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Old Dec 5, 2007 | 08:29 PM
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My passenger seatbelt sucks up the seatbelt after you take it off like some huge hungry monster eating spaghetti.

But my driver one, its like its made of lead, i have to help it along as it gobbles it up.

Dealer said that its not ready to replace.. and they oiled it or wahtever, but it still isnt any better.
Old Dec 5, 2007 | 08:34 PM
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my car is the same way. passenger side sucks like a pornstar, but the drivers side is lame!!!

I have closed the door and the belt is hanging out...
Old Dec 5, 2007 | 08:50 PM
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I don't know about any sucking. But my driver's side seatbelt sucks because it doesn't retract as quickly as the passenger's side
Old Dec 5, 2007 | 08:51 PM
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mine is too, it is probably just getting worn out from being used more than the passenger side.
Old Dec 5, 2007 | 09:06 PM
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It happens. I used to do pizza delivery in my last car when I was a kid, so I used the seatbelt mechanism more than a typical owner would. If you can imagine, I would have something like 15 to 20 deliveries each day. That's 20 times of pulling the seatbelt when I leave for a delivery, 20 times of the seatbelt retracting when I arrive at the destination, 20 times of pulling when I leave the destination to return to the store, and 20 times of retracting when I arrive back at the store. Most people would probably have like 8 to 12 seatbelt operations in a day, and I was having more like 80. The pulling mechanism slowly died and it was completely dead by 30,000 miles. After that it would just hang loose, and it kept getting caught outside the door. I never bothered to replace it.
Old Dec 5, 2007 | 09:09 PM
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I've noticed it a bit, and also, mine locks up on me while driving sometimes. Kind of annoying
Old Dec 5, 2007 | 09:30 PM
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your title is funny.
Old Dec 5, 2007 | 10:29 PM
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Originally Posted by Scott8
my car is the same way. passenger side sucks like a pornstar, but the drivers side is lame!!!
my car is the same way. just wear and tear from using the belt
Old Dec 5, 2007 | 10:32 PM
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This thread sux. I was hopin' for nekked chix named 'seatbelt'.
Old Dec 5, 2007 | 11:20 PM
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Originally Posted by Hyghgynx
This thread sux. I was hopin' for nekked chix named 'seatbelt'.
Old Dec 5, 2007 | 11:29 PM
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LoL ..gonna find out when i took my pant off....but it never "SMD" before..interesting
Old Dec 6, 2007 | 12:09 AM
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my car is almost 1.5 years old, seatbelts returns well, and I have a CG Lock on it!
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