James_D Posted May 31, 2021 Report Share Posted May 31, 2021 Just had a full restoration completed and having driven 100 miles the seat belt has rubbed the seat bolster vinyl and caused a hole. It would appear at this point there is a hard piece of plastic under the vinyl which forms the lower part of the bolster. Has this happened to anyone else? Any ideas how to stop this happening? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mjit Posted June 1, 2021 Report Share Posted June 1, 2021 From memory there's a semi-circle of hardboard at the bottom of the seat back side, with a metal clip rivited to it that clips on to a seat frame bracket to stop it riding up. At a guess it's the top corner of that catching on the belt. Is it possible to 'manhandle' the edge of the seat slightly, rolling out and around towards the rear of the car, so the plastic joint piping is 'on the outside' of the hardboard piece? That way the belt would be rubbing on the hard plastic, not the soft vinyl. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Lindsay Posted June 1, 2021 Report Share Posted June 1, 2021 You could buy some of the seat belt protectors, the ones that clip on with velcro which are designed to pad out the belt against your shoulder, and keep it down there rather than up at the shoulder. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/174579302094?hash=item28a5bcbece:g:w08AAOSwoS9f7w9i Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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