Does your seatbelt recoil properly? Recall?
12-13-06, 03:14 PM
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Does your seatbelt recoil properly? Recall?
12-13-06, 05:34 PM
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I have noticed a few things.
1. The rewind tension is very slight. One of the most comfortable belts ... which dont keep tightening as you sit and move around with belt on. [nothing improper]
2. If the tongue hits the side of the seat or the pillar the rewind tension on release is not strong enough to pull the slack.
3. If after release you dont open the door the belt rewind tesion is soo poor that the belt just lays there.
gripe!! My father in law has the habit of releasing the seat belt the second the tires get off the city street. By the time I pull in the garage and he opens the door due to #3 and #2 listed above, the tongue gets caught in the door
as he steps out.
Salim
1. The rewind tension is very slight. One of the most comfortable belts ... which dont keep tightening as you sit and move around with belt on. [nothing improper]
2. If the tongue hits the side of the seat or the pillar the rewind tension on release is not strong enough to pull the slack.
3. If after release you dont open the door the belt rewind tesion is soo poor that the belt just lays there.
gripe!! My father in law has the habit of releasing the seat belt the second the tires get off the city street. By the time I pull in the garage and he opens the door due to #3 and #2 listed above, the tongue gets caught in the door
as he steps out.Salim
12-13-06, 05:46 PM
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Fern, I haven't heard anything about a recall but as Salim says mine are slow to recover the belt, now that I see this post I realize I am always coaxing the belt carefully back into its receptor, fwiw I'd rather have a slightly stronger belt retractor, jmo.
12-13-06, 07:19 PM
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I have had this problem on my driver's side and to a lesser extent on the passenger side for years. I remember reading somewhere that I have to clean in a few areas so it can slide better. Someone told me some Nissans had similar issues.
12-18-06, 05:59 AM
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Weak seat belt retraction is a feature of all Toyota/Lexus products.
There's nothing to tighten. If you pull apart the plastic trim to get at the inside, you might be able to clean up the mechanism and improve its performance a bit. Also, I think there's a spring that could be replaced if desired, although the tensioner never was very strong, even from the factory.
There's nothing to tighten. If you pull apart the plastic trim to get at the inside, you might be able to clean up the mechanism and improve its performance a bit. Also, I think there's a spring that could be replaced if desired, although the tensioner never was very strong, even from the factory.
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12-27-07, 01:54 PM
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My front seatbelts are shot on my 2000 rx300. I've tried the cleaning method a couple times, but it's time to replace them.
How hard is it to do? Or, as RXDriver suggests, has anyone tried cleaning the internal mechanism.
Anyone have any diagrams or instructions they could share, please?
Good source of replacements?
Thanks!
Eph
How hard is it to do? Or, as RXDriver suggests, has anyone tried cleaning the internal mechanism.
Anyone have any diagrams or instructions they could share, please?
Good source of replacements?
Thanks!
Eph
12-27-07, 03:06 PM
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Weak seat belt retraction is a feature of all Toyota/Lexus products.
There's nothing to tighten. If you pull apart the plastic trim to get at the inside, you might be able to clean up the mechanism and improve its performance a bit. Also, I think there's a spring that could be replaced if desired, although the tensioner never was very strong, even from the factory.
There's nothing to tighten. If you pull apart the plastic trim to get at the inside, you might be able to clean up the mechanism and improve its performance a bit. Also, I think there's a spring that could be replaced if desired, although the tensioner never was very strong, even from the factory.
Then there's to good things to offset the seatbelt recoil problem.
At 123,000 miles on the RX300, I had the front brake pads checked and there was still 50% of pad left. These are pads that came on the RX from the manufacturer. The rear pads were not replaced until 91,000 miles. This is unheard of with all other vehicles we have owned prior to Toyota products.
12-27-07, 07:25 PM
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May not help much but: https://www.clublexus.com/forums/att...5&d=1136326464
I'm still thinking about taking off the pillar molding and seeing if I can clean/tighten the spring and/or replace the unit.
Anyone have any diagrams on how to get in there?
Any good sources for replacement belts?
Thanks again!
12-27-07, 07:43 PM
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Maybe so, my RX300 does that sometimes, though all my previous Ford and GM cars did the same. Weak retraction does not warrant a recall since it's not a safety issue, rather a nuisance.
Do check that the pre-tensioners actually work. You can test this from time to time by hitting the brake with medium force and leaning forward. The belt should not give.
Hope this helps.
Also, if you buy your car used, check the CarFax for collision. Seat belts should be replaced if the car was ever in an accident.
Do check that the pre-tensioners actually work. You can test this from time to time by hitting the brake with medium force and leaning forward. The belt should not give.
Hope this helps.
Also, if you buy your car used, check the CarFax for collision. Seat belts should be replaced if the car was ever in an accident.
12-09-14, 11:52 AM
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My 1999 Rx300 has had this problem since day one. Lexus told us that is the way it is and offered zero solutions. My wife is like the guys father-in-law and does not ensure the belt is retracted prior to shutting the door. ARGH!~!~
12-10-14, 01:47 PM
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