***Seat Belt Arm***

Overspooled · 11-21-2012, 09:00 AM

My seat belt "arm" or whatever it's called never gives the belt, I asked my dealer to change it and they said no problem.

I GET IT BACK AND THEY NEVER EVEN CHANGED THE ARM!!!

Should I go ask again?

Wingman335 · 11-21-2012, 09:19 AM

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Originally Posted by MurderedBeemer

My seat belt "arm" or whatever it's called never gives the belt, I asked my dealer to change it and they said no problem.

I GET IT BACK AND THEY NEVER EVEN CHANGED THE ARM!!!

Should I go ask again?

Well, if they stated that they perform the service, and they didn't- then yes, go back and ask for the service to be performed. They simply could've forgotten it among other services that were being performed on your vehicle.

Overspooled · 11-21-2012, 09:28 AM

I only went to the dealer so they can fix this and my sunroof that wouldn't close though! oh well I guess it's another trip to the dealer!

Rookie83 · 11-21-2012, 09:32 AM

Mine has been replaced 3 times and it still doesnt work. It doesnt matter, it will quit working every time. I just gave up

Overspooled · 11-21-2012, 09:33 AM

I feel like my shoulder pops every time I go to grab it..

benzo23 · 11-21-2012, 09:51 AM

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Originally Posted by MurderedBeemer

I feel like my shoulder pops every time I go to grab it..

Yea ive dislocated mine a cpl of times reaching back for it. haha, I wish there was a button for it kinda like the folding mirror button.

Overspooled · 11-21-2012, 09:58 AM

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Originally Posted by benzo23

Yea ive dislocated mine a cpl of times reaching back for it. haha, I wish there was a button for it kinda like the folding mirror button.

hahaha! Yea, the 3 series doesn't have much technology intergraded!

KwlAznKid · 11-21-2012, 10:01 AM

my driver's side works but passenger side never does, i think there are a lot of posts here on how to fix it but nothing ever REALLY works

Delusive · 11-21-2012, 12:00 PM

This has been covered a long time ago and numerous times. It is not the seat belt arm that is messed up or broken, it's actually the belt itself.

Here's a video in how to fix it, but I didn't do mines this way. All I did was fold my belts like a book and put a crease in the middle where the arm reaches out for it. My method fixed the problem for a good one month.

Overspooled · 11-21-2012, 12:03 PM

Great man! thanks, ill try that out later today!

GAaaAR · 11-21-2012, 12:23 PM

I don't there's a long term fix. I wonder if its possible to code it so the arm doesn't come out at all. It just looks stupid when it comes out and it serves no purpose. That would be my fix. Are you guys having that much difficulty getting the seat belt on your own?

Overspooled · 11-21-2012, 12:28 PM

I know when a friend hops in, they get the seat belt and look at me and ask "wtf is this stick" loll

Denny Swift · 11-21-2012, 12:31 PM

Fortunately the fuse that controls the arms does not control anything else. I pulled it after 5 years of intermittent function and constant frustration. I should have done that a long time ago. I no longer have to wait to see if it will work "this time" and passengers don't says "WTF..." as MurderedBeemer says.

VMRWheels · 11-21-2012, 12:39 PM

Cool video. haha, looks like a quick and simple fix. Not sure if it'll stay that way.

Fortyb · 11-21-2012, 04:54 PM

I used VELCRO and it grabs every time now.. Check this link out with pic's i posted... Oh and by the way after looking at the pics i trimmed the velcro up to look a lot better.
http://www.e90post.com/forums/showth...ight=seat+belt

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Overspooled MurderedOut 15 Rep 339 Posts Drives: 2013 c63 AMG Coupe Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Montreal iTrader: (0)	I only went to the dealer so they can fix this and my sunroof that wouldn't close though! oh well I guess it's another trip to the dealer! __________________ 2013 C63 AMG COUPE
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Rookie83 First Lieutenant 15 Rep 380 Posts Drives: 2009 335i 6mt cpe Join Date: May 2011 Location: DFW iTrader: (1)	Mine has been replaced 3 times and it still doesnt work. It doesnt matter, it will quit working every time. I just gave up
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Overspooled MurderedOut 15 Rep 339 Posts Drives: 2013 c63 AMG Coupe Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Montreal iTrader: (0)	I feel like my shoulder pops every time I go to grab it.. __________________ 2013 C63 AMG COUPE
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Delusive Lieutenant Colonel 136 Rep 1,598 Posts Drives: Bagged E92 Join Date: May 2012 Location: Bay Area, CA iTrader: (9)	This has been covered a long time ago and numerous times. It is not the seat belt arm that is messed up or broken, it's actually the belt itself. Here's a video in how to fix it, but I didn't do mines this way. All I did was fold my belts like a book and put a crease in the middle where the arm reaches out for it. My method fixed the problem for a good one month. __________________ Instagram Youtube
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11-21-2012, 12:03 PM	#10
Overspooled MurderedOut 15 Rep 339 Posts Drives: 2013 c63 AMG Coupe Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Montreal iTrader: (0)	Great man! thanks, ill try that out later today! __________________ 2013 C63 AMG COUPE
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11-21-2012, 12:23 PM	#11
GAaaAR Captain 33 Rep 671 Posts Drives: 2009 E92 335i Join Date: May 2006 Location: NYC iTrader: (1)	I don't there's a long term fix. I wonder if its possible to code it so the arm doesn't come out at all. It just looks stupid when it comes out and it serves no purpose. That would be my fix. Are you guys having that much difficulty getting the seat belt on your own?
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Overspooled MurderedOut 15 Rep 339 Posts Drives: 2013 c63 AMG Coupe Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Montreal iTrader: (0)	I know when a friend hops in, they get the seat belt and look at me and ask "wtf is this stick" loll __________________ 2013 C63 AMG COUPE
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11-21-2012, 12:31 PM	#13
Denny Swift Private First Class 12 Rep 103 Posts Drives: '22 992GTS; '20 Porsche Spyder Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Pennsylvania iTrader: (0)	Fortunately the fuse that controls the arms does not control anything else. I pulled it after 5 years of intermittent function and constant frustration. I should have done that a long time ago. I no longer have to wait to see if it will work "this time" and passengers don't says "WTF..." as MurderedBeemer says.
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Fortyb M-GAM3 240 Rep 1,264 Posts Drives: 2016 SO M3 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Huntsville,Al/WHO DAT iTrader: (3)	I used VELCRO and it grabs every time now.. Check this link out with pic's i posted... Oh and by the way after looking at the pics i trimmed the velcro up to look a lot better. http://www.e90post.com/forums/showth...ight=seat+belt __________________ Car Enthusiast.
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