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| ctc911ctc |
 Mar 3 2021, 08:27 AM
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Senior Member  Group: Members Posts: 893 Joined: 9-June 18 From: boston Member No.: 22,206 Region Association: North East States 
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All,
I rebuilt the '74 2.0 over the past few years and did not do anything with the seatbelts...........I tried and the coils jumped out - took me a day to get that back together...... The seatbelts do not recoil properly nor are they easy to pull into place.....draggy and catching....... Is there a thread in the forum with a solution to this aggravation? Thank you Teeners! CTC911CTC (IMG:style_emoticons/default/flag.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/driving.gif) |
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| GregAmy |
Mar 3 2021, 08:34 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,311 Joined: 22-February 13 From: Middletown CT Member No.: 15,565 Region Association: North East States
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QUOTE(ctc911ctc @ Mar 3 2021, 09:27 AM)  Is there...a solution to this aggravation? Yup: https://www.seatbeltplanet.com/ag-1781689.1...orsche-914.html |
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| ClayPerrine |
Mar 3 2021, 08:37 AM
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Life's been good to me so far..... Group: Admin Posts: 15,541 Joined: 11-September 03 From: Hurst, TX. Member No.: 1,143 Region Association: NineFourteenerVille
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QUOTE(GregAmy @ Mar 3 2021, 08:34 AM) QUOTE(ctc911ctc @ Mar 3 2021, 09:27 AM) Is there...a solution to this aggravation? Yup: https://www.seatbeltplanet.com/ag-1781689.1...orsche-914.html (IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) I bought a brand new set of seat belts from them. I have one installed in my car. Love it. It works great, and I am not depending on a 50 year old seat belt to keep me in the car in the even of an accident. Or you can get a set of new belts for a 944. They are the same assemblies as a 914, and will bolt in. The only mod is you have to make the hole for the pin bigger. Clay |
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| jaredmcginness |
Mar 3 2021, 10:33 AM
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... Group: Members Posts: 502 Joined: 12-June 19 From: Baltimore Member No.: 23,209 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region
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I temporarily un stuck (and cleaned) both belts by soaking them in hot soapy water. Placed in a home depot bucket or similar.
Work well and the smelled much better. I say temporarily because I switched to 944 belts a week later. Edit: I suppose the soapy fix only helps if they are gummed from dried up grease. Not a recoil issue. |
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| dcheek |
Mar 3 2021, 10:40 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 692 Joined: 30-May 06 From: Westfield, New Jersey Member No.: 6,103 |
I sent a passenger side seat belt to this company. The previous owner tried to fix and gave up and left a box of parts.
I sent it to Safety Restore and the turned it around in one day! Works perfectly. https://www.safetyrestore.com/content/81-se...ASAAEgJRIPD_BwE Dave |
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| Jamie |
Mar 3 2021, 12:16 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,037 Joined: 13-October 04 From: Georgetown,KY Member No.: 2,939 Region Association: South East States
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QUOTE(jaredmcginness @ Mar 3 2021, 08:33 AM) I temporarily un stuck (and cleaned) both belts by soaking them in hot soapy water. Placed in a home depot bucket or similar. Work well and the smelled much better. I say temporarily because I switched to 944 belts a week later. Edit: I suppose the soapy fix only helps if they are gummed from dried up grease. Not a recoil issue. So what is a ballpark price for the 944 belts, I assume sourced from a dealer? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif) |
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| DavidSweden |
Mar 3 2021, 01:47 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 479 Joined: 8-June 14 From: Sweden Member No.: 17,452 Region Association: Scandinavia |
QUOTE(jaredmcginness @ Mar 3 2021, 08:33 AM) I say temporarily because I switched to 944 belts a week later. Are the 944 belts plug and play? |
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| jaredmcginness |
Mar 3 2021, 02:05 PM
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... Group: Members Posts: 502 Joined: 12-June 19 From: Baltimore Member No.: 23,209 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region
