Have you replaced your gen1 front seat belts ?

SwampYota · Dec 31, 2021

japedu said: ↑

i know this is an ancient thread, but i still read it and found it helpful 10 years later. so maybe this little morsel would be useful to other folks too.

i have a 98 limited, with a manufactured date of 12/97, and i couldn't pass inspection because my drives belt was frayed pretty bad. you can no longer buy a replacement belt from toyota, and i was lucky enough to find one at my "local" junkyard. i also found that the part numbers varied within the same model year, and when i got into replacing mine i found out why. because of the difference between the belts, it wasn't simple swap. so i took the webbing from the junkyard find, and put it into my retractor. sorry for not documenting the steps, but i thought it was going to be a simple process already covered elsewhere. i suppose it could have been simple, but i decided to dissemble and clean the retractor and ran into unexpected issues along the way. tiny broken plastic clips, uncoiled spring, and so on. so just be careful, if you go that route also.

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Good info.

treyus30 · Dec 31, 2021

japedu said: ↑

i know this is an ancient thread, but i still read it and found it helpful 10 years later. so maybe this little morsel would be useful to other folks too.

i have a 98 limited, with a manufactured date of 12/97, and i couldn't pass inspection because my drives belt was frayed pretty bad. you can no longer buy a replacement belt from toyota, and i was lucky enough to find one at my "local" junkyard. i also found that the part numbers varied within the same model year, and when i got into replacing mine i found out why. because of the difference between the belts, it wasn't simple swap. so i took the webbing from the junkyard find, and put it into my retractor. sorry for not documenting the steps, but i thought it was going to be a simple process already covered elsewhere. i suppose it could have been simple, but i decided to dissemble and clean the retractor and ran into unexpected issues along the way. tiny broken plastic clips, uncoiled spring, and so on. so just be careful, if you go that route also.

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You can also just have these guys re-web it instead of wandering around junk yards: https://www.seatbeltplanet.com/i-30...retractor-seat-belt.html?ref=category:1389902

Nessal · Jan 1, 2022

Just bought a new driver's side for $180 since the webbing was coming apart. It looks like redoing the webbing is about $100 so I just ponied up for a entire new unit since that should fix the weak retracting issue as well.

O'Silver_Taco · Jan 2, 2022

Damn I sure dodged a bullet there....10/97...mine the cheap one was $172 from one the online toy dealers.....
And if I had the explosive one....I'd replace with the older passive one...
even if I had to live with a code....

On plus side.....the new one is butter smooth....almost a pleasure to use....big difference....
even the 'Click' is way better....crazy

Snowater · Jan 2, 2022

I had my seatbelt webbing replaced by this company For Toyota Tacoma SEAT BELT WEBBING REPLACEMENT FRAYED STRAP HARNESS DOG CHEWED | eBay Super fast turnaround. Got coupon for free return shipping by putting it in cart and not purchasing immediately.

YotaGangYotaGang · Jan 2, 2022

i dont have a webbing problem but the retraxt problem, mines a 97 base model reg cab, would mine have the explosive thing whatever it is

O'Silver_Taco · Jan 2, 2022

Well I have mfg date of 9/97 and have old style......second OP has mfg date exactly three months later and has new blow up one...

Even if you have the new one.....damn sure would not put that back in...dealer might be on to something there....they hardy ever say 'sorry keep your money'...

pretty sure old one fits fine with room to spare......

Boy I tell you god is so good to me....six months earlier and would of got a truck with POINTS...
3 months later I would of got one with exploding seat belts.....

nothin to do with me....just gods grace.....

nickrick78 · Jan 2, 2022

I had the belt material replaced, they call it webbing. A company called https://www.safetyrestore.com/ . I think it was around $90 including shipping to them (return shipping is free).

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