i would have sprung for all new OEM, but they aren't all still available. So went the rebuild route, and it has been anything but a smooth journey. Maybe I just got the new guy or something.
Guess I owe an update.
Shortly after my last post, I sourced a used brown belt to harvest just the retractor and paid out of my pocket (Myairbags doesn't send return labels) to ship both belts back. They fixed it and returned the belt on their dime.
Fast forward to last night. Took the booster...
UPDATE: on a hunch, i dug through a couple zip lock bags full of misc screws and bolts i got from the prior owner. what do you know. the missing spacers and washers!
Follow up question, I think I'm missing bolt spacers at the lower mounting points. Lost by a prior owner? I have one bolt, one...
Update: got my belts back today. day 8 if you're counting. I'm in VA, they are in GA. Pretty fast as the weekend got in the way.
The Grey is a very close match. While the style of webbing is a little different as compared to the 3rd row belts I didn't send in, they are close enough for me...
just pulled the front and second row belts (4 belts total) that are all frayed and slow to retract. my belts are Grey, which it doesn't sound like have been a problem color matching
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