Car Failed MOT any help much appreciated

[Jazzy_Cupra]

Hi people

Took car in for MOT today and it failed on what i would say is the most annoying thing ever but its safety i guess. My middle REAR SEAT BELT is jammed wont move in or out and theres no leverage on it at all.

I've peeled of the back carpet on seat and as you probably all know its full of metal and a couple of holes which don't do nothing and i was advised by a scrap yard its common and just to try yanking it out but that hasnt worked either.

Is there anything anybody can advise to sort this out

Any help would be very much appreciated.

Thanks

 

[WeeJase]

iirc its in your owners manual.isn't it for baby seat retention?

my octavia passed today after 117 quids worth of work and 205 quid in tax.
you get a free retest ?

 

[Jazzy_Cupra]

tried that but absolutely nothing and ive looked through the manuals but nothing at all, thanks for the reply mate

 

[stpete]

Mine has jammed a couple of times usualy after it been flat for a while, could try laying it down applying some percusive maintenance (thump it) etc to release locking pawls in mech??

 

[jiege01]

same happened me today. make sure the latch on the other side is securely shut. pull the handle and pull the seat forward, then slam it back into place. there is a mechanism on that latch that releases the seat belt mechanism, only when the seat is securely locked into the pin.

 

[Jazzy_Cupra]

Ahh brilliant info thanks mate

think ive worked it out

couple of weeks ago i tried to pull seat down and the lever to pull to get the seat down was jammed so im guessing thats broken hence the reason it wouldnt come down.

therefore new seat needs to be bought or i need to adjust that lever on the side to get it working properly. got break from work in a minute so 15 minutes to play with, will be updated asap

thanks matey

 

[Jazzy_Cupra]

nope not worked,

Managed to get hold of a breakers yard in nottingham who said bring it in and hes pretty confident he would be able to get it out so its just the case of waiting and going to nottingham.

Does anyone know of any VW/SEAT SPARES in or around the STOKE ON TRENT area,

Been quoted £70 for a replacement seat or he can just try and pull it out ive had no luck so far tried absolutely everything

 

[stpete]

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Any help?

 

[Jazzy_Cupra]

thanks for the diagram mate, yeah i can see where the problem is only problem is the actual belt is inside the actual seat. I just cant actually physically get inside the seat and after taking the carpet off from the back of the seat theres nothing but metal there.

 

[Cran]

just remove it... can't fail it if it isn't fitted...

 

[stpete]

can you get in from cushion side? Could try takin seat back out and lift of cover and cushion? To get back out there is a clip type thing where it hinges at the side, push clip back lift seat back and gently pull from middle hinge.

 

[stpete]

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number 36 is where the clip thing is!

 

[Jazzy_Cupra]

Cheers, yeh i know where that is mate its the clip i pushed back and pulled the seat out yesterday and played around with it for ages but couldnt make no sence out of it at all. ive taken the back carpet of but theres nothing but metal there mate...

IM going to try to remove the belt as said before if its not there it cant be failed for not working.

 

[techie]

You get into the seat belt mech by taking the foam off the front pop the seat out (only one clasp/hook on one side and slide out) undo the 17mm bolt holding the seat belt to the floor. Take the cover off and there is the belt. At worst it will need a new belt but I would think the cable isnt allowing the belt to retract.

 

[stpete]

Clasp/hook, knew it had a real name!!! LOL

 

[WeeJase]

Does anyone know of any VW/SEAT SPARES in or around the STOKE ON TRENT area,

there's one near middlewhich(crewe sort of area),but i cannot for the life of me remember the name.they are always at vw northwest.

 

[m0rk]

OR

just whip out the seats, therefore no MOT test on seatbelts required.

then spend your time fixing it at your leisure, but with an MOT pass

 

[stpete]

Now that is a GREAT idea wish i'd thought of it!!!

 

[goble]

normally if you grab it and pull it hard a fewtimes downwards it releases it from the mechanism,but when pulling it let it release the tension each time..

 

[Jazzy_Cupra]

I removed the whole seat and took it for the re-test and the guy goes cheeky but because its not in there its a pass. so job done still need to get it sorted but at least i got more time to play with now.

Thanks for alll the advice guys i've tried everything cant get it done so going to just take it to a spares place in Nottingham guys been really helpful over the fone and said will sort it out if i bring it down to him, nothing to loose guys soo confident he can do it its unreal.