DIY replace rear seatbelt

[brainii]

so yeah, local Toyota wanted 170 euro + labor.

on eBay a used one it's only 40 euro so why not diy?

Does anyone know if the seatbelt mechanism for the Auris 1st gen has a pretensioner and if so any special precautions to remove it? Or do you simply unbolt it and rebolt the replacement part?

thanks

[TomdeGuerre]

Be interesting to know whether they're fitted on the rear of the Auris, I've never done one. I changed one on a V40 a while back and it was integral to the automatic reel retraction mechanism. Thing is it was a pyrotechnic device and had an age limit of 10 years on it and I wondered how long it would be before it became an MOT item for mandatory replacement.  

[brainii]

local car electrician said that if there was one fitted, i'd prob get a warning light on the dashboard now that the seatbelt mechanism is broken but i dont know..

i read somewhere that all 1970s+ toyotas come equipped with one but it prob means on the front seats only??? (as at the rear belts didnt become mandatory till the 90s)

[FROSTYBALLS]

In the UK the fitting of rear seat belts to new cars became mandatory in 1987, and the wearing of seat belts became compulsory in 1991.