mykwikcoupe
05-23-2011, 07:05 PM
My 87 hatch has a black swapped interior from an 88 phoenix red hatch. In the swap I used 89 sei seat belts with the 88 seats. Im sure all belt except 1986 are a direct swap. I tried 89 seats, 88 seats and 87 seats with the 89 belts and all worked except the 88 black receivers mounted to the seat rails.
You could see they were broken inside. The passenger side would latch but wouldnt let you release them and the belt would hold you hostage until you fiddled with it long enough it would give up. The drivers side souldnt physically seat. It would stop less then half way in. I tried lubing, cleaning, beating and screaming. Amazingly the screaming seemed most effective.
After dealing without a seat belt for more then 2 years and 50k miles in a state that has seat belt fines and cops trained to spot the lack of a belt over obvious speeding or reckless endangerment I decided i would TRY and see if they could be fixed. I tried to just buy new ones but they suggested I pay the $104 1 hour charge to inspect the seats and see if they are covered. After the inspection is determined the $104 charge would be waived if found faulty.
Amazingly they are covered. They didnt ask about the miscolored interior, they didnt ask what the history of the car was or anything about me possibly damaging them over the ife of the vehicle. They ordered in 2 new receivers and installed them in less then a week. The work great and they are actually black to match the car. Charlie mentioned black was the only color left but even still its a bonus for me.
Im sure some others on the board have had issues with the belts and if yours sound like mine did then this is how you get them fixed for free. As stated you have to be prepared to pay the charge if it turns out to not be part of the warranty.
On a side not they also checked another warranty item that could cause defect issues if the car was subject to salty roads. At 1st they wouldnt tell me what it was but after over 30 minutes of asking they admitted it was in the gas filler neck. They wouldnt tell me anything about it other then it could wear if subject to corrosion.
I hope this helps anyone in he future. I at least feel much better knowing I drive over 700 miles a week and with a seat belt. Most of my travels are over 70 mph, at night from 1am to 7pm.
You could see they were broken inside. The passenger side would latch but wouldnt let you release them and the belt would hold you hostage until you fiddled with it long enough it would give up. The drivers side souldnt physically seat. It would stop less then half way in. I tried lubing, cleaning, beating and screaming. Amazingly the screaming seemed most effective.
After dealing without a seat belt for more then 2 years and 50k miles in a state that has seat belt fines and cops trained to spot the lack of a belt over obvious speeding or reckless endangerment I decided i would TRY and see if they could be fixed. I tried to just buy new ones but they suggested I pay the $104 1 hour charge to inspect the seats and see if they are covered. After the inspection is determined the $104 charge would be waived if found faulty.
Amazingly they are covered. They didnt ask about the miscolored interior, they didnt ask what the history of the car was or anything about me possibly damaging them over the ife of the vehicle. They ordered in 2 new receivers and installed them in less then a week. The work great and they are actually black to match the car. Charlie mentioned black was the only color left but even still its a bonus for me.
Im sure some others on the board have had issues with the belts and if yours sound like mine did then this is how you get them fixed for free. As stated you have to be prepared to pay the charge if it turns out to not be part of the warranty.
On a side not they also checked another warranty item that could cause defect issues if the car was subject to salty roads. At 1st they wouldnt tell me what it was but after over 30 minutes of asking they admitted it was in the gas filler neck. They wouldnt tell me anything about it other then it could wear if subject to corrosion.
I hope this helps anyone in he future. I at least feel much better knowing I drive over 700 miles a week and with a seat belt. Most of my travels are over 70 mph, at night from 1am to 7pm.