MikeyRules
Member Since: 07 Dec 2013
Location: South of the city
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My drivers side seatbelt takes an age to wind back in, unless I help it along every time I take it off! 
Is this a common fault? Not had this issue since I rebuilt my Opel Manta GTE Exclusive... and that was after 25 years of abuse! 
EDIT:
Meant to ask... Is it easy to replace, and where to get one? TLO?
Thanks
Mike
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 17th Dec 2013 9:45 pm |
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Iguana
Member Since: 14 Oct 2013
Location: 'Sunny' Zomerset
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+1 Same issue for me as well......so will be interested in any reply  Iggy/Ieuan
Current LR =
2015 RR Sport Autobiography
&
1992 Land Rover Defender Camper
- Gone but not forgotten:
MY10 D4 GS
MY05 Disco 3 'S'
MY14 FL2 HSE manual in Blue
MY15 Disco 4 HSE Lux in Santorini Black
MY08 Disco 3 SE manual in Buck Blue
1960 Series 2 88" (No idea why I sold it!)
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| 18th Dec 2013 12:30 pm |
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MikeyRules
Member Since: 07 Dec 2013
Location: South of the city
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Replacements seem to be circa £50 from the bay of evil for a new one... I'm guessing it's the re-coil spring that's failed...
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| 18th Dec 2013 12:38 pm |
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DigitalJunior
Member Since: 22 Nov 2008
Location: Cumbria
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Mine is the same. I am guessing a lot are like this as when viewing D3s most of them had dents in the door card or panel where the buckle had got caught in the door.
Just check that where the seat belt feeds into the trim that the inner and outer trim are lined up as sometimes the inner slot can move and create friction
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| 18th Dec 2013 12:45 pm |
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discoteca
Member Since: 08 Mar 2010
Location: Warwickshire
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Sadly same on my 2010 D4 - worrying about if it will be an MOT fail? The last 2 feet or so of mine don't go in at all unless I 'help' it in.
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| 18th Dec 2013 2:28 pm |
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MikeyRules
Member Since: 07 Dec 2013
Location: South of the city
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Right I seem to have fixed mine... well it might still not be lightening quick, but certainly acceptable!
I tried to lower the height using the adjuster on the b pillar, and noticed it seemed stuck and reluctant to move downwards. So with both hands I applied a little more pressure and the adjuster released with a clunk, and not now the belt retracts ok!
Might be worth a try chaps!?
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| 18th Dec 2013 9:00 pm |
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Iguana
Member Since: 14 Oct 2013
Location: 'Sunny' Zomerset
Posts: 9421
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My adjusters seem to be stuck as well, will try the fix tomorrow.....or tonight if it ever stops raining  Iggy/Ieuan
Current LR =
2015 RR Sport Autobiography
&
1992 Land Rover Defender Camper
- Gone but not forgotten:
MY10 D4 GS
MY05 Disco 3 'S'
MY14 FL2 HSE manual in Blue
MY15 Disco 4 HSE Lux in Santorini Black
MY08 Disco 3 SE manual in Buck Blue
1960 Series 2 88" (No idea why I sold it!)
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| 18th Dec 2013 11:09 pm |
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Sthomas7477
Member Since: 18 Oct 2013
Location: Didcot
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I had a similar problem with my used 62 plate XS D4. I found that the height adjuster wouldn't lock in position and kept flopping down, as well as the rewind being sluggish.
I noticed that the plastic height adjuster button mechanism and sliding cover weren't aligned the actual real metal workings beneath, causing friction, so decided to pull the trim off and have a better look!
It was a bit of a fiddle, but managed to align to button pressing mechanism properly and now the plastic and metal belt guides are properly aligned and everything works properly - height adjustment locks and belt recoils smoothly all the way.
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| 19th Dec 2013 12:28 am |
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Iguana
Member Since: 14 Oct 2013
Location: 'Sunny' Zomerset
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So just managed to un-stick both my height adjusters....Seems to have done the trick for the drivers seat-belt, but the front passenger is still a bit sluggish - Happy with that as it's the drivers that gets most use Iggy/Ieuan
Current LR =
2015 RR Sport Autobiography
&
1992 Land Rover Defender Camper
- Gone but not forgotten:
MY10 D4 GS
MY05 Disco 3 'S'
MY14 FL2 HSE manual in Blue
MY15 Disco 4 HSE Lux in Santorini Black
MY08 Disco 3 SE manual in Buck Blue
1960 Series 2 88" (No idea why I sold it!)
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| 19th Dec 2013 10:57 am |
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discoteca
Member Since: 08 Mar 2010
Location: Warwickshire
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Checked this morning and my height adjuster is also stuck in the top position. Didn't have time to do anything about it on the drive to work but hopefully when I free it off later it will solve the problem as seems to have done for others.
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| 19th Dec 2013 11:58 am |
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discoteca
Member Since: 08 Mar 2010
Location: Warwickshire
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Impatience got the better of me and I decided to look at it when I came out of work. Gave the adjuster a bit of gentle persuasion and got it moving again and broke it completely in the process 
The external slider seems to have detached from something inside and the whole adjuster just keeps falling to the bottom and the belt won't retract at all 
I can see a white plastic hook shaped thing inside but can't see what it hooks onto or how to take the thing apart.
Wished I had left well alone until had more time and it was light. Will have another look in the morning. It is of course possible that the persuasion wasn't that gentle at all
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| 19th Dec 2013 7:54 pm |
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MikeyRules
Member Since: 07 Dec 2013
Location: South of the city
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ieuan wrote:So just managed to un-stick both my height adjusters....Seems to have done the trick for the drivers seat-belt, but the front passenger is still a bit sluggish - Happy with that as it's the drivers that gets most use
Well at least it's one less to worry about!
The passenger one is probably just miss aligned between the plastic outer and metal inner... have a closer look and see if you can align them.
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| 19th Dec 2013 11:59 pm |
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MikeyRules
Member Since: 07 Dec 2013
Location: South of the city
Posts: 230
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discoteca wrote:Impatience got the better of me and I decided to look at it when I came out of work. Gave the adjuster a bit of gentle persuasion and got it moving again and broke it completely in the process
The external slider seems to have detached from something inside and the whole adjuster just keeps falling to the bottom and the belt won't retract at all
I can see a white plastic hook shaped thing inside but can't see what it hooks onto or how to take the thing apart.
Wished I had left well alone until had more time and it was light. Will have another look in the morning. It is of course possible that the persuasion wasn't that gentle at all
Feeling you pain fella! It might not be as bad as you think in the light of day...
You obviously don't know your own strength... I did say apply a little pressure 
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| 20th Dec 2013 12:02 am |
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discoteca
Member Since: 08 Mar 2010
Location: Warwickshire
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Well in the light of day and with a little more patience I think I have fixed it, just don't ask me how.
Made sure that the plastic outer and the inner were both as low as they would go then lots of wiggling and prodding with a screwdriver inside and suddenly 'click'. Carefully raised it to the top position and it stayed there! Belt now retracting much faster than originally as well. I haven't dared try to lower it again yet (have a long drive today and don't want to be back in the position where it was stuck in the lowest position and the belt wouldn't retract at all like yesterday).
I'm afraid I can't be much help to others with the same problem, I can't identify what makes it stick in the top position in the first place or what I broke when I 'persuaded' it to lower
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| 20th Dec 2013 10:36 am |
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