Fluffykins
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By way of a warning that the "done up" sensors on the rear seatbelt sockets are possibly a little fragile.
I realised I was only getting two of the three rear seatbelt idiot lights coming on for the couple of minutes self test at car switchon. A process of elimination confirmed it was the nearside seat.
I've not had a chance to inspect things closely but a preliminary probe with fingertips suggests the cable into the socket has been pulled out/broken.
I'll be taking the squab out and have a proper look when I get a bit of time next week.
I rather think the issue has been caused by a heavy-handed "small person" trying to do up the seatbelt and twisting the thing this way and that.
I know the damn things tend to disappear into the hole in the squab so I think I'll be putting a length of plastic hose round the stem as a support.
Just beware!
Mind you, I'm a bit surprised there wasn't an end of line device in the socket and a properly configured Module input, that would pick up either an open circuit or a short circuit wiring fault. Think fire alarm switches.
Small update.
A quick removal of the rear seat squab revealed:
Offside seatbelt socket with part of the electrical connector clip pulled off.
Nearside seatbelt socket with one wire snapped and part of the electrical connector clip pulled off.
Centre socket OK (so far)
Offside socket with damaged connector
Centre socket, OK for now at least
Nearside socket disaster area, with parted wire and damaged connector
Not impressed. There's three issues at least here:
I realised I was only getting two of the three rear seatbelt idiot lights coming on for the couple of minutes self test at car switchon. A process of elimination confirmed it was the nearside seat.
I've not had a chance to inspect things closely but a preliminary probe with fingertips suggests the cable into the socket has been pulled out/broken.
I'll be taking the squab out and have a proper look when I get a bit of time next week.
I rather think the issue has been caused by a heavy-handed "small person" trying to do up the seatbelt and twisting the thing this way and that.
I know the damn things tend to disappear into the hole in the squab so I think I'll be putting a length of plastic hose round the stem as a support.
Just beware!
Mind you, I'm a bit surprised there wasn't an end of line device in the socket and a properly configured Module input, that would pick up either an open circuit or a short circuit wiring fault. Think fire alarm switches.
Small update.
A quick removal of the rear seat squab revealed:
Offside seatbelt socket with part of the electrical connector clip pulled off.
Nearside seatbelt socket with one wire snapped and part of the electrical connector clip pulled off.
Centre socket OK (so far)
Offside socket with damaged connector
Centre socket, OK for now at least
Nearside socket disaster area, with parted wire and damaged connector
Not impressed. There's three issues at least here:
- It shouldn't have been possible to twist the seatbelt sockets
- The existing setup can't differentiate between seatbelt done up and failed cable
- No proper stain relief