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Old 03-07-03, 03:12 PM
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seat belt

my seatbelt doesnt retract it self unless i guide it in myself...is this an easy fix and if so what is involved?
Old 03-07-03, 05:15 PM
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make? model?

if it is series 5 (89-91) then there is a lifetime dealer recall on the belts.

if it is a 86-88 however, you are on your own. if you are mechanically inclined you may wish to try and clean the retractor assembly, or simply replace the belts (which after 15 years is probably a good idea anyway).
Old 03-07-03, 05:19 PM
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If its a s5 than call mazda customer service and they will hook you up. There IS a lifetime warranty on that, i had it dont like 2 weeks ago
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Is the warrenty good for the current owner or do you have to be the original owner?
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Originally posted by zooooom
Is the warrenty good for the current owner or do you have to be the original owner?
It is not a warrenty, it is a recall. It is for the life of the car no matter how many times it fails (with only an estimate 10,000-20,000 S5 coupes still on the road it isn't like Mazda is hurting to have to fix them time and time again).
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What if you put S5 belts in your S4 car?
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I am still wating for mine to come in for the passenger side of my car.
went to the dealer 3 times before they actually looked up the rail part and checked the warranty status of it.

The dealer i went to is Don Knott here in LA South bay

there are as slow a snails in getting it and have not called me back the 4 time si have called them to remind them.
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Does anyone know if the failure is due to electrical problems or mechanical? Mine is an S5, and seems to have more trouble the colder it gets, I was about to pull it apart and fix it myself anyway. Anybody??
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Originally posted by HKSTurboII
What if you put S5 belts in your S4 car?
OUUUUUUU YUCK.

The worst thing about the US spec S5 cars is those lame mouse belts.

Maybe you mean, put the S4 and Canadian S5 belts into a US spec S5 coupe.
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Originally posted by Icemark
OUUUUUUU YUCK.

The worst thing about the US spec S5 cars is those lame mouse belts.

Maybe you mean, put the S4 and Canadian S5 belts into a US spec S5 coupe.
Close!
I have an S4 Candian Car, and took out the ugly *** "maroon" interior, and swapped in Candian S5 Black interior, including the belts.......... The style of the belts didn't differ, other than their colour.
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does the recall count for both belts as in the moving one and the lap belt?
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just the moving one I belive...make sure you remove all valuable before you bring it to the dealer....I took my 89 to the dealer for this same exact fix and picked it up missing my Rock Fosgate CD Player, Punch 100 amp, and a punch 200 12" watt sub with box....they didn't want to give me the money for it.....but I was 17 at the time and the relese I signed was viod....so I got a layer ad got my 500 bucks back!! but it was only cause I was 17...watchout!!!!




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