The automatic seat belt on my '89 Jaguar XJ-SC ( LH - drive) just jammed ans stopped working. I have no idea how to fix nor does anyone in Dubai, UAE except the dealer who will charge me about $450 just to look at it

Even the dealer has no parts for this and i'm in a tight corner cos it's the driver's seat belt and compulsory to wear. The passenger side works perfectly well.

After a lot of research, i came to understand that passive restraint assembly for the automatic seat belts includes:-
1) Motor and Anchorage Assembly - part number HHE1300AB (previously BBC2186) although that might be for the RH and costs $1113.00
2) The Track - BAC4722 that costs $471.00
3) The Docking and Proximity Switch is no longer available

That will put me back at least $2000 just in parts that no one here seems to know if it is the problem or not.

I managed to find the whole assembly for $350 but its of the passenger side and i do not know f it will fit.

That's a huge cost that comes with no guarantees and sadly i can drive the car or pass MOT without the seat belt.

Can anyone please guide me , cos i'm not a mechanic and understand very little in the field?

Any advice, experiment, solution i could try before making such as dish out would be much appreciated.

 

I've moved your question from New Member Area - Intro a MUST to XJS forum. This is the place to post technical questions about your model.

Graham

 

A few have removed the automatic belts and replaced with normal Jaguar ones. The fixing points are there. A better and cheaper option for you.

heres some files from another poster.

 

Is there a how-to on that? Some guys in the shop had to do seat belts on a Hummvee today and that got me thinking about my missing seatbelt parts. I haven't been able to find replacements, so I was wondering if it would be easier to change over to an earlier type normal seat belt.

 

I have an NOS seat belt mechanism that might help you out.
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Thanks
Steve

 

Jagbits may have what I need. The thing is I'm about 500 miles from the car right now and will need to look again and compare what I've got to the part drawing to be sure what I need.

 

Jagbits was a bust. I'm missing the buckle for the lap belt and the buckle for where the shoulder belt connects to the tab that moves. What have you got?

I also found universal three point kits on Summit Racing from $52 on up, but I'll have to take rather a lot of stuff off to install them.