Do seatbelt installs damage seatbelt?

bnsnyde · Nov 3, 2011

Putting this up for discussion.

I had a FF Radian seatbelt install for just a few months, and it left a part of the shoulder belt crumpled. It's since been 3 months and it's still like that (belt is no longer being used in that seating position). It's a new vehicle, too.

If I look closely, the webbing loops are bigger in this area of the crumpled belt.
Looks like this kind of damage in inevitable with a nice, solid install.

Is this real damage? Concern?

Pixels · Nov 3, 2011

The weave is distorted but it's not damaged in the sense that it's unsafe.

joolsplus3 · Nov 3, 2011

Mine sort of all look like that, except in the front seats... No, I'm not worried about it. I'd worry if they were running like a stocking or had cuts on the edges, but not about permanent crumples.

honeydew · Nov 3, 2011

ALL of my rear seatbelts look like that! It doesn't concern me at all.

crunchierthanthou · Nov 3, 2011

I have my doubts about the ff lock-off Britax used from about 2007 to mid-2010. The knob/notch design seemed like it could damage the webbing. Someone posted pictures of what almost looked like a run in her belt. IIRC, she had pulled the shoulder portion super tight before flipping the lock-off closed, so the belt was constantly pulling pulling back against where it was pinned.

In pretty much any other case? no. I think your belts will be fine. Wrinkles don't make me nervous given the IMMI data I've seen on twists.

jourdysmom · Nov 3, 2011

crunchierthanthou said:
I have my doubts about the ff lock-off Britax used from about 2007 to mid-2010. The knob/notch design seemed like it could damage the webbing. Someone posted pictures of what almost looked like a run in her belt. IIRC, she had pulled the shoulder portion super tight before flipping the lock-off closed, so the belt was constantly pulling pulling back against where it was pinned.

In pretty much any other case? no. I think your belts will be fine. Wrinkles don't make me nervous given the IMMI data I've seen on twists.

:yeahthat: My FF Britax lockoff THRASHED my shoulder belt in DH's car

That is a LATCH only spot now

I just don't trust it anymore....

luckyclov · Nov 3, 2011

I would only be concerned if the bunching/crumpling caused the webbing not to retract properly, which, in that location, it wouldn't be an issue anyways.

Pixels · Nov 3, 2011

jourdysmom said:
:yeahthat: My FF Britax lockoff THRASHED my shoulder belt in DH's car That is a LATCH only spot now I just don't trust it anymore....

You could use a BSC to take the damaged section of belt out. Of course only for seat installation, not human installation.

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