How to Unbolt Seat Belts

Seat belts help to minimize harm to passengers during car accidents.

If you have faulty seat belts in your vehicle, replace them with new ones as soon as possible. The use of faulty seat belts will leave you and your passengers at a high risk of injury during an accident. A faulty seat belt may prevent you from buckling your seat belt. Replacing your seat belts will require that you unbolt your old seat belts from your vehicle's seats first. Unbolting your vehicle's seat belts takes very little mechanical skills and absolutely no electrical experience.

Things You'll Need

• 3/8 inch ratchet or wrench

Instructions

1. Remove any trim panels from around your vehicle's seat. These trim panels may block your access to the seat belt bolts. Place the trim panels to the side.

2. Locate the upper seat belt mount.Turn the bolt counter-clockwise using the 3/8 inch ratchet or wrench. Continue to loosen the bolt until it comes free, and remove it from the mount.

3. Locate the lower seat belt mount. Depending on your vehicle make and model, this will most likely be located on the floor of your vehicle. Use the ratchet or wrench to remove the bolt, turning it counter-clockwise.

4. Remove the lower seat belt bolt from the mount. Your vehicle's seat belt is now unbolted. Repeat this process for each seat belt that you plan to remove from your vehicle.

References

• I-Car: Uniform Procedures for Collision Repair