rear seatbelts - MOT failure?

Jamie_Carter

atrixblue.-MFR-. wrote: »

hours labor £45.00 there abouts higher in some places then materials ontop then VAT I don't think it would be cheaper.

was actually clarifying why it wouldn't be a mot pass as supposed to fitting a new material to a reel. was actually helping your comment about upholsters being able to do this job and it pass MOT not slamming your comment. but wont bother next time.

I know an upholsterer who replaces the seatbelt fabric in less than 20 minutes per seatbelt. And the fabric is minimal in cost.

londonTiger

Jamie_Carter wrote: »

I know an upholsterer who replaces the seatbelt fabric in less than 20 minutes per seatbelt. And the fabric is minimal in cost.

whatt?? how can that be? Unless they're just sowing on seatbelt material over exisiting seastbelt to reinforce the damaged portion that's unrealistic.

Never heard of bespoke upholsetry being cheaper than mass produced products.. unless someone is willing to work for £5 an hour.

Jamie_Carter

londonTiger wrote: »

whatt?? how can that be? Unless they're just sowing on seatbelt material over exisiting seastbelt to reinforce the damaged portion that's unrealistic.

Never heard of bespoke upholsetry being cheaper than mass produced products.. unless someone is willing to work for £5 an hour.

It's quite simple really. They remove the seatbelt which takes 5 minutes maximum (depending on the vehicle). Then dismantle the seatbelt. Then reassemble and stitch the new fabric. Then refit the seatbelt.

For someone who has done 1000's, it is a very simple and quick process.

You should see how quick they can repair a cigarette burn on a seat.

londonTiger

Jamie_Carter wrote: »

It's quite simple really. They remove the seatbelt which takes 5 minutes maximum (depending on the vehicle). Then dismantle the seatbelt. Then reassemble and stitch the new fabric. Then refit the seatbelt.

For someone who has done 1000's, it is a very simple and quick process.

You should see how quick they can repair a cigarette burn on a seat.

That's really hard to believe because I'm pretty sure that with most moden cars to get to the brackets that the seatbelts are attached to you have to take over quite a few panels, sometimes even removing the sear itself to release the panel.

molerat

londonTiger wrote: »

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Also anyone actually answered OPs question as to whether frayed belts are an automatic fail? seatbelts are pretty tough stuff and should still be very strong even if it's frayed - unless the MOT guideline were set to leave no leeway what so ever with this (understandable)./ .................

Method of Inspection
2. Examine the condition of all seat belt webbing for cuts or obvious signs of deterioration. Pay particular attention to webbing around anchorages, buckles and loops.

Reason For Rejection
2. A seat belt :
a. cut or damaged sufficient to obstruct correct operation of the belt or significantly weaken the webbing
b. stitching badly frayed, not secure or incomplete
c. which has obviously been repaired

a. leaves it up to the tester's knowledge and experience but with a safety critical item he will not leave it to chance.

salubrious

Jamie_Carter wrote: »

It's quite simple really. They remove the seatbelt which takes 5 minutes maximum (depending on the vehicle). Then dismantle the seatbelt. Then reassemble and stitch the new fabric. Then refit the seatbelt.

For someone who has done 1000's, it is a very simple and quick process.

What a load of nonsense.