jj1994toyind

I have searched and searched on seat belts..

Was wanting to know if anyone has found a drivers side direct swap seat belt from other vehical mfg ie ford,chevy,nissan, ect ect.... Want one that retracts well.
Need something specific to look for at junk yards.

I have done the retractor rewind trick..don't last..
I have looked at aftermarkets $80.00+
I don't want another toyota belt as they are crap.
Even my 2007 Tundra belts have started not to retract.

Any help would be great.
Thanks

scope103

Do you know someone with a sewing machine?

Your seatbelts will have trouble retracting when they get really dirty, or really worn. The belt in your 19-yr-old truck probably falls into one of those two categories; mine did.

Seatbelt material is really easy to find (stores that sell camping gear often have it), though you might have to settle for black rather than, oh, silver. Just match the construction of the old one, and you'll be good for another 19 years.

You'll learn that the belt is folded over on itself down by the door-side anchor. When you have a really hard collision, that folded over part rips the stitching, softening the blow (if you use a safety harness at work you'll be familiar with this). You're never going to match the stitching perfectly; just do your best and DON'T over-do it.

Don't bother with junk yards. As you've learned with your Tundra, 6 years is enough to wear out a belt. You're going to pull a belt out of someone else's 20-yr-old junked truck?

RSR

Have you washed your belts or just tightened the spring?

Mine was super filthy. I was unable to remove my belt from mine, so I retracted fully from the mechanism (with belt stopper or what not installed so I needn't worry about the spring unwinding itself...), tied the belt on a cabinet handle near my sink and washed 3/4s or so of it in the sink. It took a lot of rounds to get it clean. It was filthy. Scrubbed it with a brush, washcloth, and then dried it with a towel before extending both of my front belts and putting a fan on them overnight. I then installed and bucked them both empty to dry further in the summer heat...

They say your mattress doubles in weight every 10 years. I'd say my seatbelt cut it weight in half if not more after washing... They have a lot of surface area and dust, dirt, oil, and grime accumulates pretty quickly w/ touching it all the time.

JohnnyCanuck

nah, toyota seatbelts are terrible, mind you I only have my current truck and parts truck as examples but both had the same issue and were also frayed. I had a '78 gmc and a 1990 which I sold in 2012, the seatbelts in both those trucks worked perfect.