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Rear Seatbelts and the NCT Test??

  • 30-04-2012 5:51pm
    #1
    paddy147
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 15,858 ✭✭✭✭


    My girlfriends car is due to go for its NCT on Wednesday.

    The middle seatbelt unit in the rear of the car got broken and doesnt work so it was removed from the car and the back seat.

    So the car only has 2 seatbelts in the back,instead of the usual 3 seatbelts.

    Will the NCT tester fail the car on this matter?

    Thanks.:)


Comments

  • #2
    Savage Tyrant
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    It will fail unfortuantely.


  • #3
    Anan1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,815 ✭✭✭✭Anan1


    Yes.


  • #4
    biko
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 81,220 ✭✭✭✭biko


    The horse's mouth
    http://www.nct.ie/pdf/nctmanual.pdf
    A lap and diagonal or lap type safety belt is not provided for all other forward facing seats.

    You can chance it though, it's a visual retest.


  • #5
    challengemaster
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,930 ✭✭✭✭challengemaster


    Depends if they cop that it's actually meant to have a 5th seatbelt, some cars just don't have a middle one as they're not intended for carrying a 5th person


  • #6
    Anan1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,815 ✭✭✭✭Anan1


    biko wrote: »
    You can chance it though, it's a visual retest.
    Rules aside, i'd replace it.


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  • #7
    Atlantic Dawn
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    If the VLC says 5 seats it needs 5 seatbelts or it will fail.


  • #8
    mgbgt1978
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    What car is it ?
    You should be able to pick one up from a scrapyard....sorry, Car Dismantler.
    As long as it isn't frayed and clicks into place solidly it should be fine.


  • #9
    murphhy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 60 ✭✭murphhy


    Chance it, as said its only a visual


  • #10
    paddy147
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 15,858 ✭✭✭✭paddy147


    The car failed the test today on 3 things.


    Missing rear seatbelt (as you all said here)
    Small crack in glass on passenger wing mirror
    Drivers side windscreen wiper starting to peel off at the end.

    Tester told my girlfriend that its only a visual retest and to come back with in 28 days.


  • #11
    Nissan doctor
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,223 ✭✭✭Nissan doctor


    paddy147 wrote: »
    The car failed the test today on 3 things.


    Missing rear seatbelt (as you all said here)
    Small crack in glass on passenger wing mirror
    Drivers side windscreen wiper starting to peel off at the end.

    Tester told my girlfriend that its only a visual retest and to come back with in 28 days.


    Should be cheap to get sorted so.

    What car is it?


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  • #12
    paddy147
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 15,858 ✭✭✭✭paddy147


    Nissan doctor wrote: »
    Should be cheap to get sorted so.

    What car is it?


    2004 Seat Leon TDI,silver colour.


  • #13
    Nissan doctor
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,223 ✭✭✭Nissan doctor


    paddy147 wrote: »
    2004 Seat Leon TDI,silver colour.


    Breakers yard for the seatbelt, motorfactors for the mirror glass and wipers. If your fitting yourself, I wouldn't expect the lot to cost more then €50ish


  • #14
    paddy147
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 15,858 ✭✭✭✭paddy147


    Nissan doctor wrote: »
    Breakers yard for the seatbelt, motorfactors for the mirror glass and wipers. If your fitting yourself, I wouldn't expect the lot to cost more then €50ish


    Its the rear seatbelt unit in the middle of the back seat (bolts inside the back of the seat).


  • #15
    Nissan doctor
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,223 ✭✭✭Nissan doctor


    paddy147 wrote: »
    Its the rear seatbelt unit in the middle of the back seat (bolts inside the back of the seat).


    Yep, should be easily found and fitted I would think.


  • #16
    paddy147
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 15,858 ✭✭✭✭paddy147


    Nissan doctor wrote: »
    Yep, should be easily found and fitted I would think.


    Right,got a set of Bosch wipers and a new mirror glass for 48 euro in the GSF Motor Factors today.

    Dont know if thats a good or bad price,but I bought the 2 items.

    Finding it rather hard to track down a rear middle seatbelt unit though.:(


  • #17
    Atlantic Dawn
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    paddy147 wrote: »

    Finding it rather hard to track down a rear middle seatbelt unit though.:(

    It's quite possible that a belt from a similar year VAG car like a Golf, Octavia, Cordoba or Audi may be exactly the same, worth looking at.


  • #18
    paddy147
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 15,858 ✭✭✭✭paddy147


    Atlantic Dawn wrote: »
    It's quite possible that a belt from a similar year VAG car like a Golf, Octavia, Cordoba or Audi may be exactly the same, worth looking at.


    Motor Factors told me a Mk4 Golf would do,but they only came with "lap belt" for the rear middle seat as far as Im aware of.

    The middle rear belt in the Leon is built into the back of the seat back itself,and comes up out of the seat beside the headrest.Its a 2 point belt.


  • #19
    2 stroke
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,921 ✭✭✭2 stroke


    A lap belt should be enough to pass the test.


  • #20
    paddy147
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 15,858 ✭✭✭✭paddy147


    Got a rear seat unit with the seatbelt for 40 euro from a breakers yard this morning.

    Girlfriend brought the car back to Balymun today for a visual retest on the 4 failed items (wiper,wing mirror,loose battery and rear seatbelt).

    Tester passed it,so its NCT,ed till 2014.

    Thanks to all for the help.:)


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