Seat Belt Holder Thingie Driving Me Crazy

pvpost · 07-20-2007, 02:15 PM

Hi All,

Does anyone else have a problem with car/booster seats and the seat belt sliders in the back seat? I don't know its official name, but it's the piece of plastic attached to the seat that the seat belt sides into when retracting.

There's a slit in the middle that my daughter's seat belt is constantly getting stuck in. I have to go back and manipulate the seat belt, untangle it, put the plastic cover back on, and yell at it nearly every time we get in the car.

Have any of you figured out a solution to this? I hate to have a piece of duct tape covering the slit that will ugly up the look of our pretty car.

Thanks for any ideas!

Tim

hyo silver · 07-20-2007, 02:31 PM

Hi, Tim. Is the belt twisted at all? Sometimes pulling it out all the way and letting it wind back in slowly will fix that. You might find the belt's been reversed at the latch end, which makes the belt want to twist as it pulls out.

pvpost · 07-20-2007, 03:08 PM

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Hi, Tim. Is the belt twisted at all? Sometimes pulling it out all the way and letting it wind back in slowly will fix that. You might find the belt's been reversed at the latch end, which makes the belt want to twist as it pulls out.
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Thanks for the suggestion, but I know for sure it isn't twisted. It will sometimes get twisted as it's going through the slit thing, but not before it gets tangled in there.

My guess is that it has something to do with the angle that the belt comes out while my daughter is wearing it on her booster. Drives me bonkers.

Thanks though!

darelldd · 07-20-2007, 04:53 PM

That would drive me bonkers too! I simply haven't had the problem with ours and my daughter's booster. It has to be the angle or some twist making your life difficult.

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07-20-2007, 02:15 PM	#1
pvpost Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 11 My Car: Package: Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	Hi All, Does anyone else have a problem with car/booster seats and the seat belt sliders in the back seat? I don't know its official name, but it's the piece of plastic attached to the seat that the seat belt sides into when retracting. There's a slit in the middle that my daughter's seat belt is constantly getting stuck in. I have to go back and manipulate the seat belt, untangle it, put the plastic cover back on, and yell at it nearly every time we get in the car. Have any of you figured out a solution to this? I hate to have a piece of duct tape covering the slit that will ugly up the look of our pretty car. Thanks for any ideas! Tim

07-20-2007, 02:31 PM	#2
hyo silver awaaay Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Vancouver, BC Posts: 7,430 My Car: 2004 Prius Package: Base Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 32	Hi, Tim. Is the belt twisted at all? Sometimes pulling it out all the way and letting it wind back in slowly will fix that. You might find the belt's been reversed at the latch end, which makes the belt want to twist as it pulls out.

07-20-2007, 04:53 PM	#4
darelldd Prius is our Gas Guzzler Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Northern CA Posts: 4,521 My Car: 2006 Prius Package: #6 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 10	That would drive me bonkers too! I simply haven't had the problem with ours and my daughter's booster. It has to be the angle or some twist making your life difficult.