Do your seat belts rattle in the wind, bunky... here's a fix...

[mdeluca]

I was driving home from the paint shop last week and thought my jeep was falling apart. Finally figured out that it was the passenger side seat belt rattling like hell against the roll bar.

The driver side didn't... must have been the wind coming differently off the side mirrors...

Came up with this little fix and thought I'd share.

Problem: The little plastic spacer on the bolt shank between the seat belt hanger and the roll bar was allowing too much movement.

I cut a length of 1/2" ID heater hose a little longer than the shank of the bolt with the seat belt hanger in place... slid it on, and tightened it up. The compression on the hose holds the hanger in place (no flopping), but allows it to rotate through its normal range of motion.

Cost: Free... had some hose.

Tip: Wipe the hose with goo-gone to clean off the printing and other surface and wipe with some wax... nice and black.

Tip: Put a little oil on the shank before sliding on the hose.

We'll see how it holds up.

 

[Lumpy Grits]

I did the same, except I used coil springs.
LG

 

[Torxhead]

Using a hose or a spring is a pretty good fix. I made a metal spacer that has worked fine though.