seat belts too short

bkvail · Sep 29, 2009

OK, I admit - I am not a small person anymore - and the stock seat belt on the Talon chokes me, it's too short. I have to put the seat back further than is comfortable to shift so it doesn't choke me and even then it's just really uncomfortably tight. I noticed that it has an area that is folded over and stitched near where it bolts to the floor, but I'm assuming that is for in case of an accident? Probably wouldn't be wise to unstitch that area to make the belt longer?

92_eclipse_GS · Sep 29, 2009

im not all that big but my selt beat chokes me too
i went to the junkyard and pulled a middle spot seat belt out of a truck
i just made it the right length and stitched it at that
and i would advise not to cut and restitch the stock belt, it is a safety features for crash purposes

RoryBarron · Sep 29, 2009

Unstitching it is a very bad idea! That was designed to catch you in case of an accident.

92_eclipse_GS · Sep 29, 2009

had to make shure it was for safety reasons and after researching a bit it is
you could always just get after market seat belts xD

Defiant · Sep 30, 2009

Dealerships used to be required to supply belt extensions for free. I think they still are, although finding the part to fit this old a car may be trouble. It's just a pair of connectors (M & F) on a short piece of belt.

Next, eat less. For the rest of your life. Here, this off-topic will eff-up every trip you make to the store:
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/28/magazine/28nutritionism.t.html

dannyd97gst · Sep 30, 2009

Defiant is correct, I've worked at several dealers that give the extensions away for free, see someone in the parts deptartment, but good luck finding one.

bkvail · Sep 30, 2009

so, what dealership would I go to for an Eagle seat belt extender since Eagle is no-more? Mitsubishi? I'm trying to think if we even HAVE a local Mits. dealer!

bkvail · Sep 30, 2009

RoryBarron said:
Unstitching it is a very bad idea! That was designed to catch you in case of an accident.

I'm trying to understand how a HEAVILY stitched fold in the belt material would be better than another belt that doesn't have that folded/stitched part? Do they think that the stitches will give way a bit in a crash so the belt doesn't crush you? I'm just not understanding it's purpose.

RoryBarron · Sep 30, 2009

No the stitches aren't meant to give in a crash, it is more that that won't completely give out. If say you just have one x stitch holding it together and it gives out then its like you not even having a seat belt on... make sense?

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