Front lower seat belt bolt, bit inside the car THREADED!!! help please

  1. Newbie Joined: Nov 2010 Cowes Posts: 9 Gold Saxo vtr (106 gti 16v)
    #1
    Hi guy's im having abit of a problem putting my drivers side seat belt back in. hard to explain but here goes, The bar behind the drivers seat that the seat belt slides along, which one end of the bar fits into the car n then the other end gets bolted to the side of the car BUT the bolt wont go in!!! The thread inside the car has been threaded!, i need to know the size of the bolt thread so i can re-tap the tread inside the car. can anyway help, please
  2. Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Mar 2009 Uppingham, Rutland Posts: 9569 mk1 JP4'd VTR, '16 Fabia Monte Carlo
    #2
    ive got the same problem any thoughts??
  3. Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Mar 2009 Uppingham, Rutland Posts: 9569 mk1 JP4'd VTR, '16 Fabia Monte Carlo
    #3
    come onnnnn it cant only just be me and tommey that have done this lol
  4. Newbie Joined: Mar 2011 Posts: 1
    #4
    no jeff its not just you and tommey Ive got the same problem too!
  5. Regular Poster Joined: Oct 2010 nailsworth Posts: 443 pug 106 quicksliver 16v :)
    #5
    ive done it prev by drilling it out and tap it put a 17 mm bolt in. and ive hear you can cut hole weld a bolt then weld cut hole up
  6. Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Mar 2009 Uppingham, Rutland Posts: 9569 mk1 JP4'd VTR, '16 Fabia Monte Carlo
    #6
    bit of a bump lol well actually i went to a garage a month back and they said £40-50 to cut it out and weld in a new captive nut, but i took it to another garage and they just put all there muscle behind it and got it to screw in, its still fooked but its safe and passed mot so basically i cant undo it ever again ha
  7. Regular Poster Joined: Oct 2010 nailsworth Posts: 443 pug 106 quicksliver 16v :)
    #7
    aha okay not bad lol take me about 30mins if that to do it so i can get it out