Seat Belts & Parts for Volkswagen GTI

Volkswagen GTI Seat Belts Parts

Seat belts help to prevent you and your passengers from serious injury in the event of an accident or a sudden stop. If you have completed a routine maintenance check of your Volkswagen GTI and see that it is time to repair or replace your seat belts, then you can easily find one of the parts you need.

Seat belts work by providing a stopping force to larger and less vulnerable areas of your body over a long period of time. It takes advantage of the law of inertia, which means that an object that is going at a certain speed wants to keep going at that speed forever. The seat beltu001as webbing is made of a material woven to give a little in the case of a sudden stop but does not give so much that you are thrown against the steering wheel. Seat belts can pay out and then retract, which allows you to reach for the glove compartment or adjust your seat while the belt itself remains firm. If you have a sudden stop while going at a high speed, the belt tightens up and holds you firmly.

Most seat belts have a lap belt that crosses over your hips, and a shoulder belt that stretches diagonally across your chest. They buckle into a seat belt receiver that is bolted to the frame of the car. The webbing is connected to a retractor, which is made up of a spool attached to an end of the webbing. A spring applies a torque to this spool so that any loose webbing is tightened up. When you tug on the seat belt, the spool and the spring move in a counterclockwise direction. The spring resists this, which keeps the webbing taut but flexible. When the car stops suddenly, the locking mechanism in the retractor stops the spool from spinning.

The trigger mechanism can come from the movement of the car or the movement of the belt. These mechanisms can be complex and can involve electronic sensors, solenoids, or pyrotechnics. In your GTI, the seat belts also communicate with the airbags, which offer even more protection.

Seat belt webbing is woven of polyester. Usually, it has one weft strand and 300 warp strands and is about 48 millimeters, or 1.89 inches wide. A typical seat belt can support about 3 metric tons and can come in a rainbow of colors.

The seat belt buckle works by gripping on to the tongue at the end of the seat belt webbing. This tongue is often made of metal. While the buckle holds on to the tongue, it also allows it to be adjusted. The buckle is made to both grip and release the tongue with ease.