Seat belt buckle
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Seat belt buckle
The plastic casing around the buckle of my 05 XKR's passenger side seat belt cracked and basically fell apart. I want to fix this, because it looks bad, even though it still works. I can't find a replacement part. ANY IDEAS OR RECOMMENDATIONS for replacement???
Thanks in advance for your input...
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The plastic casing around the buckle of my 05 XKR's passenger side seat belt cracked and basically fell apart. I want to fix this, because it looks bad, even though it still works. I can't find a replacement part. ANY IDEAS OR RECOMMENDATIONS for replacement???
Thanks in advance for your input...
w
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Seat belt buckle
The plastic casing around the buckle of my 05 XKR's passenger side seat belt cracked and basically fell apart. I want to fix this, because it looks bad, even though it still works. I can't find a replacement part. ANY IDEAS OR RECOMMENDATIONS for replacement???
Thanks in advance for your input...
w
The plastic casing around the buckle of my 05 XKR's passenger side seat belt cracked and basically fell apart. I want to fix this, because it looks bad, even though it still works. I can't find a replacement part. ANY IDEAS OR RECOMMENDATIONS for replacement???
Thanks in advance for your input...
w
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Comment from left field: I noticed for the first time the other day that the red release button on my passenger-side seat belt buckle has ben bleached to a much lighter color than the driver's side. The passenger belt is hardly ever used, so it stays exposed to the sun when the top is down (often). Somehow the sunlight must get blocked from the driver's side bucklet. Big color difference.
As you were.
As you were.
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Seat belt buckle
The plastic casing around the buckle of my 05 XKR's passenger side seat belt cracked and basically fell apart. I want to fix this, because it looks bad, even though it still works. I can't find a replacement part. ANY IDEAS OR RECOMMENDATIONS for replacement???
Thanks in advance for your input...
w
The plastic casing around the buckle of my 05 XKR's passenger side seat belt cracked and basically fell apart. I want to fix this, because it looks bad, even though it still works. I can't find a replacement part. ANY IDEAS OR RECOMMENDATIONS for replacement???
Thanks in advance for your input...
w
thanks again
w
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Johnken,
Both JRW and I are in the same Boat!! The shell (Plastic) is old and part of the Buckle has disappeared! I know I want a New Buckle, if possible! eBay shows Buckles but they ate all Black (Universal Buckles) do you have any other suggestions for a Jaguar one?
Thanks!
Billy Clyde
Both JRW and I are in the same Boat!! The shell (Plastic) is old and part of the Buckle has disappeared! I know I want a New Buckle, if possible! eBay shows Buckles but they ate all Black (Universal Buckles) do you have any other suggestions for a Jaguar one?
Thanks!
Billy Clyde
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Billy, just looked at ebay, 4 or 5 buckles available look tan or oatmeal. Disappointed in the prices - almost $100 each! Whew.
To all, as far as matching paint color, its bloody easy, especially for interiors' components. FWIW I bought a small bottle of oatmeal (AGD) from Magic Mender brand intending to use it for leather refurb. Good news it matches AGD perfectly plastic or leather! It took a bit longer to find Antelope, an accent color in my car. But I took a pice of plastic (triangular vent cover on top of dashboard to Home depot. They matched it perfectly!
Guys I thought I had a spare buckle around somewhere, but just looked and came up empty. I replaced a buckle a few years ago with the help of one of our esteemed members Bob Roy. Now that I see the prices on eBay, I figured Bob deserved another Thank You and public recognition. He's a good man.
Hey if you guys get in a jam - need to go to inspection/lending the car to your daughter or something say so. I'll post a picture/ brand of a temporary replacement buckle I used for that week or 2 gap. It looked like ****, but worked and cost about $10.
Hey, just thought of something. With a plastic welder, I bet you'd be surprised at how well you could put your buckle with the missing piece back together. If this was in an obvious place I wouldn't suggest it, but who's going to ever see / notice a square patch of plastic welded in after you repaint it to correct color?
I bought a plastic welder at harbor freight (approx $12) after reading recommendations here on our site. Easy to learn. I just repaired a hanging overhead console where all the plastic female receptacles broke. Welded in replacement, fixed and functional. Think on it. The fis will not be invisible, but like I said who's going to notice?
John
To all, as far as matching paint color, its bloody easy, especially for interiors' components. FWIW I bought a small bottle of oatmeal (AGD) from Magic Mender brand intending to use it for leather refurb. Good news it matches AGD perfectly plastic or leather! It took a bit longer to find Antelope, an accent color in my car. But I took a pice of plastic (triangular vent cover on top of dashboard to Home depot. They matched it perfectly!
Guys I thought I had a spare buckle around somewhere, but just looked and came up empty. I replaced a buckle a few years ago with the help of one of our esteemed members Bob Roy. Now that I see the prices on eBay, I figured Bob deserved another Thank You and public recognition. He's a good man.
