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hey guys, i recently bought an 06 civic from a dealer and ended up crashing the front bumper into a gate. the bumper cracked, headlight got scratched and paint as well. at the time of the accident my seatbelt got locked or something and is no longer functioning properly.. its stuck and doesnt extend and vice versa. ive givenn my car in to a garage to fix but how the hell do i fix the seat belt thing??

 
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well the garage should take care of it.... am i right?

 
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if you get into a bad enough accident, all seatbelts, now-a-days, contain something like a bullet. basically its a cartridge that explodes causing your seat belts to lock upon impact. its a safety thing. long story short, you'll have to get new seat belts.

 
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dam really thats interesting what if it malfunctions .

 
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man that sucks....id get a new seat belt if that happens....dont really know how to work this site good but i was wondering how do i post a new thread? lol

 
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take it back to honda all honda seatbelts have a lifetime warranty
that also means that is ur srs light is on cuz of ur seatbelts honda clears the code and give u new seatbelts

 
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^seat belts are covered under a lifetime warranty that ensures they are free from defects and work properly. they are not covered if you wreck and engage the pretensioners.

 
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If the pretensioners went off you would have an SRS light afterward.

And yes, you will need new belt assemblies that won't be covered by warr.

 
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Wow, that's dumb. Take the thing apart and see if you can reset it.

 
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YOu can unscrew that cylinder and your seat belt will retract again. It should be similar on your civic as well.

 
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^ The reason Honda has a lifetime warranty is so you don't do this

 
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no warranty if you get into a crash! lol need to replace the belt, it cannot be fixed by playing with it or your next accident you wont be as lucky.

 
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Yeah, I think it would just be best to go buy a new one! It would stink to accidently do a lil step wrong in redoing your old seatbelt and get hurt!

 
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ok it has lifetime warranty unless your in an accident but how do you know that they will function properly unless you get in to an accident ???

 
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thats like saying that you want to see if your airbags work by crashing into a wall.

 
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Once that cylinder goes off in an accident, it cannot be used anymore and your seat belt will be stuck. However If you just need to buckle up you can remove the cylinder and your seat belt will work again.

 
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your SRS light. SRS light off = they work. SRS light on = they dont work