Passenger seat buckle rattle

[Ally]

Hi everyone, silly complaint here but my passenger seatbelt buckle rattles constantly against the door pillar when Im not carrying a passenger, i.e. seatbelt isnt clipped in. And because 95% of the time Im in the car by myself, its becoming a right pain.

Has anyone a solution to this cos its doing my nut in. At the moment I drive with the passenger belt clipped in even when Ive not got a passenger, but this looks untidy!

Cheers!

 

[Tom]

doublesided tape and some matching fabric.

cut a patch and stick it on the area the part is vibrating against.


Or get a sticky hook and hook the belt down.

 

[Pete]

Cant say Ive had this problem with mine, you sure the buckle hasnt become twisted round to the wrong side?

 

[Ally]

Yep, definately not twisted. It just seems that theres not a lot of space between the seat and the door pillar (Ive tried it with the seat at various positions) - the seatbelt moves between the edge of the seat and the door pillar.

Id imagine one of those chav seatbelt covers would do the trick but I wont be seen dead with one of them in my car!

 

[jon_r]

Mine does this as well. Might give what Tom suggested a whirl. I know what you mean, it can be very annoying.

 

[badinvincible]

sorry to go off topic, but whats the best way to untwist a seatbelt after its gone throught the wee buckle thing?

 

[Ally]

/ Offtopic

Mike, fold the belt at 90 degrees to itself then put the buckle over this area, so that youre untwisting the belt gradually. Et voila. I became an expert at that in my first car - my mum just had a great knack at twisting the drivers belt.

/ Back on topic!

Ive got a big wad of soundproofing felt so Ill away and try something tonight involving sticking and velcro. Im on a mission to reduce the rattles in the car!

 

[Ally]

LOL just seen the message in your avater - have you heard of Muiravonside Country Park near Linlithgow? Apparently its even got its own website... so Ive heard.