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Seat belt fastener wont click 700 1990

We have a family member who is particularly hard on cars that reports that her seat belt fastener no longer works. The Belt doesn't click into it and fasten. She has already worn a hole in the red button on the fastener, so it might be red plastic that's jamming it. There are some 740's and 760's in the local junkyard with good fasteners and I was wondering if those fasteners were compatible with those found on a 1990 normally aspirated 740 sedan? I don't have her car to look at, but the fastener on my '88 760 appears to be held in with just one large bolt. Is it the same on the 740? Would a 760 fastener work in a 740? What years of 740/760 share the same design as a 1990?

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    Seat belt fastener wont click 700 1990

    If you can't get the debris out of the original receiver (the most likely cause of not latching) the best way to make sure a replacement will work is to trace carefully around the metal part on the belt buckle on a card that you take with you to the junkyard, and match up with the buckle on a car there. That is the one to get the new receiver from (after, of course, making sure it works properly) It shouldn't matter if the part comes from a regular or a turbo, and some 760s might work too. Look for a 90 or later to get the replacement from. They are different from earlier models. I believe they all mount to the seat in the same way, the differences are in the shape of the buckle tip, and the release button. The red plastic release buttons often crumble on the 90 and later cars. I think this is because they have a light inside, and are thin and hollow, as opposed to the solid plastic button on earlier models.

    If you really want to get technical about it, there is a part number on the receiver, but you can't see it until you have removed it from the seat. Match that up, and it will work for sure.








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      Seat belt fastener wont click 700 1990

      I was only able to find a compatible belt catch for the passenger side. I need to replace the drivers side catch. It looks like I could just flip this over and bolt it to the drivers side, though. Would that be ok?







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