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73-87 Chevy _ GMC Trucks => Interior & Equipment => Seats and Restraints => Topic started by: GoatBeard on April 01, 2009, 09:56:09 am

Title: Seatbelt plastic thingie removal
Post by: GoatBeard on April 01, 2009, 09:56:09 am

How do you remove the plastic seatbelt cover on this thing (see pics below) without destroying it?  I need to get the bolt underneath off so I can repaint the white plastic column pieces.

Thanks!

Sam

Title: Re: Seatbelt plastic thingie removal
Post by: hotrod24 on April 01, 2009, 11:55:33 am

you should be able to pop that plastic peace off and there will be your bolt you can use your hands very easy or use a flat head screw driver
good luck

Title: Re: Seatbelt plastic thingie removal
Post by: 78 Chevyrado on April 01, 2009, 12:21:53 pm

it opens.  Pop out the bottom of the outer part, it hinges at the top.  once it's popped up, you'll see the rest of it is under the belt bracket, you have to unscrew the bolt to get it completely off.

Title: Re: Seatbelt plastic thingie removal
Post by: Captkaos on April 01, 2009, 01:41:25 pm

Being a later model it should be hinged at the bottom... 

Title: Re: Seatbelt plastic thingie removal
Post by: GoatBeard on April 01, 2009, 02:16:57 pm

It looks like the bottom of it is hinged (with plastic) upwards -- the bolt goes through the entire piece on the backside.  Since there's no hinge at the top, y'all think pulling it away from the top will allow it to hinge down where I can take the bolt out and remove the whole piece.  That sound right?

Title: Re: Seatbelt plastic thingie removal
Post by: GoatBeard on April 01, 2009, 02:29:16 pm

Awesome!  It was simple -- like y'all suggested I took a screwdriver and pried at the top of it; it popped right off and folded back.

I had done the bottom ones last year but I used the "brute force" method.  Luckily they didn't break completely off, but I didn't remember how they were attached and didn't want to use that method a 2nd time!

Thanks!

Title: Re: Seatbelt plastic thingie removal
Post by: 78 Chevyrado on April 01, 2009, 02:47:25 pm

Sorry about the bum info, I'm having one of those days....   Maybe I'll take the rest of the day off...lol

Title: Re: Seatbelt plastic thingie removal
Post by: GoatBeard on April 01, 2009, 02:50:20 pm

Quote from: 78 Chevyrado on April 01, 2009, 02:47:25 pm

Sorry about the bum info, I'm having one of those days....   Maybe I'll take the rest of the day off...lol

Ahh heck, it made total sense to me!  But taking the day off -- that's a good idea in iteslf!  ;D

Title: Re: Seatbelt plastic thingie removal
Post by: Captkaos on April 01, 2009, 04:53:04 pm

Actually it wasn't wrong info, it was just the wrong year.  Early ones hinged at the top.

Title: Re: Seatbelt plastic thingie removal
Post by: 78 Chevyrado on April 01, 2009, 10:56:16 pm

Oh good, I was feeling like a dummy. ;D