[Vesar]

After hours thinking of what to do with my seatbelt handover i finally pulled it out and had a look.
Have a look at the problem yourselves

Passenger





and here is the drivers side



When i took it apart i saw this piece was loose



It really is broken.. then i pulled out the working passenger side and saw whats going on.









A video showing how the knob swings correctly

So the solution to this problem is to replace this plastic piece which i dont know if BMW sells it seperately, might
drive to dealer and ask.

[doriann]

a better fix would be to just pull the fuse out. thats what i did with mine. i would love to have the handover working again but it would cost about 50 pounds to get one from a scrapyard and seeing this i kinda don't want to spend the money on it as this is the third different issue i have seen with them . mine pushed the seatbelt forward too fast and the seatbelt got locked and something in the arm's end broke / snapped and ever since it just doesnt grab it anymore

[Vesar]

Originally Posted by doriann

a better fix would be to just pull the fuse out. thats what i did with mine. i would love to have the handover working again but it would cost about 50 pounds to get one from a scrapyard and seeing this i kinda don't want to spend the money on it as this is the third different issue i have seen with them . mine pushed the seatbelt forward too fast and the seatbelt got locked and something in the arm's end broke / snapped and ever since it just doesnt grab it anymore

Yeah but its really hard to reach the seatbelt from the front imo..

[///Mposter]

Originally Posted by Vesar

Yeah but its really hard to reach the seatbelt from the front imo..

Hey I'm not sure where to find it but didn't someone post a part that attaches to the headrest so that the "belt butler" could be disabled and you could just have it hooked to the headrest ? It would be a PITA for rear passenger but how many times do I have rear passengers? No often. Anyway, if I find it I will repost the link.

Could you see if you could do a repair on it or add a replacement metal tab?

[Vesar]

Originally Posted by ///Mposter

Hey I'm not sure where to find it but didn't someone post a part that attaches to the headrest so that the "belt butler" could be disabled and you could just have it hooked to the headrest ? It would be a PITA for rear passenger but how many times do I have rear passengers? No often. Anyway, if I find it I will repost the link.

Could you see if you could do a repair on it or add a replacement metal tab?

I think its hard to repair because its thin cheap plastic (german engineer).
The only thing we can do is go to our dealers and ask if they can give us a replacement plastic.
Keep us updated

[hboss1217]

mine does stick out it just never grabs the seat belt... i dont kno why... any clues?

[Vesar]

Originally Posted by hboss1217

mine does stick out it just never grabs the seat belt... i dont kno why... any clues?

Here you go
http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=588596

[TomE92]

OP, how did you take out that arm?

Does anyone know what part number that is? Mine seems to be broken :/

[Vesar]

Originally Posted by TomE92

OP, how did you take out that arm?

Does anyone know what part number that is? Mine seems to be broken :/

I carefully pull it out, it wont break just make sure the door is closed and the motor of the arm is not running (when you hear nothing)

[bhmax16]

I noticed this when it happened to both the driver's and passenger's side on my car (within 3 weeks of one another). I contacted BMW since, like you, I knew that I did not need the entire assembly. I sent lots of pictures and explained the engineering flaws in the design. I do not remember the name of the guy I spoke to, but we exchanged approx 3 emails over the course of 2 weeks. Unfortunately, he told me that the part I requested (that thin piece of plastic) is not available separately. I'm not sure how much effort he really put in, but I think the best option is to try to obtain it at a scrap yard because I'm not spending $300-$400 for new assemblies when they're not needed.

[Vesar]

Originally Posted by bhmax16

I noticed this when it happened to both the driver's and passenger's side on my car (within 3 weeks of one another). I contacted BMW since, like you, I knew that I did not need the entire assembly. I sent lots of pictures and explained the engineering flaws in the design. I do not remember the name of the guy I spoke to, but we exchanged approx 3 emails over the course of 2 weeks. Unfortunately, he told me that the part I requested (that thin piece of plastic) is not available separately. I'm not sure how much effort he really put in, but I think the best option is to try to obtain it at a scrap yard because I'm not spending $300-$400 for new assemblies when they're not needed.

Yeah and thats BMW service...! I think the scrap yard is the best choice

[blackturbo]

omg
I wanna thank the op for this thread. I had the same situation, same driver side. I went to a junkyard, found this piece. I slid it in and voila, good as new.

Originally I pulled the fuse and didn't care. It's nice to have this option back in the car.

[Vesar]

Originally Posted by blackturbo

omg
I wanna thank the op for this thread. I had the same situation, same driver side. I went to a junkyard, found this piece. I slid it in and voila, good as new.

Originally I pulled the fuse and didn't care. It's nice to have this option back in the car.

You are welcome I am glad I helped! How much did it cost you?