So WOF fail can be for faded seatbelts! When I read the WOF sheet I was wondering "should I paint them blue!". Just never come across that before.
thunderbolt,
Feb 17, 4:44pm
Fade is sun damage which weakens the belt.
mm12345,
Feb 17, 4:52pm
Fade is the dye fading, which doesn't prove that the belt is weakened.
tclarkenz,
Feb 17, 4:56pm
i failed in December for underinflated tyres and one of my headlights had dipped.At least the dude was thorough though right!
mugenb20b,
Feb 17, 4:59pm
Faded seat belts are OK! Seat belts that have gone hard are OK! BUT, they can't be both.
3962,
Feb 17, 5:13pm
The seatbelts aren't hard, just faded. And they retract fine. I just thought it strange but he said it's a new law in!
danni_2254,
Feb 17, 5:14pm
Can't replace them with 2nd hand ones now that its been picked up. You need to go get brand new ones.
mugenb20b,
Feb 17, 5:17pm
You can fit second hand ones if you go to a different garage for another wof check.
mugenb20b,
Feb 17, 5:18pm
I'll check tomorrow morning and let you know. I haven't failed cars for seat belts lately.
danni_2254,
Feb 17, 5:19pm
If the original wof was offline, if its in the computer then they will know.
mugenb20b,
Feb 17, 5:19pm
Careful John! You are in danger of developing a sense of humour.
mugenb20b,
Feb 17, 5:21pm
No they bloody won't. They'll see the words "seatbelts", they won't know the core of the problem, so you could just say, it failed on a loose buckle, a loose bolt or whatever.
danni_2254,
Feb 17, 5:22pm
Woah settle down lad.
mugenb20b,
Feb 17, 5:23pm
OK, I'll try!
mugenb20b,
Feb 17, 5:23pm
Just kidding.
dave653,
Feb 17, 5:29pm
My fronts failed for fading about 12 years ago, bought new, put the old in the back. still gets a wof to this day (well, last week). Anyone seen cars being towed with old belts! I have. strong as buggery!
3962,
Feb 17, 5:38pm
Thanks for that. Be interesting to see what is said in regards of "wrong coloured seatbelts". I 'll look back tomorrow. Good discussion all.
outbidyou2,
Feb 17, 6:41pm
and DON'T call me John, ahahahaha
kazbanz,
Feb 17, 7:01pm
PLEASE before stating something IS factcheck the laws concerned. I replace around 3 belts a month and NEVER have I been forced to fit brand new belts
gadgit3,
Feb 18, 8:25am
False info there. You can fit any belt you want as long as it complys. And a good condiction second hand belt from the same model car dose comply.
gadgit3,
Feb 18, 8:32am
The wording in the VIRM is: reason for rejection The seat belt webbing has fading so that most of the colour has been bleached AND shows signs of chalking and/or has become stiff.
If your car came from factory with blue belts and you now have black ones fitted (wrong colour as you have failed on) then this is not a fail.
kazbanz,
Feb 18, 9:58am
3962are you taking the mickey here or does it actually say"wrong colored seatbelts" . Thats utterly bizzarre. If its faded belts and you feel they are structurally sound I'd be thinking the easy solution would be to recolor them
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