Seat Belt guides

[Jefftav]

I have Saab seats fitted and I am finding the seatbelts a bit awkward to reach when sitting in the drivers seat. Is there anything I can use to keep the seat belt handy? I remember seeing guides that fix to the head rests and keep the belt from returning fully.

Thanks in advance for any help.

[mike.perry]

You can fit a plastic stud through the webbing to stop the buckle from sliding down too far.
Do you have a 2 or 4 door?

[Jefftav]

Thanks for the tip mike,I have a 2 door.

[mike.perry]

The problem with a 2 door is that the only place to mount the top bracket is below the rear side window. Mine is mounted on a triangular bracket about a third off the way back. As it is a static belt the buckle hangs on a hook up the side of the window. I have tried inertia belts in 2 doors but they do not always pass the snatch test, if you pull the belt sharply it should lock up, and are awkward to fit. The Traveller and 4 door do not have the problem as they have a full B post and the top mounting is above the shoulder.

[bmcecosse]

I would be very wary of cutting/putting stud in the webbing! May fail at next MOT. But don't worry - my new Punto has 'impossible to reach' seatbelts too - so the problem exists even today!
Maybe a magnet fixed somewhere you can reach - and stick the metal buckle on it when you take the belt off ??

[LouiseM]

Are they inertia reel seat belts? If so, a seat belt cover similar to this, which just fits over the belt using velcro, will stop it from fully retracting and keep the buckle handy: [frame][/frame]

[mike.perry]

The plastic stud is a standard fitting in Vauxhalls, Fords and other cars. You don't think that I thought of it all by myself do you?

[bmcecosse]

No - but it was put there by the manufacturer, and the belts were tested/passed approval with it there. It's not a good idea to start hacking into the webbing of an existing belt! The cover idea looks workable.

[mike.perry]

The plastic button simply pushes between the weaves of the webbing without cutting or damaging it.

[dp]

I've seen the belt held out a bit by a bulldog clip before

[bmcecosse]

MOT man has to inspect all the webbing " pushes between the weaves of the webbing " - he may not like that! Why risk it?