Removing interior (complete seat belt replacement)

[SMW]

One of my dogs chewed all 4 of the seat seatbelts in my 99 sport (2 door) Explorer. I want to replace the seatbelts but I have no idea where to begin removing the interior from the B panel back.

It looks like the whole side of the interior has to be removed. Any help is greatly appreciated.

 

[corkey]

yes that is right, the side panels are all one piece,, so you have to start at one end , and work to the other end,

 

[SMW]

How to I remove the seat belt pullies?

 

[corkey]

on the seat belt pulleys there are covers that come off to expose a bolt,,that take a big torx type bit to get out,, i think it is about a t-35 or something like that,

 

[SMW]

Thank you, also I assume I must remove the window latch as well. Should I start at the front of the vehicle and work my way back? Do I have to remove the rear seat?

 

[Dennis1188]

I just did mine, you start by removing the seat belt screws (top and bottom) with a T-50 plus removing screws from window latch plus some screws on the bottom of the panel. Pull out on panel from rear a couple of inches and push forward.