Morris Minor Owners Club

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.

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?

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

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.

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 ??

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]

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?

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.

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

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

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