just got scrapyard and find 1 that aint gone off and take it for yours :D , but make sure you put the red tag in the pretensioner!! ya dnt wanna chop ya fingers off if that thing goes off :shock:
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yeahi know a dealship charges a bomb like 2 of them fitted is about 400
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yh i needed some for my car cus mine had gone off cus its was accident damaged and they wanted early 400 quid for them, told them where to shove them :lol: and got some from scrappy for £30 :D
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i done it i got a pretensioner from the scrappy for £35 i managed to get the seat out with a bit of struggle, f**k one of the bolts getting it out (good old halfords had some similar bolts for sale so i got some) all in all quite an easy job(i have very little experience with cars), thanks for the help guys :)
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Glad you got it sorted.
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