How to Replace Front & Rear Seat Belts (Pictures)

[XLTmodifire]

I started on replacing my filthy seat belts, and wanted to give a "how-to". Difficulty scale from 1-10: 2. This is a VERY easy and simple project that makes a huge difference to you and your passenger as you put the seat belts on for each drive you take.

Here are two of the belts side by side. This is also after I cleaned the originals, and prior to cleaning the replacements:

Here are the front belts. First you want to remove the floor bolt:

Then remove the plastic trim piece by giving a little tug:

Next, unsnap the plastic cover, and remove the bolt from the upper half:

Then you will want to remove that plastic cover:

Now unbolt the mechanism:

You will also find a small black screw on the top of it as well:

Now, snake the two upper pieces sideways through the hole of the plastic interior piece:

That is it! Bolt the new one in the exact opposite order, and you are good to go.

 

[XLTmodifire]

Now, here is the procedure for the rear seat belts.

Remove the bolt from the bottom of the floor underneath the carpet near the back/side of the rear seats.

Remove the bolt from the top part of the seat belt:

Remove the hanger hook located just above the door:

Remove the screw located at the base of the wheel well under the cargo area carpet:

Tug, and pull the interior piece away from the body releasing 2 fasteners from the top of the window:

Do the same for the 3 on the bottom of the window:

With all this released, you are able to pull the panel out enough to gain access to the mechanism bolt:

After replacing the mechanisms, you are able to put everything back together in the exact opposite order. Here are all the belts that have been replaced:

Enjoy.

 

[kevinspann]

I did this to both of my torx bits trying to remove that bolt at the bottom of the b pillar

 

[XLTmodifire]

YIKES!! Is that due to salt/corrosion from under the truck? *Sorry for the ignorance. No snow where I live*

Mine came out just fine. Sorry to hear about your difficulties.

 

[kevinspann]

Not that I could tell. However, this was on a junkyard truck, but it appeared to be in nice condition, just a Cash for Clunkers victim. I didn't get underneath to look at it, but I had pulled the seats out of it with little issue. If it was from Virginia originally, I see no reason why there would have been salt/corrosion.