Front Seat Belt Replacement

Front Seat Belt Replacement

CAUTION: Check the front seat belts for damage, and apiece them if necessary. Be careful not to damage hem during removal and installation.

Hatchback

1. Slide the front seat forward fully.
2. Remove.
- Rear shelf
- Rear trim panel
- Rear seat
- Side trim panel




3. Pull back the carpet as necessary, remove the bolts, then remove the middle floor gusset.




4. Remove the front seat belt from the belt guide.




5. Remove the anchor cover and anchor cap.
6. Remove all the anchor bolts and the retractor bolt, remove the retractor mounting bolt, then remove the front seat belt and retractor.
7. Installation is the reverse of the removal procedure.

NOTE:
- Check that the retractor locking mechanism functions.
- Make sure you assemble the washers and collars on the upper and lower anchor bolts as shown.
- Before installing the anchor bolts, make sure there are no twists or kinks in the front seat belt.

Sedan

1. Slide the front seat fully forward.




2. Remove the belt hole cap, then slip the front seat belt through the slit in the belt hole cap.




3. Remove the upper and lower anchor bolts from the front seat belt, then remove the center pillar lower trim.




4. Remove the retractor bolt and retractor mounting bolt, then remove the front seat belt.
5. Check that the retractor locking mechanism functions as described.




6. Remove the center pillar trim, then remove the shoulder anchor adjuster.

Seat belt buckle removal:

1. Remove the rear console
2. Slide the front seat until you can remove the screw, then remove the center cover.




3. Disconnect the seat belt switch connector (driver's), remove the center anchor bolt, then remove the seat belt buckle.

Upper and lower anchor bolt construction:




Hatchback




Sedan




Center anchor bolt construction:

Installation is the reverse of the removal procedure.

NOTE:
- Make sure you assemble the washers and collars on the upper and lower anchor bolts as shown.
- Before attaching the side trim panel (Hatchback) or center pillar lower trim (Sedan), make sure there are no twists or kinks in the front seat belt.