by Michael | May 27, 2006 | Safety
Like John Kleinhans of Spencer, NY (Roundel, December, 1974), those Klippan three-point “spaghetti” belts have been a constant source of irritation in four otherwise enjoyable years with my early 1971 2002. The Klippans in my father’s early 1972 3.0...
by Michael | May 27, 2006 | Safety
When the temperature turned cold my seat belt would not pull forward at all. To solve this problem I pried open the rewind cylinder and sprayed both sides of the weight in the cap with silicon. If the belt is pulled slowly, it comes out and rewinds freely as it...
by Michael | May 27, 2006 | Safety
Just a little tip to anyone complaining about the constant tightening up of seat belts (I have a ’73 2002). For 50¢1 purchased a plastic seat belt slide from my local Chevy dealer. These slides are found on all GM cars. The slide, when pushed up against the top...
by Michael | May 27, 2006 | Safety, Seating
The seat belt retractor in my ’73 Bavaria had become a problem. O.K. in summer, but the belt wouldn’t feed out in cold weather. Professional counsel seemed reluctant to try a fix, so I tried it, and was successful.First requirement was removal of plastic...
by Michael | May 27, 2006 | Safety, Seating
If anyone has accidentally (or otherwise) taken the plastic cap off the return spring of the inertia reel for the seat belts, there is hope. I was told by a BMW dealer that the spring cannot be re-wound and has to be replaced at some ridiculous price. Well, it can be...
