getting a hole in my seats

[civic si hb]

i just noticed that my seat belt has been rubbing against my seat and it looks like if the belt keeps hitting the seat i'll have a hole in the seat. has anyone else had this problem and would it be cover by the bumper to bumper 3/36 warranty? thanks

[HgSi]

Yes, I have that problem as well. It's basically a design flaw. There's no way to position the seat comfortably and not have the belt rub against it. This could easily have been remedied by designing a plastic pad into the side of the seat for the seatbelt to rub against. It could even have matched the red plastic in the hole in the headrest. But, it looks like they never thought of this, so we'll be stuck begging the dealers to do something about it. But I doubt they will. You could try using one of those shoulder pads for the seatbelt that they sell in every "tuner" shop. Maybe you can even find one that's not hot pink. It'll look bad, but it might save the seat.

[STP03BlueSI]

I have a sholder pad, but still has that mark.:(

[Siman]

how tall are you guys?? I am 6'2" so I have the adjuster all the way up and it doesnt rub, also i sit in a very upright possision, RACE CAR DRIVER STYLE HAHAHAH:D

[raiyo]

I got the same problem with the seat belt markings. I didn't realize it was happening till I had around 5k miles on the car. When cleaning the seats, I was like..... no way.... After that time on, I just used a scraf and wrap the head rest area. Making it nice and all, and the seat belt doesnt have contact with the seat anymore.

[speedking604]

would the dealer can pay for that matter??? are they going to give us a new sit???

[raiyo]

Originally posted by speedking604
would the dealer can pay for that matter??? are they going to give us a new sit???

I highly doubt the dealer would replace the seats. The reason is because the damage is through more use and wear, not a defect.

[EtherGhost]

Does anyone have a more permanent solution than wrapping the seat with a scarf? I've noticed that the seat belt rubs on my car too :(

[speedking604]

yes ,,, you can buy a two separate shoulder pads then put them together. i did mine like that and it looks more better.the seat belt doesn't rub at all and looks way better. make sure you take out the name of the second one then live the other one with the brand name.

[EtherGhost]

You have a picture of that setup speedking604?

[speedking604]

yes i can send you right away if you can give me a e-mail add. i dont know how to post pic here on this forum. by the way if you recieve it will you post it for me so everyone can see it??

[Tenacious G]

i noticed this problem too when i first bought the car. one year and 15K miles later, it's really no worse than it was the first month. meaning it seems most of the wear occurs within the first couple of months.

initially it ticked me off too, but now i hardly think about or notice it.

[speedking604]

well, as i said i can send pic to anyone to see what i did to my car in order not to rub your seat.just give me your e-mail add. looks better too.

[EtherGhost]

speedking604 you have a pm

[speedking604]

i did send the pictures. check your e-mail......

heres my car by the way...
http://www.geocities.com/speedking604