Stupid Seatbelt! - Toyota Yaris Forums

SirDigby · 12-03-2015, 11:10 PM

this stupid seatbelt is pissing me off!
does anyone know if there is a way to adjust this thing so it stops rubbing on my neck? I have a hard time believing that this is the position small Asians prefer to have their seatbelts, it'd be rubbing on their foreheads. are they repositioned for the USDM?
gurr!!!

sickpuppy1 · 12-03-2015, 11:50 PM

where the belt attaches to post by your head it can be adjusted down. squeeze and pull down

SirDigby · 12-04-2015, 11:24 PM

what? your crazy. don't you think that's the first thing I looked for...
I can't believe there is not an adjuster...

bronsin · 12-05-2015, 06:45 AM

Mine has one.

Correction: my wifes CAMRY has one. Mine does not.

WeeYari · 12-05-2015, 07:11 AM

Post a pick of your b- pillar attachment point. Nobody is going to believe you don't have an adjuster.

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SirDigby · 12-06-2015, 12:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by WeeYari

Post a pick of your b- pillar attachment point. Nobody is going to believe you don't have an adjuster.

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here's angle #1

here's angle #2

do you think I can find a pivoting one in the junk yard? have you had your b-pillar off? do you know how the adjuster is attached? I guess I could go pull it apart and check it out....

CTScott · 12-06-2015, 07:19 AM

The service manual shows that all sedans and 5 door liftbacks have the adjustable ones and 3 door liftbacks do not. The B pillar cover area is different one 3 vs 5 door, so you wouldn't be able to grab a 5 door one to use to convert.

WeeYari · 12-06-2015, 09:50 AM

Wow, didn't realize that about the 3dr. How ludicrous not to have incorporated an adjuster.

I'm sure plenty of 3dr owners read this thread and never bothered to respond. That's a YW fail for sure.

ern-diz · 12-06-2015, 12:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by WeeYari

Wow, didn't realize that about the 3dr. How ludicrous not to have incorporated an adjuster.

I'm sure plenty of 3dr owners read this thread and never bothered to respond. That's a YW fail for sure.

Owning a 3 door myself, I dismissed the comment about the adjuster because I had no idea any model had them. Thought the guy that posted that was confused lol. Never dreamed they'd make the 3 door different in that regard.

*kimona* · 12-06-2015, 01:27 PM

Having owned an "07 3-door until just a week ago, I never felt the need to adjust the seatbelt and just assumed all models had no height adjustment.

I wonder if my '14 5-door has a height adjuster? I'll have to check later.

NYC-SE · 12-06-2015, 02:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kimona

I wonder if my '14 5-door has a height adjuster? I'll have to check later.

My 2014 SE does NOT have height adjustable seat belts. I would assume that would be true for all 3rd gen Yarii.

*kimona* · 12-06-2015, 04:07 PM

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Originally Posted by NYC-SE

My 2014 SE does NOT have height adjustable seat belts. I would assume that would be true for all 3rd gen Yarii.

Yup, no height adjustment for the seat belts on my 2014 LE... and thankfully I don't need that feature.

SirDigby · 12-08-2015, 10:32 PM

i'm taller that the average Asian. I don't understand why it's so high. i'm going to have to pull it apart and see if I can weld a different mount in to drop this thing like 3 inches. it can't be good to crash and have this thing rip my neck open...

CTScott · 12-08-2015, 10:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SirDigby

i'm taller that the average Asian. I don't understand why it's so high. i'm going to have to pull it apart and see if I can weld a different mount in to drop this thing like 3 inches. it can't be good to crash and have this thing rip my neck open...

I'm right about the height of the average Asian, which is probably why I find the 3 door seatbelt height to be comfortable.

You may be able to simply obtain the adjustable anchor (73200-52050-B1) and it's cover (73135-52020-B1) and cut the hole in your B pillar cover to let it slide up and down:

Yaris - Seatbelt adjuster.jpg

12-05-2015, 06:45 AM	#4
bronsin Drives: 2009 Base Hatch 2 Dr Auto Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: nj Posts: 4,790	Mine has one. Correction: my wifes CAMRY has one. Mine does not. __________________ Synthetic Oil: Its All In Your Head Last edited by bronsin; 12-06-2015 at 08:22 AM.

12-05-2015, 07:11 AM	#5
WeeYari View User's Garage Drives: 06 Polar White 5dr, 13 Soul 4u Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Georgetown, Ontario, Canada Posts: 5,761	Post a pick of your b- pillar attachment point. Nobody is going to believe you don't have an adjuster. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk __________________

12-06-2015, 07:19 AM	#7
CTScott ULTIMATE View User's Garage Drives: 09 5dr LB, 2x 08 3dr LB Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: USA, CT Posts: 13,460	The service manual shows that all sedans and 5 door liftbacks have the adjustable ones and 3 door liftbacks do not. The B pillar cover area is different one 3 vs 5 door, so you wouldn't be able to grab a 5 door one to use to convert. __________________

12-06-2015, 09:50 AM	#8
WeeYari View User's Garage Drives: 06 Polar White 5dr, 13 Soul 4u Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Georgetown, Ontario, Canada Posts: 5,761	Wow, didn't realize that about the 3dr. How ludicrous not to have incorporated an adjuster. I'm sure plenty of 3dr owners read this thread and never bothered to respond. That's a YW fail for sure. __________________

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12-03-2015, 11:10 PM	#1
SirDigby View User's Garage Drives: 2007 yaris 3 door Join Date: Sep 2015 Location: Denver, Colorado Posts: 1,000	Stupid Seatbelt! this stupid seatbelt is pissing me off! does anyone know if there is a way to adjust this thing so it stops rubbing on my neck? I have a hard time believing that this is the position small Asians prefer to have their seatbelts, it'd be rubbing on their foreheads. are they repositioned for the USDM? gurr!!!

12-03-2015, 11:50 PM	#2
sickpuppy1 Drives: 2010 Yaris Sedan Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Kansas Posts: 871	where the belt attaches to post by your head it can be adjusted down. squeeze and pull down __________________

12-04-2015, 11:24 PM	#3
SirDigby View User's Garage Drives: 2007 yaris 3 door Join Date: Sep 2015 Location: Denver, Colorado Posts: 1,000	what? your crazy. don't you think that's the first thing I looked for... I can't believe there is not an adjuster...

12-06-2015, 01:27 PM	#10
kimona Super Moderator Drives: 2014 White VITZ Join Date: May 2007 Location: Huntington Bch, CA Posts: 4,938	Having owned an "07 3-door until just a week ago, I never felt the need to adjust the seatbelt and just assumed all models had no height adjustment. I wonder if my '14 5-door has a height adjuster? I'll have to check later.

12-08-2015, 10:32 PM	#13
SirDigby View User's Garage Drives: 2007 yaris 3 door Join Date: Sep 2015 Location: Denver, Colorado Posts: 1,000	i'm taller that the average Asian. I don't understand why it's so high. i'm going to have to pull it apart and see if I can weld a different mount in to drop this thing like 3 inches. it can't be good to crash and have this thing rip my neck open...