Wanted Seat belt harness tabs

[Shoejohn]

Hi all. I’m looking for 2 of these plastic tabs that cover the screws. BMW doesn’t make them anymore and don’t want to have to buy a whole new harness. See the picture.
Thanks.

 

[t-tony]

You won't find what you're looking for because that isn't a genuine BMW seat belt guide. It has been repaired (very badly) at some time in its life. Can a Z3 owner please post a picture of what this should look like?

Tony.

 

[Duncodin]

 

[Shoejohn]

That’s interesting. Here is the other side.

 

[t-tony]

Perhaps they’re not Z3 seats? If you can post a few pictures of the complete seat we could better tell if they are?

Tony.

 

[Shoejohn]

I’m certain they are z3 seats. I had the upholstery repaired last year.

 

[t-tony]

Perhaps the belt guides are from something else then. I've never seen the type on your seats. Has anyone else?

Tony.

 

[Duncodin]

They are z3 seats. The seatbelt guide on the z3 is terrible. If you google for z3 seatbelt guide you will find 100's of picturea with almost as many ways of fixing them. But almost no pictures of any that are not broken.

 

[Duncodin]

Perhaps the belt guides are from something else then. I've never seen the type on your seats. Has anyone else?

Tony.

They look like normal z3 guides. Just broken and fixed. The side with visible screws has just broken again.

 

[t-tony]

But the one Shoejohn has posted looks as though it is factory made item when you look at the molding and caps for the screws. I wonder if there are any Trade marking on them.

Tony.

 

[Duncodin]

The reason they break, i reckon, is that I'm 6ft. I undo the belt and chuck it down beside the seat. Missus comes along. Sits down and slides the seat forward. But the inertia reel has locked for whatever reason and as the seat moves forwards the belt doesn't slide through so rips the guide

 

[t-tony]

They look like normal z3 guides. Just broken and fixed. The side with visible screws has just broken again.

The Z3 ones are not even fixed with screws, only by spring clips on the back. Which is why you have to remove the seatcover to repair/ replace the Z3 belt guides.

Tony.

 

[Duncodin]

But the one Shoejohn has posted looks as though it is factory made item when you look at the molding and caps for the screws. I wonder if there are any Trade marking on them.

Tony.

I think somebody has done a decent job fixing that side with the caps. You can get countersunk screws with nice caps. They probably both looked like that till that bad side broke again and got bodged

 

[t-tony]

How do you know that other one has even been broken? I'd be interested to see it removed and some pictures of it.

Tony.

 

[Duncodin]

Actually. I take back what I said. Sorry.

Sat now at a bigger screen and they don't look like z3 guides at all.

Look at the first picture the op posted and you can see a little hole below the screw where the cap would slot in. That's a proper cap not a bodge.

I'd be very interested to know where those guides come from. Looks like a decent fix.

But to answer the OP's question. They aren't z3 guides.

 

[t-tony]

Yep. That's what I thought. A good inspection would reveal the maker for sure.

Tony.

 

[Duncodin]

Much googling finds this

https://www.ebay.com/itm/165602906172

need more googling to find out what it is

 

[Duncodin]

 

[Duncodin]

Looks OEM. But never seen it in a z3.

 

[Shoejohn]

Here are pics of the seats. This is an early 96 build 2.8. Could this have been done at the factory? I’ve had the car since 2001. Lower seat centers and driver side bolster have been reupholstered. This is not a broken part. It appears the missing caps can be slid in.