[s-cars] Seatbelt Tensioners and DIY job?

[Lee Levitt]

Mark,

I replaced a couple of seat belt and retracter setups recently. A pretty
straightforward job. The belt and retracter, at least for the S6/A6, is
available as a single part number, and runs $110-$140 or so. Doesn't look
like something you'd want to take apart, especially as there's an intertia
lock built into the reel.

Makes a world of difference getting into a car and pulling a new seatbelt
across you. Makes the car feel like a new car!

Lee
'95.5 S6 avant
'96 A6 quattro avant


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> I thought I remember reading a few months back of someone replacing their
> seatbelt tensioners themselves.  Does anyone know how hard this
> is to do?  Do
> you actually have to buy new parts, or can the old part be refurbished?
> Refurbishing directly translates to bending the hell out of
> something to make
> it springy again.
> My guess is that I will have to purchase a new tensioner.
> What about interchangeable parts with other models?  Seat belts
> looks to be
> uniform and I would guess (probably incorrectly) that the tensioners in my
> cabby are the same as in my S4.
> Having not priced at a dealer, I wonder if junk yard fodder would
> work.  Then
> again, I will need to see how the donor was hit.  I don't think
> seatbelts are
> a one time use thing are they?  At least the old ones.  Anyone
> else read that
> article in C&D about newer seatbelts stretching more than the old
> ones to be
> used in conjunction with airbags and letting the airbag do more
> of the work?
>
> Mark in UT
> 92 S4
> 96 Cabrio
> Past:
> 86 Coupe GT
> 92 100 S
> 97 A4 T
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