Solution to noisy seatbelt?
 

Hello,

I have been passively trying to come up with a solution for a minor annoyance for a couple of years, and have all but given up. When driving, the seatbelt fabric rubs against the leather retaining strap on the seat back, which produces a nearly constant, annoying squeak-type noise.

I have tried unstrapping the belt, but then it rides too high up my neck. I have tried wrapping a piece of fabric around the strap, but it looks ugly. I even asked an upholstery shop to make me a fabric sleeve to slide over the strap (they agreed, but never called me back).

Has anyone else found a solution to this?

Turn the music up.

Lol but I agree, the noise is annoying. In for solutions.

Huh, this is the first time hearing this problem. I don't remember seat belt making a noise from rubbing the strap. Do you move your upper body that much while driving that causes the seat belt to make a noise?

I know exactly what your talking about. I have yet to find a decent solution also. You can try adjusting how the seat is angled which can help. I've thought about taking super fine sand paper and working the inner part of the strap but I've been reluctant to do so. My solution as of now is buy an aftermarket exhaust which turned my frown upside down but didn't really solve anything just mask it. If it really bothers you best bet is probably find some sort of fabric like you tried and adhere it to that strap, or cut a seatbelt cushion thing and fit it inside that strap.

Go to a junkyard and get the retaining straps from a Premium BRZ?

I guess it might be related to people of specific body proportions / for seat & it's back being adjusted at specific position, thus for some it might be annoying issue - for others - never experienced one. Luckily i'm in 2nd camp.

I have retaining straps.. they are unfastened sitting there on the shoulder of the seats looking forlorn..

I'm like.. 85% sure my straps are cloth, not leather.

I had a related problem with the seatbelt rubbing my neck. I used a strap that's meant to adjust the height of the shoulder belt for a booster seat. It's a black strap with a loop on one end and an adjustable buckle on the other. You attach the loop to the loop on the seat folding mechanism, then clip the buckle on your shoulder belt. The strap length is adjustable, try pulling it snug against the seat and see if that helps. The strap comes with Graco booster seats.

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The straps on my seats match the leather but I doubt that they're leather, most likely faux leather.

Yes, make a squeaky sound like a dog toy, i ended using black tape to cover the cables

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"Pleather" squeaks.

What about these?


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Beat me to it.