Seat belt guide 3d print

[Trevor /chedder]

Started working on a 3d design for the seat belt guide, not there yet but making progress

 

[Gatsoburner]

Is this just a straight copy or modified to work better ?..

 

[Trevor /chedder]

I've started from scratch but added the holes as it will be easier to fit. Trying to make it look stick at the mo but considering printing in a chrome style

 

[Duncodin]

Is this just a straight copy or modified to work better ?..

Work better? Why do they break? When I first got my z3 nigh on 20 years ago the seatbelt things were fine.

We'd only had it a couple of days I was stood by the car and the missus had just got in to the driver's seat getting a feel for it. She's shorter than me so moved the seat forward. . . . Snap.

What had happened is that the inertia seat belt roll thing was locked. Y'know how they do that sometimes.

She hadn't put the seatbelt on. It was just hanging by the rear/side of the seat. Sliding the seat forward and the belt hanging down didn't slide through the guide it just snapoed the guide back. Right there in front of me. I watched it go.

Well p*ssed off I was as you can imagine.

What we need is a guide that has a kind of ratchet release so when any 'snapping action' it just clicks back.

 

[ExMX5owner]

@Trevor /chedder looks like your just about there, nice .

 

[Trevor /chedder]

Ok I think I've nailed it, not a perfect copy but close enough. I'll post up the files. Photo of various prototypes. Its the printing that is tricky, trying to remove lines and artifacts..

 

[Trevor /chedder]

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[Handyman58]

Now if only there was a good way to secure them without removing the seat cover!

 

[Trevor /chedder]

Now if only there was a good way to secure them without removing the seat cover!

I'm working on that, I'll be experimenting with dry wall fixings and hex bolts.