Walt Wilson

I am aggravated every time I buckle up and the belt has come out of the guide. Here is what I have done with 2 one inch pieces of tubing from an old manual gas siphon pump that died on the 2nd use. Notice that the tube is pressed onto only one of the guide fingers and rests under the other so that the belt can still be removed from the guide. If I get too many "icky color" reports here then I'll go find a black tube but I kinda like it this way... Walt

indy 28

On touring seats, it's not designed to stay in for anyone but small adults and children. Per 3-11 of the owner's manual:

1. The seat has a safety belt guide.
The safety belt guide helps
position the shoulder belt over
the shoulder and across the
chest of smaller adults and of
older children who have
outgrown booster seats. To use
the safety belt guide, slide the
edge of the belt webbing through
the opening on the guide. Be
sure the belt is not twisted. If a
child will be riding in the vehicle,
see Older Children on page 3-27
or Infants and Young Children
on page 3-28.

Zymurgy

But if you really want to use it, a better solution is heat shrink tubing. Get a piece of the right size, fit it over both ends of the opening (after the belt is in place), and then snug it up with a hair dryer.

///ADMAN

...and then tint the windows so no one can see it from outside the car.

Walt Wilson

That would lock the belt in place.... The seat folds forward better if the belt is not in the guide

VETJAZZ

Shrink tubing:

legal car thief

I hate seatbelts and won't wear them... problem solved

W88fixer

That’s really bright. Seat belts save thousands of lives every year and they have no down side. No reasonable person can honestly say they are uncomfortable or inconvenient to use. Don

fdxpilot

Well, the herd does need to be thinned out from time to time.

bluemax750

I hope you deactivated the airbag, otherwise it WILL kill you if you crash without a seatbelt.

Steve Garrett

I'm going to do the shrink tubing this weekend.

legal car thief

I don't judge people for smoking, drinking, chewing tobacco, drinking diet soda with aspartame, skydiving, riding a motorcycle without a helmet, eating fast food too much or any number of other things that "might" kill you. I understand that people have the right to make choices and live with the consequences.
Personally I just hate seatbelts, always have. There are plenty of stories out there of people would have died had they had a seatbelt on or lived because they didn't. I'm not saying it's a wiser choice, just saying it's my choice. I drive close to 100k miles a year and repo cars for a living, if it's not having a seatbelt on that takes me out then so be it.

I hope everyone stays safe out there.

Keith N

That looks nice, pm sent.

Vetteman Jack

Looks like a well done solution there to me.

Dr. ice

Very nice solution. Where can I find shrink tubing and the size I need? Thanks.

TNSQUIRE

Maybe I am missing something with this post. The owners manual states the seat belt guides are only to be used for children and small adults. I have never used my guides and have had no problems.

U8 DU5T

I used them a few times before reading the same thing in the manual and I find it to be very uncomfortable. I am 5'10" 190 lbs.

mcnwil

I have been using them to keep the belt from going behind the seat when not in use. It's a hassle digging for the belt when you get in the car.

JerryU

However when I got my C7 in early October 2013 I was having the same issue of the belt “coming out of the holder.” I was looking for solutions until a forum poster mentioned what it said in the manual page you quoted!!
Reminded me of old boss, a brilliant physicist who invented Plasma Cutting. He was also an old salt being in the Navy in WWII. If he found a young engineer in the Lab doing something illogical, in a crusty tone he would say, “You’re solving a problem not known to exist using a method know not to work!”
In fairness I have heard one argument used for its use, which to make it easy to reach the seat belt. I have a simple solution to that, which I had to learn having a manual trans and the irrational seat memory recall for standard shift C7's of having to hold in the desired button (I know GM in late 2014 came up with alternate software that is still not as good as the C6 and some prior Vettes but to each his own.)
When I get into the car, with the seat in the exit position I reach for the belt buckle with my right hand. Easy to do with the seat back. As I pull it over to buckle, at the same time I hit my memory button with a finger on my left hand, I multitask! Then when the seat and steering wheel are in the driving position I engage the clutch and push the start button only once! A fast way to get the car started.

Woodson