Seat Belt Issue

Kidu · 09-10-2019, 09:42 PM

Hi all,

Please look at the pic - I have a twist on one side of the buckle on the seat belt. How do I get rid of it? Passing it through the buckle will not help, it will just move below. It almost seems like there is a reverse twist INSIDE the pillar portion of the belt. I tried feeding the twist into the pillar but its not going in. Any ideas?

Thank you!

staticcornflake · 09-11-2019, 01:14 AM

Can't see your picture, but had a twist in mine and followed the info here:
https://www.reddit.com/r/BMWi3/comme..._do_i_undo_it/

Kidu · 09-18-2019, 08:28 PM

According to the reddit instructions, you have to remove the piece where the belt feeds into the pillar. How do you do that??
I still have thr twist..

staticcornflake · 09-19-2019, 12:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Kidu

According to the reddit instructions, you have to remove the piece where the belt feeds into the pillar. How do you do that??
I still have thr twist..

I actually didn't remove that piece. I just pulled the belt all the way out to the stops, slid the buckle to the top of the pillar (as far as I could) and forced a twist of the belt in the right direction through the buckle (folded the belt in half width-wise at the buckle and forcefully twisted it through).

Once that was done I lowered the buckle, slowly let it fully retract, and that transferred the twist inside the pillar. Pull it all the way out 1-2 more times to make sure it's all good after.

morphomeman · 09-19-2019, 09:02 AM

That pull-out-all-the-way-and-twist method works most of the time.
The one time that I had the problem, though, the whole belt jammed and the dealer had to replace the mechanism, thankfully under warranty.

K8_M235i · 09-19-2019, 09:52 AM

If the cross has made it down to the retract mechanism it may be tough to get it in crossed without getting down to the mechanism.

It happened to me. Had to pull the interior panels

harma24 · 09-19-2019, 07:54 PM

This has happened to me several times as well. It is a pain in the neck to undo. Seems like a design flaw to me, as this is the only car I have ever had this happen in.

Although strangely enough, although it happened several times in the first year of ownership, it has not happened to me since. Now let me find a piece of wood to knock on; I probably just jinxed myself...

abdiel · 09-20-2019, 08:50 AM

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Originally Posted by harma24

Seems like a design flaw to me, as this is the only car I have ever had this happen in..

Ditto. Had both driver and passenger seat belts twists fixed by the dealer recently. Passenger side seat belt had to be replaced.

Kidu · 09-23-2019, 03:42 PM

Sigh..... how do I remove those panels and the seat? Do I have to remove the seat??

Its so annoying....

John in VA · 09-23-2019, 09:46 PM

Check the TIS - https://www.newtis.info/tisv2/a/en/f...ront+seat+belt
Good luck!

240Newbie · 09-24-2019, 12:57 PM

Am I missing something? fold it and slide the buckle up and it flips itself......

Kidu · 09-24-2019, 09:29 PM

The issue was that one twist was above the buckle and the reverse twist was inside the pillar. But yes, thanks to all of you, I was able to fix it. THANK YOU!!

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Kidu Private First Class 55 Rep 162 Posts Drives: 2015 M235i EBII, RWD, 6spd Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: Denver CO iTrader: (0)	According to the reddit instructions, you have to remove the piece where the belt feeds into the pillar. How do you do that?? I still have thr twist..
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Kidu Private First Class 55 Rep 162 Posts Drives: 2015 M235i EBII, RWD, 6spd Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: Denver CO iTrader: (0)	Sigh..... how do I remove those panels and the seat? Do I have to remove the seat?? Its so annoying....
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Kidu Private First Class 55 Rep 162 Posts Drives: 2015 M235i EBII, RWD, 6spd Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: Denver CO iTrader: (0)	The issue was that one twist was above the buckle and the reverse twist was inside the pillar. But yes, thanks to all of you, I was able to fix it. THANK YOU!!
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