# Seat belt hits my neck

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/seat-belt-hits-my-neck/19402>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** belts, seats\
**Created:** [September 10, 2008, 4:44pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/seat-belt-hits-my-neck/19402 "2008-09-10T16:44:29Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![KitMead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9d8465/32.png) [@KitMead](https://community.cartalk.com/u/KitMead)\
**Post date:** [September 10, 2008, 4:44pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/seat-belt-hits-my-neck/19402/1 "2008-09-10T16:44:29Z")

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Does anyone else have this problem? My seat belt hits the side of my neck and is quite uncomfortable. Is there a clip I can use to adjust it? I’ve tried moving my seat forward, backward, up and down, and that didn’t help. thanks, Kit

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**Author:** ![andrew\_j](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/91b2a8/32.png) [@andrew\_j](https://community.cartalk.com/u/andrew_j)\
**Post date:** [September 10, 2008, 4:49pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/seat-belt-hits-my-neck/19402/2 "2008-09-10T16:49:51Z")

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Some cars have a height adjustment for the seat belt adjacent to the seat. My Subaru WRX has this.

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**Author:** ![common-sense-answer](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/common-sense-answer/32/716_2.png) [@common-sense-answer](https://community.cartalk.com/u/common-sense-answer)\
**Post date:** [September 10, 2008, 5:02pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/seat-belt-hits-my-neck/19402/3 "2008-09-10T17:02:57Z")

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Owner’s Manual!

See if the car’s owner’s manual addresses this. Andrew j. is correct.

Sometimes it is not obvious how the adjusters work, but if you have them it will be explained in the OM. There’s all kinds of useful information in there!

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**Author:** ![hellokit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/6a8cbe/32.png) [@hellokit](https://community.cartalk.com/u/hellokit)\
**Post date:** [September 10, 2008, 5:06pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/seat-belt-hits-my-neck/19402/4 "2008-09-10T17:06:45Z")

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Check out these seatbelt accessories from jcwhitney: [http://www.jcwhitney.com/Seat-Belt-Accessories/600003342.jcw](http://www.jcwhitney.com/Seat-Belt-Accessories/600003342.jcw)

By: hellokit

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**Author:** ![Joseph\_E\_Meehan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/joseph_e_meehan/32/21_2.png) [@Joseph\_E\_Meehan](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Joseph_E_Meehan)\
**Post date:** [September 10, 2008, 11:13pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/seat-belt-hits-my-neck/19402/5 "2008-09-10T23:13:30Z")

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Hi Shorty:

Check around at the auto parts stores. Some have a gadget made of cloth that keeps the belt out of the way. It is a minor inconvenience to use, but it makes things more comfortable.

Note: I do not know if these have been tested to assure they don’t interfere with the reason for seat belts.