Mini Cooper Seat belt holder?
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Mini Cooper Seat belt holder?
I purchased these seat belt holders from the Mini dealership, it is supposed to hold the belt up so you wont have to search for it as it falls down beside the seat. What a piece of JUNK! It states... These holders are break away holders meaning if there is to much tension on them they will separate at the joint as they are designed to do this instead of break in half. Don't waste your money on these, i installed them in about 5 min and spent about the same time looking for the break away piece out from under my seat.
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THey may be pulled at this point, but there was 2 different part numbers that these had. Cant seem to find my records as to what I ordered.
First set was junk, the broke free everytime you pulled the seatbelt forward to buckle. Heard here that the new revised model was better. Tried those and they still suck.
First set was junk, the broke free everytime you pulled the seatbelt forward to buckle. Heard here that the new revised model was better. Tried those and they still suck.
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My hubby grabs hold of the seat belt before closing the car door. I tried to get him to get in the habit of looping the seat belt over the side of the seat when he got out of the car each time, which would make it easier, but he forgets. The dealer also told us that the seat belt holders were useless, and advised us not to buy them.
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Seat belt holder
I did not see your post before I bought this POS. You are definitely correct. The seat belt holder falls apart when you attempt to install the seat belt. Total junk. Returning them for a refund. I am dissappointed that Mini would distribute such a useless product. Good concept, though.
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My hubby grabs hold of the seat belt before closing the car door. I tried to get him to get in the habit of looping the seat belt over the side of the seat when he got out of the car each time, which would make it easier, but he forgets. The dealer also told us that the seat belt holders were useless, and advised us not to buy them.
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Got Them to Work
I bought these a month or so ago despite the bad reviews, to see if I could make them work. Well sure enough the two pieces come apart pretty easy when the belt is pulled.
So I cleaned the two connecting parts and put some CA on each part glued them together with some thin CA glue (super glue) and let them dry. It probably defeats the safety function of having them break away in a crash but I did it anyway. They are not coming apart.
One downside is that the don't fold up when you move the seat forward so you have to take the belt out for that. But I rarely use the back seat so it works for me, YMMV.
So I cleaned the two connecting parts and put some CA on each part glued them together with some thin CA glue (super glue) and let them dry. It probably defeats the safety function of having them break away in a crash but I did it anyway. They are not coming apart.
One downside is that the don't fold up when you move the seat forward so you have to take the belt out for that. But I rarely use the back seat so it works for me, YMMV.
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A year later and they are still holding together no problem. I don't think I could get them apart without ruining one of the "tab" parts that lock into place on the swivel post.
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Hey there, that was me up there posting in April last year after I used CA glue on them. Can't believe it has been a year already...but I digress.
A year later and they are still holding together no problem. I don't think I could get them apart without ruining one of the "tab" parts that lock into place on the swivel post.
A year later and they are still holding together no problem. I don't think I could get them apart without ruining one of the "tab" parts that lock into place on the swivel post.