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Well this just went from bad to worse! :(
On a whim, i just tried my belts into the passenger seat base ('06) and whilst it inserted, it would not click in.
I do not know if i can retro the '02 buckles into the '06 seat base!
Kealel: you said the existing buckles should fit right onto the 06 seats? You had 03 buckles, do you know if they're the same as the '02?
**EDIT - confirmed '02 and '03 buckles are the same, just hope there is some magical way the '02 buckles fit the '06 seat bases.
02 and 03 buckles are the same, and the mounting of the buckles is actually really easy. Take off the old buckle on the 2006, and you'll notice what holds them in as a threaded rod with a nut on the end. On the 02 and 03 seats a bolt goes through the buckle into the seat.
Pretty simple so far, instead of a bolt holding the buckle in, it is a nut. So what modification needs to be made? The nut actually has a part of it that goes into the seat buckles (you'll know what I mean when you remove it) and since the 2002 buckles do not have enough room to allow the nut to enter them, the nut does not go onto the threaded rod. All you have to do is remove that portion on the nut or just get a new one. I grinded mine off and it took 30 seconds.
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Current:
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