Seat belt repair?

The webbing of the drivers seat belt on my '00 reg cab is all jacked up (I am guessing I am not alone) and I am tired of it. Do any of you have any personal experience with the various services that replace the webbing?

 

The webbing on mine is fine....it's the fact that it's very SLOW to roll back up.

 

Check the youtubes and you find out that a good cleaning should make them work much better. Worked for me.

 

Guessing, without having looked at YouTube yet, that may require unbolting it from the truck? Not a big deal if it does.

 

Yes, that is what I did. I took them out, pulled most of the belt out and soaked it in a bucket of water with a concentrated degreaser for about an hour (just the belt part!). Then I used the power washer to rinse all the detergent out of them.

 

I'm assuming OP means his is fraying. Mine is too.

My understanding is you can get a new one from Toyota still for about $150. I was going to try sending it in to safety restore or one of the similar companies that will reweb it for about half that.

 

I have used Saftey Restore… quick turn around for me. I was hoping that new material would allow the auto retractor would work better but it was marginal at best.

 

That's what I'm referring to on mine, they barely retract. The material itself is in great shape....for the most part. I'll have to look into that company.

 

I replaced mine with a new factory part for around $150. It was ratty after 200K and wouldn't go through the guide. Retracts OK now, but even a new unit seems to have so-so spring strength.

 

I ended up just buying a new one. Expensive but I need to keep the truck drivable so can't send it out for re-web.

 

How is the new one treating you? Tried cleaning mine but it still sucks.

 

I just ordered it today so won't know for a bit. I would imagine it was I'll work perfectly since it's a whole new assembly.

 

Oh ok I thought you got it already. I would imagine as well. I’m just curious if it’s a huge difference before dropping 150 on each side.

 

I got a new one a few months back. It works fine, but I think it comes with a fairly weak spring from the get-go. You just need to make sure the belt is not twisted and it retracts fine. Even a half twist a ways down from the top guide can keep it from retracting.

 

Thanks for clarifying, might as well pull the trigger. Can't really expect much from an old design I guess.

 

I had a really good experience with the new replacement I bought and installed a good whiles back. The old one was far too gone shredded and slow. Add to that, people still felt like the reconditioned ones were still tired.

This is a safety item - expensive but we are worth it.

 

I wish Toyota would learn how to make a good one.

I put two new ones in when I had my truck painted. They suck to say the least, very disappointed. Will not retract 9 out of 10 times.

 

Managed to get a left and right this week for my truck, truck has 99,000 km on it. A little cleaning and look and work like new.
Managed to get carpet, door panels and seats.
Exact mate to my truck other than v6.