[s-cars] Seatbelt Tensioners and DIY job?

[motogo1]

I did mine on my 94S4. Not too bad of a job. Be aware that the belts for
92-94 are different from the 95s and up. The pretensioner on mine is via a
cable that attaches to another cable. The 95s + use what looks to be an
explosive device of some sort. I bought the wrong one from a guy running an
add that wasn't too clear. Anyway, the cable one is a little harder too
attach, but not too bad. Also note, that the seat belt will not pull out,
unless the spool is in the perpendicular position.

Gary Martin
94 UrS4
91 200 TQA
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Subject: [s-cars] Seatbelt Tensioners and DIY job?


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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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