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Old Dec 17, 2016 | 02:33 PM
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Seat belt?

I have a 1985 and the seat belt does not retract properly, is there a fix? I searched but could not find anything.
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Old Dec 18, 2016 | 10:10 AM
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it could be just worn out... you could replace it, but it has to be from an '81-85 model. 78-80 had a different clicker style and will not "buckle" (ask me how I know lol).

you could take the paneling off, remove the seatbelt and spray some WD40 in it to see if that helps loosen things up. Or just look for someone doing a part out and buy there's (if it works), I wouldn't imagine anyone would be asking more than $20 or so for one
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Old Dec 18, 2016 | 11:21 AM
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I have a used one in grey. I can send it in a flat rate box $40. Send PM if interested.
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Old Dec 18, 2016 | 03:59 PM
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usually i would have pulled one of these apart, cleaned it, lubed it and expected success like everything else on the car, but

while the mechanism looks simple, it also looks sealed pretty well.

so i haven't tried any fix
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