skperformance

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It is the simplest fix and thought it deserves its own thread as it is common on every car imaginable.
If your belt does not like to retract it is usually linked back the the seat belt getting dirty . Clean the belt with a MR. clean magic eraser . Then clean the anchor at the top of the belt with a q tip dipped in rubbing alcohol . This will clean out the gunk which adds friction and cause the belt to not pull back up.
If only doing the anchor it will work well also and the belt will get faster. When it is dry apply some interior detailer which will act as a lubricant to speed things up.
All done in 30 seconds .

PureDrifter

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hmmm, interesting, il hafta try this out soon

GRAND_LS 4

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great suggestion, very important as well. I hate it when passengers close the door on the seatbelts after exiting the car.

KevinfrmSD

Awesome, I'll have to look out for that one when i purchase my ls. Haha.

sha4000

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I also hate when this happens and both of my belts are a little slow. Great post sk

Blaizze

Thanks for the info... going to try that out tonight.

turbosix

yeah i read this awhile back... mine are the springs in the motors.

they might just need to be cleaned and regreased... ive noticed when the interior is warmer, the passenger side even sometimes will actually retract on its own.. crazy..

out of luck when its cold outside though.

skperformance

iTrader: (6)

Not sure where you read it before as the thread is a few days old.

Even with the springs loosing their elasticity the dirt getting stickier from heat on the anchor will slow it to a stop.
I know my would not move much when it was hot but now it is no problem at all. Not as fast as when it was new but damn good to me as i don;t have to feed it back or give my wife the evil eye for not pulling it back up.

turbosix

archives. years old thread.

when i feed it back into the B pillar i have zero resistance from the anchor point, its all the actual retracting mechanism down under the panels.