broken4u05
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i was wondering do locking clips ever expire like seats do?
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for those who are fanatical about using old and potentially compromised parts, i would focus attention more on the car's safety parts... who knows how safe the belt systems on a car are after 10 years??? yet no one seems to want to be bothered with that question... i've raised it a few times and few people comment.
it's a solid piece of metal!!! and it doesn't withstand much force, as it only functions in a pre-crash manner. it doesn't actually do any restraining of the seat in a crash. i would inspect it to see if it has any obvious signs of corrosion, and possibly replace it if it does (more to save the seatbelt than of a safety concern for the clip itself).
the reason behind the expiration dates for carseats is mostly because of deterioration of the plastic shell, which supports the harness. exposure to heat and cold extremes, as well as UV irradiation from the sun, can weaken the plastic. also, it's assumed that after six years there may be missing parts, missing manual, etc, which may also compromise proper use of the seat. those things all together are why the industry arrived at a pretty standard "shelf life" for carseats as an entire unit.
for those who are fanatical about using old and potentially compromised parts, i would focus attention more on the car's safety parts... who knows how safe the belt systems on a car are after 10 years??? yet no one seems to want to be bothered with that question... i've raised it a few times and few people comment.
Oh, I wonder it, too (seen some pretty nasty seatbelts out there... is that gallon of spilled coke as innocuous as it seems, or has it eaten that webbing???)...
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