# 2014 BMW 525 - How do I free my scarf?

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2014-bmw-525-how-do-i-free-my-scarf/143678>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** bmw\
**Created:** [July 5, 2019, 1:32pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2014-bmw-525-how-do-i-free-my-scarf/143678 "2019-07-05T13:32:43Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Harolyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b77776/32.png) [@Harolyn](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Harolyn)\
**Post date:** [July 5, 2019, 1:32pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2014-bmw-525-how-do-i-free-my-scarf/143678/1 "2019-07-05T13:32:43Z")

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The fringe on the end of a thin cloth scarf is stuck in a front seat belt buckle. The rest of the scarf ( which I’d like to keep!) is still attached to the fringe. 🙂

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**Author:** ![Barkydog](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/barkydog/32/2470_2.png) [@Barkydog](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Barkydog)\
**Post date:** [July 5, 2019, 7:44pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2014-bmw-525-how-do-i-free-my-scarf/143678/2 "2019-07-05T19:44:46Z")

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Possibly a pair of hemostats pulling it out thread by thread?

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**Author:** ![bing](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/bing/32/4619_2.png) [@bing](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bing)\
**Post date:** [July 5, 2019, 8:22pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2014-bmw-525-how-do-i-free-my-scarf/143678/3 "2019-07-05T20:22:02Z")

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Yep, I have a long forceps that has come in handy quite a few times like pulling something out of the garbage disposer or retrieving your keys that fell between the seats where your hand can’t reach. Slow and steady, one thread at a time. If not cut it and burn the fringe out.

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**Author:** ![jtsanders](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c2a13f/32.png) [@jtsanders](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jtsanders)\
**Post date:** [July 5, 2019, 10:08pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2014-bmw-525-how-do-i-free-my-scarf/143678/4 "2019-07-05T22:08:40Z")

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Disassemble the buckle. You may have to unbolt it from the floor. There should be a few screws on the back of the buckle. It might be possible to do it without unbolting the buckle from the floor. You need to see if you can get a screwdriver into fasteners where it sits. I did this on a Honda Accord to clean the inside of a buckle.