Dog partially ate rear seatbelt....cost?

digzy

My son left the rear seatbelt dangling out the door and my Alsatian partially ate it-roughly about a third of the way through. Just wondering if it needs replacing. It seems pretty sturdy.

It's a 131 Passat and my wife was quoted €300 to replace it with main dealer.

Just wondering would an independent guy do this and if so rough cost ?
Though I'm wondering if it needs replacing at all.....then again I'd hate to be wrong for the sake of €300!

colm_mcm

Look on partfinder.ie for a used one.

You don’t pass an nct with a frayed belt never mind one that’s been chewed through.

elperello

If it's eaten through over a third of the width it will be an NCT issue.
Try eBay for a replacement.

heldel00

Same happened here. €50 in a car breaker's yard and local panel beater put it in in a few minutes.

DBB

heldel00 wrote: »

Same happened here. €50 in a car breaker's yard and local panel beater put it in in a few minutes.

Similar here. I think in total it cost me €70 to replace the chewed seat belt in total.

digzy

Can any mechanic put one in?

colm_mcm

Yes. It’s not complicated

DBB

I bought a replacement from a local breaker's yard, then my mechanic fitted it during the next service shortly afterwards. It was a very quick job.

Tommy Ferguson

Are you in full control of your eat op, today it’s a seat belt tomorrow it could be a child.

fleet

Tommy Ferguson wrote: »

Are you in full control of your eat op, today it’s a seat belt tomorrow it could be a child.

Eh... by that logic you can't trust anyone. Chewing gum today, serial killer tomorrow...

digzy

I'm in the limerick west tipp area
Can anyone suggest where I'd get one?

elperello

https://www.ebay.ie/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p2380057.m570.l1313.TR0.TRC0.H0.Xpassat+2013+rear+seat+belt.TRS0&_nkw=passat+2013+rear+seat+belt&_sacat=0

Make sure you are getting the exact match.

colm_mcm

digzy wrote: »

I'm in the limerick west tipp area
Can anyone suggest where I'd get one?

Bob Sweeney or Autobreak (BS can be expensive though) , put the details into partfinder.ie and it’ll show places that have cars like yours.

Tiercel Dave

Lucky he didn't find your homework!
About 20 km from Killlaloe.....
https://www.findapart.ie/dismantlers/Donie-Comerford-Auto-Spares-Ltd

colm_mcm

Tiercel Dave wrote: »

Lucky he didn't find your homework!
About 20 km from Killlaloe.....
https://www.findapart.ie/dismantlers/Donie-Comerford-Auto-Spares-Ltd

Was trying to think of his name, the one near the fiveAlley?

Tiercel Dave

colm_mcm wrote: »

Was trying to think of his name, the one near the fiveAlley?

Donie Comerford, but he's over the Nenagh direction.....

colm_mcm

Out in the middle of nowhere? Think I got bits for the Civic there before, used to go there years ago before the motorway was built too. Maybe I'm thinking of somewhere else. Office is just inside the gates on the right

elperello

Tiercel Dave wrote: »

Lucky he didn't find your homework!
About 20 km from Killlaloe.....
https://www.findapart.ie/dismantlers/Donie-Comerford-Auto-Spares-Ltd

That's a great link.
There's a few on there very clean and undamaged. I saw worse for sale. What am I saying I bought worse!!
Couple of grand jags, I suppose engine trouble.
He even has a busted up Leaf, I never saw one being broken before.

antodeco

Sorry to hear OP, that's fairly ruff