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Subject: Drivers side seat belt 'click' fix enclosed. Author: Magnum : member since January, 2004 : 3968 posts Posted on: 2005-05-13 22:56:56

To me little rattle, clicks, clanking and other small noises that can come about while driving, drives me nuts. A lot of people will say turn up the music, but there are times I want silence. Well I paid the whopping $.48 for the "fix" and spent about a 1/2 hour fixing it the damn seat belt click thing.

Here's my pdf in case I miss something in this post.

Flat head screwdriver to remove front drivers plastic trim:



Remove any clips that remain with some type of pliers. *I only removed the front trim, for me it was not required to remove the rear trim piece*:



Start by removing the lower B pillar panel, just grab the bottom and pull out:



Now the top trim, again grab the bottom and pull out:



This is the back of bottom panel. The top arrows represent the hooks, the bottom are clips:



This is the back of the top panel. The top is a hook, the bottom are clips:



Now remove the bolt that holds the seatbelt, it a 17mm:



This is the piece we are replacing:



Old left and New right, big difference:



Tool of choice to remove old ring:



Rings and clip that holds the things in place:



New one installed:



Front of clip:



Put it back together and you should be good to go. Upon my test drive over the most notorious roads for causing my click, I am happy to report it's fixed!

Easy fix that gets rid of that dang “click” the seat belt would make. Make sure you properly re-torque seat belt bolt, I used 29 foot lbs.

Tools needed are easy:
- Flat Head Screwdriver
- Pliers
- Torque Wrench
- 17mm Socket that fits torque wrench
- Tools of choice or small flat blade screwdriver to separate parts

My total time was about a ½ hour.

• Drivers side seat belt 'click' fix enclosed. (pic) (url) - Magnum 2005-05-13 22:56:56 (10120 views)
  • Just entered here myself (pic) - BJames38 2005-05-14 13:44:53 (797 views)
  • 31 Nm torque spec (nt) - zigor911 2005-05-14 09:59:29 (474 views)
  • E38.org worthy. great write up. (nt) - LA-Sean 2005-05-14 04:00:00 (472 views)
  • I see your DIY weekend is on its way! Nice job & great - sealbeach740 2005-05-14 00:55:16 (414 views)
  • Was the part number 72-11-1-978-983? (url) - M.Wong 2005-05-14 00:03:08 (508 views)
    • Yep, 72 11 1 978 983, per my ETK, verified by realoem and re-verified by my - Magnum 2005-05-14 00:14:53 (571 views)
  • good post,,detailed info thanks (nt) - bmw740i 2005-05-13 23:40:30 (366 views)