Middle row seatbelt

[coleAK]

Anyone replace a middle row seatbelt? How was it?

 

[bronc076]

Which one in the middle row? If you are referring to the center one that is attached to the seat I have a bit of info. My 2015 had teeth marks on the center seatbelt from the PO's dog (I presume, perhaps a pet loepard, woolverine, or hungry children) that the selling dealership had deemed a safety issue and had ordered a new part at the time I purchased the vehicle. The part came in a week or two after I bought the truck and it was my intention to replace the part myself. After a few minutes of looking it over I decided to let the dealer do it which is a decision I rarely make. They had to remove and disassemble the center row seat, and cut some hog rings to remove the upholstery to R&R the seatbelt. I walked back in to the service area to see how it was going and they were putting new hog rings on, they guy said it was quite the job. I've seen a couple threads lately where folks have taken the center row apart. I think @CharlieS is working on a armrest issue, and someone else was going to remove the center part but he traded the the vehicle. But I have not read from them that they had to remove the seat upholstery. There may be some pics in one of those threads that are helpful.

Here is Charlie's thread, it has some good pics.

Second row seat back arm rest detent

@Fisher23 starting a new thread like we discussed on SQOD. My second row center section arm rest seems to have a mind of it's own - it would flop down when braking or when raising the rear seats to a vertical position. I didn't think my former '13 did this, but wasn't sure, and was questioning...

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What's up with your seatbelt?

 

[CharlieS]

My second row middle seat back is still disassembled if you need pics of bits. It isn't terribly difficult to take apart, but it is a bit nerve wracking. The passenger side of the seatbelt would be easy to get to, no hog ring removal required. I think the part on the driver's side is more buried and would need some further disassembly.

 

[coleAK]

Thanks, sorry passenger side middle row. My daughter was a chewer when she was younger…. Seatbelt doesn’t retract past the chew. Now that our dog is getting older and can’t jump straight into the back he has to get in through the side door. Every time I close the door it nails the buckle end and doesn't close. It has finally gotten to the point of bothering me.

 

[CharlieS]

That one is easy, the bottom has a plastic cover that pops off, and a 14mm bolt. The top is in the c-pillar area, you need to remove a bunch of pillar and cargo trim to get to it. I had it apart to install anchors for a raingler net cargo barrier.

 

[CharlieS]

Not great pics, but here's what's behind there that you need to get to: