Seatbelt extender Arm

Benibiker · 06-27-2014, 06:56 PM

Is there a trick to getting the seatbelt extender arm in the up position? I pushed the passenger side arm down to get behind the seat and now it's locked in the down position and the seatbelt buckle is banging against the pillar when I'm driving. I don't see any buttons or anything to push and I don't want apply too much pressure for fear of breaking it. The owner's manual is of no help, it just says to pull it up. Help!

Benibiker · 06-27-2014, 08:35 PM

2013 NISSAN 370Z - Seat Belt Adjustment - YouTube

This is no help, the arm clicked when pushed down and now won't go up and I've applied some pretty good force.

Trips · 06-27-2014, 09:14 PM

There is only about an inch of travel of adjustment between the high and low setting.

There is a slight clicking sound between both settings.

I can adjust mine up or down with little effort stopping at the clicking sound of course.

You may have to look at the position of the driver side, and move the passenger side by force since you used too much force to begin with.

cooltoy · 06-27-2014, 09:23 PM

As a side not: the Z has the smoothest seat belt operation of any car I have ever driven.

Benibiker · 06-27-2014, 09:23 PM

Yeah I messed with the driver's side and it would only move down about an inch like you said, but somehow I got the passenger side all the way down vertically. Anyway, I ended up sticking a common screwdriver between what appears to be a metal clip outboard of the arm on where it rotates with the seat belt, then I pulled the arm up and it clicked once then I pulled it all the way up and it clicked again. I must have pushed it down past its normal limit the first time. Good to go now!

Trips · 06-27-2014, 09:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Benibiker

Yeah I messed with the driver's side and it would only move down about an inch like you said, but somehow I got the passenger side all the way down vertically. Anyway, I ended up sticking a common screwdriver between what appears to be a metal clip outboard of the arm on where it rotates with the seat belt, then I pulled the arm up and it clicked once then I pulled it all the way up and it clicked again. I must have pushed it down past its normal limit the first time. Good to go now!

Yup, Thats what I thought.

Im actually surprised at the small adjustment between the high and low setting.

Good to hear its fixed though.

06-27-2014, 06:56 PM	#1 (permalink)
Benibiker Base Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Honolulu Hawaii Posts: 235 Drives: Red 17 370Z Touring Rep Power: 16	Seatbelt extender Arm Is there a trick to getting the seatbelt extender arm in the up position? I pushed the passenger side arm down to get behind the seat and now it's locked in the down position and the seatbelt buckle is banging against the pillar when I'm driving. I don't see any buttons or anything to push and I don't want apply too much pressure for fear of breaking it. The owner's manual is of no help, it just says to pull it up. Help! __________________ 2017 Pure Red 6MT 370Z Touring

06-27-2014, 08:35 PM	#2 (permalink)
Benibiker Base Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Honolulu Hawaii Posts: 235 Drives: Red 17 370Z Touring Rep Power: 16	2013 NISSAN 370Z - Seat Belt Adjustment - YouTube This is no help, the arm clicked when pushed down and now won't go up and I've applied some pretty good force. __________________ 2017 Pure Red 6MT 370Z Touring

06-27-2014, 09:14 PM	#3 (permalink)
Trips Administrator Join Date: May 2009 Location: Disneyland, Ca Posts: 8,732 Drives: 🔰 Rep Power: 10	There is only about an inch of travel of adjustment between the high and low setting. There is a slight clicking sound between both settings. I can adjust mine up or down with little effort stopping at the clicking sound of course. You may have to look at the position of the driver side, and move the passenger side by force since you used too much force to begin with. __________________ Last edited by Trips; 06-27-2014 at 09:47 PM.

06-27-2014, 09:23 PM	#5 (permalink)
Benibiker Base Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Honolulu Hawaii Posts: 235 Drives: Red 17 370Z Touring Rep Power: 16	Yeah I messed with the driver's side and it would only move down about an inch like you said, but somehow I got the passenger side all the way down vertically. Anyway, I ended up sticking a common screwdriver between what appears to be a metal clip outboard of the arm on where it rotates with the seat belt, then I pulled the arm up and it clicked once then I pulled it all the way up and it clicked again. I must have pushed it down past its normal limit the first time. Good to go now! __________________ 2017 Pure Red 6MT 370Z Touring

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06-27-2014, 09:23 PM	#4 (permalink)
cooltoy Elite Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Calgary Posts: 13,973 Drives: 14 PW 370Z S/T MT Rep Power: 243722	As a side not: the Z has the smoothest seat belt operation of any car I have ever driven.