# Automatic seat belt

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/automatic-seat-belt/75089>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** civic, honda\
**Created:** [October 20, 2012, 11:48pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/automatic-seat-belt/75089 "2012-10-20T23:48:11Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![tdlr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e68b1a/32.png) [@tdlr](https://community.cartalk.com/u/tdlr)\
**Post date:** [October 20, 2012, 11:48pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/automatic-seat-belt/75089/1 "2012-10-20T23:48:11Z")

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Help! I have a 1991 Honda civic lx with automatic seat belts. The drivers side won’t go up to the secure position so I’ve been pulling it manually- when I open the door it retracts automatically- the passenger side works just fine- I’ve checked the fuses- oh yeh, the alarm sounds constantly- help

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**Author:** ![meaneyedcatz](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/meaneyedcatz/32/692_2.png) [@meaneyedcatz](https://community.cartalk.com/u/meaneyedcatz)\
**Post date:** [October 21, 2012, 7:26am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/automatic-seat-belt/75089/2 "2012-10-21T07:26:48Z")

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If it is working then the fuses are ok.  
Clean the belt track completely and lube it with a light grease, not WD40.

Hope that helps.

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**Author:** ![Whitey](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/whitey/32/24680_2.png) [@Whitey](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Whitey)\
**Post date:** [October 21, 2012, 7:28pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/automatic-seat-belt/75089/3 "2012-10-21T19:28:34Z")

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If meaneyedcatz’s advice doesn’t help, let’s consider that this is a 1991 Civic. I’d consider a hack solution, like installing a racing harness to replace the driver’s seat belt, but you’d need to make sure it is installed properly in order to be safe. Google the phrase “5 point universal seat belt” and you will get lots of results, some as inexpensive as $25. Pep Boys probably carries some of these in their stores and [jcwhitney.com](http://jcwhitney.com) seems to have a decent selection. With this being a pre-airbag car, I’d consider a seat belt upgrade a good idea.

…and if you can’t figure out what’s wrong with the alarm, I’d disconnect it.

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**Author:** ![the\_same\_mountainbike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@the\_same\_mountainbike](https://community.cartalk.com/u/the_same_mountainbike)\
**Post date:** [October 22, 2012, 9:05pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/automatic-seat-belt/75089/4 "2012-10-22T21:05:53Z")

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Personally, I’d open it up and see why it isn’t working before doing anything to it. You can probably get a body manual online.

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**Author:** ![Big\_Marc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/9d8465/32.png) [@Big\_Marc](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Big_Marc)\
**Post date:** [October 22, 2012, 9:17pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/automatic-seat-belt/75089/5 "2012-10-22T21:17:06Z")

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does Honda have a life time warrenty on its seat belts?

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**Author:** ![the\_same\_mountainbike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@the\_same\_mountainbike](https://community.cartalk.com/u/the_same_mountainbike)\
**Post date:** [October 22, 2012, 9:20pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/automatic-seat-belt/75089/6 "2012-10-22T21:20:47Z")

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If they do, it doesn;t apply to the retraction mechanism anyway. Just to the tensile strength o the belt.

It’s a 1991. You’re on your own on this.