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Every single time I drive the car, the seatbelt comes out of the gap in the guide at the top of the seat. Surely it's not just me??? What your fix for keeping the seatbelt captive?
I don't use it. The manual says it is for "short" people. Those that use it have the same issue as you do and some have put heat shrink tubing over the open ends to keep the belt in place.
From your owners manual:
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.
If you are a "smaller adult", you can keep it in place by using a piece of heat shrink tubing to eliminate the opening.
That piece holds the belt in the wrong place for me and makes it difficult to put the belt on. I took the belt out of it a day after I got the car 18 months ago and have never used it since.
I don't use it. The manual says it is for "short" people. Those that use it have the same issue as you do and some have put heat shrink tubing over the open ends to keep the belt in place.
From your owners manual:
If you are a "smaller adult", you can keep it in place by using a piece of heat shrink tubing to eliminate the opening.
Photo from VETJAZZ
Awesome. Thanks! I don't feel so bad now I've only had the car a month. I do need to sit down and read the WHOLE manual.
I'm 6' and really prefer the belt clipped in. Personally, I think the manual is off a little for verts. On the coupe the belt emerges higher, and I can see where the clip is not needed. On the vert, the belt comes out lower and I went nuts until I did the shrink wrap just as illustrated.
I bought the clips that fit over the space. A little pricy for two small pieces of plastic, but they work great, they have never come undone, they look OEM, and I should have done this 50,000 miles ago, because I have not had the seat belt whack the B pillar since. I have plenty of marks from before.
I can't remember who I bought it from (it was whoever I bought the bin buddy from), but Amazon has them as well as virtually every other forum vendor. "Seat belt stay" is what they are called.
No mater who you get them from, they are ~23 bucks.
I don't use it. The manual says it is for "short" people. Those that use it have the same issue as you do and some have put heat shrink tubing over the open ends to keep the belt in place.
From your owners manual:
If you are a "smaller adult", you can keep it in place by using a piece of heat shrink tubing to eliminate the opening.
true. It stays in place for my wife, but she keeps the seat practically all the way forward. But as soon as I drive after her, it pops out... and I leave it out.
I have the same problem. Love the shrink wrap but afraid I would mess it up. Where did you buy the "clips"?
My new 2018 has the same problem...went to Home Depot and
bought a 3 pack of the shrink rubber for $1.98 but I don't shrink
it...looks better not shrunk....only use the belt thru it on the passenger side to keep the belt from banging when no passenger is using it. The rubber comes in black or white...
Yes, seat belt mounting is different for a convertible, I'm 6'3", and having the belt out of the retainer also drove me nuts until I bought the clips. They look OEM, and work great.
Here are the seat belt retainer clips, which look a lot nice than shrink tubing. The Amazon link below is for a forum vendor.
u can also open beers with them the cap fits right in
problem solved no more seat belts period ! if your into that type of thing... i tow alot of cars with head marks smashed thru the windshield so i try to always wear mine
I can't remember who I bought it from (it was whoever I bought the bin buddy from), but Amazon has them as well as virtually every other forum vendor. "Seat belt stay" is what they are called.
No mater who you get them from, they are ~23 bucks.
I'm sorry, but if you pay 23 dollars for .5 cents of plastic you have way too much money and no common sense.
The whole using shrink tubing was a good idea. And a 4 year old could do it.
As for me, i'm tall and it's just fine not in the "guide" on the seat.
The picture above and mine below show how different coupe and convertible are with regard to the seat belt mount. There is no B-pillar in the convertible.
As a tall person, it would be fine out of the guide in the coupe, but in the convertible, the belt opening is mounted is much lower, and if it's not in the guide the buckle smacks it self into the trim panel causing divots. Lisa mentioned that above, and it happened in my car too.
The "$23 for a .5 cents of plastic" comment is just plain dumb. Everyone here has paid crazy prices for the plastic and other parts in their cars, but it's a matter of what it costs to design and manufacture a particular piece made for a specific purpose. Material cost is irrelevant. Most people think it's OK to pay $700 for plastic side skirts and a splitter that probably contains maybe $50 worth of plastic.
I used both electrical tape and shrink tubing before I bought the clips because, I "have way too much money and no common sense." It looks better just like all the other way too expensive plastic and other parts in the car.
06-30-2017, 05:33 PM
Seatbelt slipping out of guide
I've only had the car a month. I do need to sit down and read the WHOLE manual.
about the Vert being different from the coupe. 
