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Seatbelt tightening by PRS914-6 |
srb7f |
Jun 14 2009, 02:14 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 157 Joined: 17-May 04 From: Roswell, GA Member No.: 2,077 Region Association: None |
Just wanted to give a shout out to Paul S (PRS914-6) who somehow has the ability to tighten the spring inside your 914 seatbelt.
I just had mine done, and they really work much better than before. Not sure if mine were worse than ordinary, but mine started where one wouldn't pull-out without locking every 3 inches and the other not retracting at all. Only $20 per pair plus shipping, with prompt turnaround. A cheap fix if your seatbelts are annoying you. Steve 74' 2.0 |
PRS914-6 |
Jun 16 2009, 11:25 PM
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Excellence Magazine Project 914 3.6 Group: Retired Members Posts: 1,278 Joined: 20-May 06 From: Central California Member No.: 6,031 Region Association: None |
While your idea is simple and easy, it has limitations if the spring is weak. In another thread I stated that I needed your waist size. The reason is that I remove the cover and tighten the actual spring itself much further than that method to the point where the entire belt can not be pulled all the way out before spring bind occurs. In other words, the belt probably has 2-4 wraps around before spring bind occurs for a loss of a few inches of length. This loss is no big deal for the average waist guy though, but gives nice firm belt retraction that even new belts don't have.
If the above method does not give decent spring tension, there is no choice but to pull the cover and tighten internally which is what I do. |
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