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QUOTE(Jamie @ Mar 3 2021, 01:16 PM) So what is a ballpark price for the 944 belts, I assume sourced from a dealer? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif) I bought my belts on Ebay for $48 shipped. Great condition. I've actually never bought anything from a dealer. QUOTE(DavidSweden @ Mar 3 2021, 02:47 PM) Are the 944 belts plug and play? More or less, as someone said above, if you are mounting the retractors on the B pillar you need to drill an extra hole. I believe there are a few DIYs. I mounted my retractors on the longitudinal, so I wouldn't lose any rear window. Some guys may not go that route though. Jared |
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| ClayPerrine |
Mar 3 2021, 02:42 PM
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Life's been good to me so far..... Group: Admin Posts: 15,541 Joined: 11-September 03 From: Hurst, TX. Member No.: 1,143 Region Association: NineFourteenerVille
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QUOTE(DavidSweden @ Mar 3 2021, 01:47 PM) QUOTE(jaredmcginness @ Mar 3 2021, 08:33 AM) I say temporarily because I switched to 944 belts a week later. Are the 944 belts plug and play? The only difference is the size of the locating pin on the back of the retractor. The 944 belts have a slightly larger pin. Just drill out the hole to enlarge it to accept the 944 retractor. The rest is plug and play. Clay |
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| DavidSweden |
Mar 3 2021, 03:39 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 479 Joined: 8-June 14 From: Sweden Member No.: 17,452 Region Association: Scandinavia |
Stupid question perhaps....does the 944 belt buckle fit the 914 floor seat belt receptor
marked in yellow?  |
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| ClayPerrine |
Mar 3 2021, 03:58 PM
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Life's been good to me so far..... Group: Admin Posts: 15,541 Joined: 11-September 03 From: Hurst, TX. Member No.: 1,143 Region Association: NineFourteenerVille
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QUOTE(DavidSweden @ Mar 3 2021, 03:39 PM) Stupid question perhaps....does the 944 belt buckle fit the 914 floor seat belt receptor marked in yellow? Yes. It is the identical part as the 914 seat belt. Porsche reused the 914 belts on the 924, which later became the 944. The only difference, like I said, was the pin size on the retractor. Clay |
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| Morph914 |
Mar 3 2021, 07:43 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 435 Joined: 22-August 16 From: St Augustine, FL Member No.: 20,326 Region Association: South East States
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Here’s mine soaking in bucket, I left them in overnight and agitated them several times. The water was black, so I changed out with fresh water to do a final rinse and then hung them up for a day to air dry.
They seem to work much better. I believe a clean belt has less friction so it retracts better. I have not installed them yet, so that will be the true test. Cheers, John  Also did some maintenance on the receivers.  |
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| FlacaProductions |
Mar 4 2021, 12:46 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,629 Joined: 24-November 17 From: LA Member No.: 21,628 Region Association: Southern California
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While you have them extended, hold the axle while you push the belt back thru. slide out the retaining pin from the pocket sewn in the belt and then remove the belt pulling it back through.
Don't let go of the axle or it'll spin to full-loose. I use a small screwdriver thru the slot where the belt goes to keep it from getting away. Then just add more tension by spinning the axle against the tension for as far as you can - re-thread the belt and install the pin. that should really help the retraction tension. |
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| jcschuf1 |
Mar 4 2021, 01:57 PM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 13 Joined: 23-September 12 From: Maple Grove, MN Member No.: 14,969 Region Association: Upper MidWest |
My car is in storage right now, so I can't check, but don't the belts have a switch for a light on the dash? If so, do the belts from seat belt planet have the same switch? The pics on their site don't seem show a switch.
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| Olympic 914 |
Mar 4 2021, 07:40 PM
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Group: Members Posts: 1,680 Joined: 7-July 11 From: Pittsburgh PA Member No.: 13,287 Region Association: North East States
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Or you could just do this...
Have them and they work perfectly. and look good. QUOTE(GregAmy @ Mar 3 2021, 09:34 AM) QUOTE(ctc911ctc @ Mar 3 2021, 09:27 AM) Is there...a solution to this aggravation? Yup: https://www.seatbeltplanet.com/ag-1781689.1...orsche-914.html |
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