Anyone know how to get to the rear seat belt mechanism in the back seats? My kid locked up the seat belt retractor this morning. He did it in my Ralliart too but that was easier to get to. Besides trading in my kid, any suggestions?

 

just trade in the kid....

 

Locked it meaning it won't extend any further? If so don't seatbelts normally do that to prevent injury and once full retracted free up for normal use again?

 

Locked as in he pulled it out and now it won't fully retract. I'm assuming he pulled it out way to far and it got twisted somehow when he let go and that's why the seat belt won't fully retract. I don't feel like fully removing panels to get to the seat belt retractor if I don't know exactly how to remove them. With the Ralliart I could get to it from the trunk. There's just a little more bracing and the panel that covers the battery and washer resovour that makes things even more interesting. I might just have the dealer fix it. I would think that can be handled as a warranty claim.

 

i had to remove the back seat and get my hand and manually push the mechanism so it would retract.

 

^ Lovely. I wonder if this is a problem with Mitsubishi's seat belt assembly they use in these cars? Like I said, this happened in my Ralliart also but I was able to get to it and fix it myself. It's probably the same part for the Evo, Ralliart, and all Lancers for that matter.

 

You're going to have to remove the top plastic piece. You might need to remove the back part of the rear seat first. I already had mine out.


-remove two plastic push clips
-go into trunk. There are 3 white squeeze clips you need to squeeze and press up
-loosen/remove the pillar covers
-just pull the giant back cover up.

There was one more squeeze thing that i guess I didn't see, but just pulling up hard around the area where I felt the cover was still attached worked just fine

 

it was a pain. they should recall them. who knows if they would work in the event of an accident.

 

Glad to know I'm not the only one with the issue. I've never had a problem with the front. Just the rear if they're used heavily. Thanks for your info.

 

who need seat belts when you drive an evo? I know most of the people who sit in the back don't tend to wear seat belts unless they are scared to $h!t that you are gonna drive fast

 

Umm....since it's my kid he needs to. Gotta protect your investment.