Hi, all...

Been quite a while since I had to ask a question to help fix one of my bricks, but this one has me flummoxed. I use my 89 245 "Bjorn" as a weekend driver and sometime highway cruiser, and it has always served me faithfully with little maijntenance other than fluid changes and tires. However, I also have two little ones in the family, which means car seats. And, unfortunately, it sdeems the engineers did not anticipate the streses placed on restraint systems by modern child safety seats when designing the 245's seat belt system, I havehad no fewer than three rear seat belt buckles fail in my car during my stint as the father of little kids (latches no longer work), and with our new addition just 15 months old, I will be in the car seat routine for some time to come. At least once before, a Brickboarder has come to the rescue with a replacement buckle, so I would always be interested in the replacement option. But I would be even more interested in preventing the failures in the first place. So, my question is....has anyone else ever had to deal with this before? If so, has anyone ever found a solution? I have checked the archives, but I can't seem to dig up any threads on repair or prevention of the problem. So, if anyone has any advice on preventing the problem, or has a new double rear buckle (Volvo p/n 351367-8372) for sale, I would love to hear from you. And while I am at it, I want to thank the Brickboard for helping my family to become a three-Volvo family. Without your collective knowledge, I would have had a hard time convincing my wife that three 20-year-old RWD Volvos were a sound idea for family transport, but now she loves our old Swedes!

Thanks for any help,
Adam
89 245 "Bjorn"
91 944 "Pip"
94 945T "Ingegard"