Hey if you guys get in a jam - need to go to inspection/lending the car to your daughter or something say so. I'll post a picture/ brand of a temporary replacement buckle I used for that week or 2 gap. It looked like ****, but worked and cost about $10.
Hey, just thought of something. With a plastic welder, I bet you'd be surprised at how well you could put your buckle with the missing piece back together. If this was in an obvious place I wouldn't suggest it, but who's going to ever see / notice a square patch of plastic welded in after you repaint it to correct color?
I bought a plastic welder at harbor freight (approx $12) after reading recommendations here on our site. Easy to learn. I just repaired a hanging overhead console where all the plastic female receptacles broke. Welded in replacement, fixed and functional. Think on it. The fis will not be invisible, but like I said who's going to notice?
John
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John,
While I was digging around under the Seat, I found the Plastic piece that broke-off.....I'm going to Harbor Freight in a few minutes and get one of those Plastic Wielders...Maybe I can fix it! Thanks for all the suggestions! I found one in oat Meal for $100.00 in England.....I guess it was Dollars but you never know, it could be Pounds! (I always wondered how those Guys over there carried 10 Pounds around in their Pocket!)
Billy Clyde
While I was digging around under the Seat, I found the Plastic piece that broke-off.....I'm going to Harbor Freight in a few minutes and get one of those Plastic Wielders...Maybe I can fix it! Thanks for all the suggestions! I found one in oat Meal for $100.00 in England.....I guess it was Dollars but you never know, it could be Pounds! (I always wondered how those Guys over there carried 10 Pounds around in their Pocket!)
Billy Clyde
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John,
While I was digging around under the Seat, I found the Plastic piece that broke-off.....I'm going to Harbor Freight in a few minutes and get one of those Plastic Wielders...Maybe I can fix it! Thanks for all the suggestions! I found one in oat Meal for $100.00 in England.....I guess it was Dollars but you never know, it could be Pounds! (I always wondered how those Guys over there carried 10 Pounds around in their Pocket!)
Billy Clyde
While I was digging around under the Seat, I found the Plastic piece that broke-off.....I'm going to Harbor Freight in a few minutes and get one of those Plastic Wielders...Maybe I can fix it! Thanks for all the suggestions! I found one in oat Meal for $100.00 in England.....I guess it was Dollars but you never know, it could be Pounds! (I always wondered how those Guys over there carried 10 Pounds around in their Pocket!)
Billy Clyde
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Billy, when using the hot iron to "weld", it can start 2 look rough. Normal. Good news is, just use the flat part like a clothes iron to smooth her out.
In case you didn't realize, you've got plastic all over the house you can use to join, to fill gaps if you need a specific shape or stiffness. The personal products on your bathroom shelves are a treasure trove. Pretty much all of it is encased in plastic! ( I can see it now: Billy's wife: "oh Billy did you see where the oatmeal colored tops to my expensive lipsticks go? Strangest thing, I thought they were right here!" Billy thinks quick and responds: "did you say lipstick? Ooh I just read something about that. . . Um not a recall, but something about defective latches? Yeah that's it. They just fall off! Driving ladies crazy! I'll um help you look after I do the dishes tonight!"
At this point she's so shocked at the offer she forgets all about it . . .or flags go up she turns into Sherlock holmes ( your busted)! ;-)
Billy all joking aside - file this one away. I was using the welder to embedded magnets in my buddy's F150 console after his latch broke. Well I learned the hard way: wanna turn a magnet into a lump of plain old shiny metal? Heat it up with a plastic welder!
Hope it works for you, please let us know how you did.
John
In case you didn't realize, you've got plastic all over the house you can use to join, to fill gaps if you need a specific shape or stiffness. The personal products on your bathroom shelves are a treasure trove. Pretty much all of it is encased in plastic! ( I can see it now: Billy's wife: "oh Billy did you see where the oatmeal colored tops to my expensive lipsticks go? Strangest thing, I thought they were right here!" Billy thinks quick and responds: "did you say lipstick? Ooh I just read something about that. . . Um not a recall, but something about defective latches? Yeah that's it. They just fall off! Driving ladies crazy! I'll um help you look after I do the dishes tonight!"
At this point she's so shocked at the offer she forgets all about it . . .or flags go up she turns into Sherlock holmes ( your busted)! ;-)
Billy all joking aside - file this one away. I was using the welder to embedded magnets in my buddy's F150 console after his latch broke. Well I learned the hard way: wanna turn a magnet into a lump of plain old shiny metal? Heat it up with a plastic welder!
Hope it works for you, please let us know how you did.
John
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Oh yeah a "plastic welder" (whatever it is) sounds like a great idea. Is it gas or arc? Do I need a hood? Over the years, I've discovered that quick set epoxy, while useful for many repairs, can also be used for unintended purposes like gluing parts to the workbench, the floor, etc, etc. There's also the danger of using just one part of the two part epoxy which does not result in a successful repair. Even worse, as you get older, may forget where the repair was happening (usually the garage where the car is) and mistakenly head to the master bathroom to glue things like the cap on your wife's lipstick so that it can no longer be used.
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