Seat belt stalk faulty straight after passing MOT

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Peterboroughdave

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Today the zed passed its MOT with just advisories on need to replace tires soon. :)

The not so good news is this evening the drivers side seat belt will not fit into the "stalk" :x . Any advise on possibly remedy or how easy it is to replace the stalk, plus where best to source a replacement.

Best regards

Dave and Sarah
 
http://www.pelicanparts.com/techarticles/BMW_Z4M/97-INTERIOR-Front_Seat_Belt_Buckle_Replacement/97-INTERIOR-Front_Seat_Belt_Buckle_Replacement.htm
Carefull !!
 
Hi

Thanks for quick responses

Yes, I mean where it plugs in.

Thanks for the link, it does seem a bit involved but doable

I am feeling rather P----d as it worked fine until the MOT tester tested it.

Dave
 
I'd go low tech first.

Get a good torch (and magnifying glass) and have a proper look inside and find out why its not going in. Never had a belt buckle fail but my first thoughts are: something in the mechanism; mechanism has moved to lock position and needs pushing back; red button sticking; something in the hole in the clip?

Simple and cheap first!
 
Hi Crazy Harry,

you are spot on, I got an email this morning from wifey, she confirmed having found a small leather tassel from her red poncho stuffed into the seat belt receiver. She plucked this out with a tooth pick and now all is well.

I feel guilty now for suspecting that it was caused by the MOT tester, also wifey is now being far too cocky.

Cheers

Dave
 
Peterboroughdave said:
Hi Crazy Harry,

you are spot on, I got an email this morning from wifey, she confirmed having found a small leather tassel from her red poncho stuffed into the seat belt receiver. She plucked this out with a tooth pick and now all is well.

I feel guilty now for suspecting that it was caused by the MOT tester, also wifey is now being far too cocky.

Cheers

Dave
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You let your wife drive the car wearing a red poncho, we need photos :wink:
 
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