Seat belt cover

[ALLZS]

any tricks to removing the cover on a standard seat belt

[KevinW]

They do become very brittle over time. I put them in almost boiling water for a minute or two to help the plastic get a little more pliable. Then insert thin/small flat screwdrivers to open up the sides a little (this is the "Be VERY Careful part"), one to each side and leave them in, then a larger pry at tongue opening to slowly lever cover off.

[m22mike]

X2 what Kevin stated. I liked using feeler gages to release the tabs. Once you do a few it is easy. If you have one thats damaged, practice on it.
Maybe someone has a photo of a loose cover that shows the 2 locking tabs.


Mike

[NorCam]

Here's a few pics showing the locking tabs front and rear.

The rear ones are like little boxes in the 2 corners and the plastic cover slides forward over the back of the head and hooks around the case. The front then drops down over the head and has 2 small little 1/8" wedges that slide down over the front of the head and snap into place to lock the front down. They are about 5/8" back from the front. If you warm it up in hot water, you can then insert a feeler gauge down over the wedge and gently work the head up by lifting one side and then the other. Once it lifts up a bit you can slide it back to release the rear boxes.

Be careful not to pry too much as the plastic can break when brittle.

[m22mike]

There you go Nice Graeme

[NorCam]

Had one sitting on my desk here in front of me. Timing was perfect. lol

[KevinW]

Cool! nice closeup pics! Don't forget to replace the foam that holds the webbing down, foam weatherstrip works well.

[ALLZS]

got it had to change out 1 cover that was broken the pictures did the trick thanks guys