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How to release pretensioned seat belt?

yh125d

yh125d

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My brother wrecked my Fusion over New Years, and he's a lot skinnier than I so it's stuck at a length thats too short to go around me but not long enough to go behind me comfortably without holding off the seat. I know you need to replace the seat belts once the tensioners have been activated, but can I just release them until I get it fixed?


If not, would it be kosher to just cut the strap so it's slack enough to run behind me? I better not get a no belt ticket...
 
The pretensioner has an explosive charge like an air bag. Once they go off the belt is stretched, and the mechanism wrecked. You can't reset or adjust them after they have been activated.

You are NOT protected by a belt that has gone off in an accident. Get thee to a repair shop and stop driving the vehicle.
 
Why wasn't it repaired? It's part of the damage from the wreck. Insurance should have paid for it.
 
The wreck was Thurs night, everything has been closed until now. I'll get a couple estimates tomorrow and hopefully get it in the shop by the end of the week
 
Wow, just got an estimate. 8k. I owe 7700. I bought it 9 months ago for 10k. Looks like totaled here folks. Sheesh, and its still driveable
 
Yeah, $700 ea plus $100 ea for reprogramming. Also, condenser, hood, bumper, fan assy, all over $500
 
Thats more then 25mph.

Maybe he was doing 25... or so but when he hit the ice maybe he got some more speed.

Either let the insurance handle it, he has insurance? or try and find a donor car to strip.


EDIT:

Looks like I might be wrong. The Fusion has a weak front bumper and even at 6mph test it needed over $2500 in repairs. More costly then any other in their list.
http://www.iihs.org/news/rss/pr080609.html
 
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