MOT rear seat belts?

After 13 years of car ownership of just found that my rivage has the standard Sept belts tucked under the rear seats. Do these pass an mot be it that they just go around the waist? Thanks

Hi. Our's passed last year with the standard rear Lap belts.

Yeah it was always what they were originally fitted with had to be in proper working order and I don’t think they changed it in the recent revision


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Should be ok… I'm struggling to get 1 of my 3 points to return in the rear.. But got away with it.
Recent MOT on the leech states rear seat not fitted.so no need belt.

That's great thanks nice little surprise under seats. Much more sightly than the aftermarket ones that's been put in.
Altho will have to use the after  market ones for the car seat. Which is prob why they got put in in first place 👍

If you have slow retractors, look for things that are possibly rubbing as they are moving.  

Front shoulder belts can be restricted by the position of the cover plate on the rear quarter of the Cabriolet.

Rears are the same but usually not so much.

in 1991 they started to use a 3 point system in the rear.

The Front belts are slow to retract can be caused by wear on the webbing or usually dirt.

You can clean both.  In the below how to, I show you how you can take the belt out, and Clean them.  I suggest that you take the belts out and place them in a pillow case as the noise they make will be a tad bit loud as you can't take all the steel parts off.  I doubled the amount of soap, and added a cup of simple green to the wash water…..

Replacing Slow Seat Belts in Cabriolet | Volkswagen Owners Club Forum.

There are also places over here that sell or repair seat belt retractors and worn webbing using your old ones.

There is the winding spring that can get filled with dirt.
Be WARNED that it can unspool and is a Pain in the posterior to rewind.  I have found that if I am careful, and Clean it with WD-40, to loosen the dust and dirt first.
spool and unspool the belts a few times, then totally remove the WD-40 with Alcohol (painters type) and spool and unspool the spring or let it wind and unwind it will get faster and faster as the Alcohol Dries.  This spring was meant to be unlubricated, and any lube left will attract dust and dirt between the spring.

Most of my issues on the Cabriolet were due to the position of the cover plate rubbing the belt as when it was removed, the belt retracted fine.  I suspected that it was because of it being plastic and distorting over the years.

That's interesting bri as mines a 92 and I have the standard old lap belts and another set of 3 point belts which I thought was after market as they are an awful light grey coloured belt which look awful against the blue fabric