Seat belts have had it

[James 5th gen]

Okay so both my front seat belts have completely given up on retracting, obviously they are old but I’m guessing this is a common issue. Can I clean these up somehow or will they need replacing? Thanks

[MikeK]

Clean them with all purpose cleaner (Tesco ?) without getting them too wet, the keep them extended whilst drying out.

[thusee]

5th gens have a seat belt recall not sure if it extends to UK but in America there is. Maybe give Honda a call and see if that is valid in UK

[James 5th gen]

I’ll have to give them a clean up later on then, I know it’s not been recalled as that’s been checked recently. Thanks

[nitin_s1]

I have the same problem on my drive side seat belt. I think over time they perish and stop retracting. If only I took my working seat belt from the Type-S I broke last year and still kept it.

Will give cleaning a go too.

[Andyjess666]

I have a spare set of 5th Gen seat belts if cleaning don't work guys be available in a couple weeks

[hondansxr]

there is a co. on ebay in hinckley I think , who recon your belts in any colour was going to have mine done but got offered silly money for car so sold it . they were @ 60 . if that helps also they are stripped cleaned etc well worth it I think .;

[CARRisma]

I fixed this years ago (pre 2005) on my previous 1997 Prelude. I vaguely remember drilling some small holes in the seatbelt retractor housing and spraying in some WD-40. I've been meaning to do this with my current Prelude for a while and might tackle it in the next few weeks as I might have extra reason to remove that interior panel.

[louckie]

Literally about to chuck a complete set of 5th gen seat belts anchores the full shaaaabaanngggg

Holla if you want

Ben