Broken Seat Belt Buckle - Don't Do This!
10-26-2006, 10:09 PM
#76
space for rent
iTrader: (2)
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Kansas City, MO
Posts: 2,714
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Originally Posted by New Yorker
Raptor75, you don't go to Lake Shore Mazda, do you? I've used Mazda dealers in IL, NJ, NY, CT and NH, and Lake Shore was positively the worst for service.
10-26-2006, 10:24 PM
#77
Originally Posted by New Yorker
Raptor75, you don't go to Lake Shore Mazda, do you? I've used Mazda dealers in IL, NJ, NY, CT and NH, and Lake Shore was positively the worst for service.
10-27-2006, 06:22 AM
#78
space for rent
iTrader: (2)
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Kansas City, MO
Posts: 2,714
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Originally Posted by Raptor75
No I haven't, I originally used Autobarn in Evanston and they were terrible. I'm at Muller in Highland park right now. They are nice enough but have not solved some out standing problems which include Stuck Seat belt, 12mpg mileage problem and high oil consumption (a quart every 500 to 700miles) They are presently monitoring the oil situation so we will see.
10-27-2006, 11:15 AM
#79
Goh Mifune
Thread Starter
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: Green Oaks, IL
Posts: 850
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
My mechanic, who apologetically charged me about $85-$100 to unstick my belt the same week that the car was delivered to me, is "Frank" at Liberty Auto City in Libertyville, IL, on Rte. 176 about 1 mile west of Rte. 94 -- 35 miles north of the Loop.
Over the past couple years I've come to believe that the import mechanics at Liberty Auto City do a good job, and won't charge you $450 for something that should take less than an hour of time. They've also done this precise repair before, so you might consider them if the buckle is still stuck, even if you have to drive a way to get there.
As for Mazda's attitude, I'm surprised. Add me to the "class" if you ever decide to go that way. I'm sure there is a bunch of us by now.
Over the past couple years I've come to believe that the import mechanics at Liberty Auto City do a good job, and won't charge you $450 for something that should take less than an hour of time. They've also done this precise repair before, so you might consider them if the buckle is still stuck, even if you have to drive a way to get there.
As for Mazda's attitude, I'm surprised. Add me to the "class" if you ever decide to go that way. I'm sure there is a bunch of us by now.
10-27-2006, 08:28 PM
#80
Well I just got the car back with noting being done to the stuck buckle, the official company line was they wouldn't break a safety feature. Like it was working so well with the front buckle stuck in it.
Well I bought the replacement back buckle only $24, I have to get under the car to remove one bolt to replace the buckle. The 1st thing I did was break off the plastic housing on the rear buckle and now can see how the damn think works. I will be posting a DIY on how to open the buckle and fix it with out ruining the rear buckle. At least I can save others from the same fate that Mazda's poor design and service inflected on me and other in this post.
Zoom-Zoom-Doomed
Well I bought the replacement back buckle only $24, I have to get under the car to remove one bolt to replace the buckle. The 1st thing I did was break off the plastic housing on the rear buckle and now can see how the damn think works. I will be posting a DIY on how to open the buckle and fix it with out ruining the rear buckle. At least I can save others from the same fate that Mazda's poor design and service inflected on me and other in this post.
Zoom-Zoom-Doomed
10-27-2006, 09:18 PM
#81
Goh Mifune
Thread Starter
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: Green Oaks, IL
Posts: 850
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
One of the things they did in fixing my buckle was to remove the rear seat, which is apparently easy if you know what to do. Keep that in mind when you are trying to figure it all out... and good luck.
10-27-2006, 10:42 PM
#82
Originally Posted by MEGAREDS
One of the things they did in fixing my buckle was to remove the rear seat, which is apparently easy if you know what to do. Keep that in mind when you are trying to figure it all out... and good luck.
11-03-2006, 08:26 AM
#83
space for rent
iTrader: (2)
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Kansas City, MO
Posts: 2,714
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Originally Posted by Raptor75
Already have that done, you just grab the front of the cushion and pull straight up. Two small clips hold it down. You then need to slip the seat from under the belt which is stuck. At this point you have good access to the buckle. Again I'll lay the whole thing out with picture in a DIY.
11-03-2006, 10:02 AM
#84
Just getting to it to day, I had a project come up that consumed my free time this week. It is very simple job pull the seat out and one bolt to undo, unfortunately this bolt is in pretty tight. I was going to remove it with my socket wrench but they are 12 pt. sockets and started to strip the bolt. We have a Impact driver at the office so I'll use that to remove the bolt to be safe. I'll up date this weekend.
11-03-2006, 01:28 PM
#86
Just finished the job and it took me all of 5 minutes. Pull the seat, use the impact wrench to undo the buckle receptacle from the floor. Bolt down the new buckle Receptacle($24) and put the seat back. I'll DIY this weekend with details.
Mazda wanted $450 to replace the receptacle and the belt.
Zoom-Zoom-Screwed
Mazda wanted $450 to replace the receptacle and the belt.
Zoom-Zoom-Screwed
01-11-2012, 10:37 AM
#90
Registered User
Join Date: Nov 2011
Posts: 5
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Check, I just secured my son's car seat with the front seat belt. Just like it happened to you, I could not take it out. I think I must have fractured my thumbs trying to muscle it out. New seat belts are $23, and come with everything.
01-11-2012, 05:42 PM
#93
Registered
Since someone already necro'd it...
I looked at mine today, the back latch is quite a bit longer than the front latch so they never even fixed that in the s2's. I still don't know how this could happen though.
I looked at mine today, the back latch is quite a bit longer than the front latch so they never even fixed that in the s2's. I still don't know how this could happen though.
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
akagc
RX-8's For Sale/Wanted
7
08-11-2015 07:07 PM
