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Seat Belt Holder Thingie Driving Me Crazy

Discussion in 'Gen 2 Prius Main Forum' started by pvpost, Jul 20, 2007.

  1. pvpost

    pvpost Junior Member

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    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
     
    #1 pvpost, Jul 20, 2007
  2. hyo silver

    hyo silver Awaaaaay

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    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.
     
    #2 hyo silver, Jul 20, 2007
  3. pvpost

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    <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(hyo silver @ Jul 20 2007, 02:31 PM) [snapback]482362[/snapback]</div>

    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!
     
    #3 pvpost, Jul 20, 2007
  4. darelldd

    darelldd Prius is our Gas Guzzler

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    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.
     
    #4 darelldd, Jul 20, 2007
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