Getting to Seatbelt Motors

[Fhajad]

How do I remove the trim to get to the motor/attachment on the drivers side? Mine's busted and it's not under warranty.

It causes a seatbelt like to be constantly lit. Not like it matters, cause passenger nor drivers belts actually ever lock.

[Ace]

the cause of the light is in the center console, If you search around there is a write up on how to fix it. Most people just un-plug it and put a jumper wire in it and then it will never go off again.

[Fhajad]

That might be for the light. I forgot to mention how my drivers side is "busted" though.

It doesn't move forward or back into place. Just stays in the back and I can't do anything about it. I hear it clicking and trying to move into where it thinks it should be, but nothing more.

[Ace]

the automatic seatbelt? You'll have to remove the bottom trim piece on the middle pillar, then the upper one and the one that goes around the door. Its a pretty straightforward thing. I would just get a junkyard unit or post a WTB thread. I bet a ton of people still have the automatic seatbelt stuff after switching to manual.

[Fhajad]

I need to find some manual belts to switch to. I hate the automatic crap and neither side locks if you pull fast on it. I feel safer in my rusted out Jeep then I do this for that fact.

[Ace]

For that I would also post a WTB thread. IIRC the canadian protege's and 323's got manual belts.

[Fhajad]

Will do. I'll see if I can fix that one to move at least for the mean time. Thanks.

[me109]

They do lock, but not when you just pull on them. When I do spirited driving on mountain roads they lock frequently.

But yeah, manual belts would be better.