[Thom64]

The triangular piece at the end of the seatbelt presenter on my 1993 300CE Cabriolet which the seatbelt passes through has broken. I an trying to determine how I would replace this piece. If I undo the end of the seatbelt from behind the front seat, I cannot figure out how I would get the new piece onto the seatbelt and past the seatbelt clip as the clip appears too large to fit into the triangular opening. Can anyone who has replaced this part offer any suggestions on how to get the new part onto the seatbelt?

I have read in a previous forum that I may need to replace the entire seatbelt as the new seatbelt comes with this part already installed on the seatbelt. However, in another forum I read that this part can be replaced without replacing the seatblet.

 

[germansupplyscott]

you disconnect the belt at the floor, at least that's how i recall doing this on a coupe. when you go to put the belt back on the floor, it has a spring loaded dealy that needs to be preloaded when it's put back together, there's a little tool you have to make to do this, or you can improvise. the tool is pictured in the factory manual. the spring keeps the belt flat on the floor so people don't trip over the belt going into the back seat.

 

[gtgoff]

Apologies for resurrecting an old thread, but I’m in the same situation as the OP and can’t find where anyone has shared the answer - the seat belt buckle itself simply doesn’t seem to fit through the triangular guide. I can’t figure out how anyone would replace this piece by sliding the seatbelt through it. Has anyone else run into this issue? Am I dealing with a ‘93-only US/market issue of some kind with these buckles being too big?

 

[Floobydust]

You are removing the wrong end of the belt. See post #2.

 

[gtgoff]

It’s the right end of the belt, no? Removing via unbolting at the floor? The challenge is that both that floor bolted piece and the buckle need to pass through the triangular piece to install it, and the buckle is simply too large to fit through the triangle.