Lazy rear seatbelts in my Xantia

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Lazy rear seatbelts in my Xantia

Post by c.morewood »

Does anyone have a cure for the rear seatbelts which won't rewind that last 6 or 12 inches?
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Post by CitroJim »

No, the root of the problem is a design fault whereby the belt runs into the spool at a slight angle.

The best you can hope for is to remove the C pillar trim to expose the spool and bow away and dust and rubbish that may have accumulated. then withdraw the belt as far as possible and wipe it with a barely damp cloth to clean it.

Then, educate your passengers to gently "help" the belts back home when they alight. My kids are well trained in the art!
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Post by VertVega »

CitroJim wrote:... Then, educate your passengers to gently "help" the belts back home when they alight. My kids are well trained in the art!
My kids and even their friends :roll: who enjoy the Xantia ride from time to time, are all "well educated" :lol:

After cleaning (soap & water) I use silicon spray which is actually for dashboard shine.
(This is how I do and it doesn't mean that this is the only correct treatment :wink: )
I pull out the rear seat belt full length and spray under, towards the metal belt guide, while
slowly letting the belt to roll back in.
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Post by c.morewood »

Yes the kids are "well educated" as well as their friends. I've used furniture polish on the belt .. that only seemed to help for short time.. just wondered if anyone out there had come up with a more permamant solution.
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Post by dnsey »

I can't remember how the Xantia rear belts run, but I was surprised when I looked into the same problem on the C5 fronts.
The belt runs through a plastic-lined loop on its way back to the reel. This had become sticky - the belt was lively enough between the reel and the loop, but was sticking on the loop. Cleaning and silicone-ing the loop solved the problem.
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Post by VertVega »

dnsey wrote:... Cleaning and silicone-ing the loop solved the problem.
Did you use silicone spray or silicone sponge?

I made a Google search with words Silicone spray seat belt and it was interesting to see the wide range
of car brand names :roll: and owners dealing with the same problem. It seems to be a common one.
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Post by davek-uk »

I had to recut the slot in the pillar trim - enlarge it towards the front and flatten out the curve. This helped loads and turned a MoT fail into a pass!

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Post by dnsey »

Did you use silicone spray or silicone sponge?
In fact, I used industrial silicone fluid and a rag. I guess that any method which gets the silicone onto the 'bearing' surface of the loop would do just as well.
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