I screwed up.. anyone know a source for seat belt bolts?

...so I took my truck apart..



And installed a whole bunch of sound deadening material.. the problem is that when I put it back together, I can't find a bolt. Specifically I can't find the passenger side seat belt bolt. It is a rather unique piece that I can't seem to find at local hardware stores. Anyone have any recommendations? I am not above buying a whole seat belt assembly, but online sources don't list if that includes the bolt or not. The bolt I am looking for is right behing the highlighted picture here:



I know its 14 mm.. as that is what I am using on the driver side.. but I can't find a replacement locally. Any ideas?

 

Seeing how your in Germany I don't have an answer for you but I'm going to my dealership this Wednesday and can inquire about this replacement part for you , will reply to your request for info if you haven't found an answer by then k ..

 

I would appreciate it!

 

I would say your dealer or you may have to order one from the states or japan

 

I believe tacoma seatbelt hardware is SAE (7/16-20 fine thread maybe)?, something to do with complying with NTSB perhaps this is why you are having a hard time finding a replacement in metricland? I could be wrong.

 

Yeah I plan to hit up the dealer. Problem is that tacomas are rare out here. Hopefully it's a universal Toyota part

 

Yeah I am not sure what the deal is. I tried a whole range of bolts, and nothing seemed to sit right. It's like the bolt starts as a 12mm then jumps to 14mm then goes smooth to allow the seat belt to rotate

 

Further research tells me that Toyota indeed uses SAE hardware for this application, 7/16"-20 fine thread

 

Man.. and Germany doesn't sell this stuff..

 

If this is the bolt your talking about, it's not designed to rotate. I had a similar experience when I put that bolt back after all the times I removed the rear seats for dampening and adding subs. When I did it wrong it rotated because I didn't do it right..
This is how it should look like after reinstall:



Notice the locking tabs ?
If it is meant to rotate it should be at a minimum to the tabs in a collision safety thing!

 

That looks like the rear seat if I'm not mistaken. I have all of those and they are different from the front seat unfortunately

 

Here's the bolt I am looking for:

 

That's the bolt for the b pillar seat belt yes?

 

I don't know which ones is b pillar. But that is the bottom bolt for the driver or passenger front seat belt

 

The middle section in between the front and back seats yes?

 

Yep yep that's the spot

 

That's a part only Toyota parts can replace for you!
Glad we narrowed it down.
Will share this with my guy Wednesday and get you a part number.

Peace and thanks for all your doing for America as a Medic in the armed forces!

D

 

Might be able to find it in a salvage yard.

 

Let me known what you hear! I owe you one

 

They just don't exist out here for tacomas