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#120 of 174 Chevy TrailBlazer annoying seat belt design by roberts4

Jun 08, 2005 (7:19 am)

I have a 2005 Trailblazer. As you all know, the GM triplets come with the in-the-seat front seat belts. I find this setup very uncomfortable, with the seat belt pulling on my shoulder and collarbone. Does any one know if there are parts one can easily install, maybe on the headrest, to raise the belt and ease it's tension on my shoulder? Or maybe a taller plastic retainer part from which the belt emerges? I don't know if GM makes such a part. I asked at the dealer and they said they can not legally make any modifications to the belt. I think there might be a couple of ways to remedy the situation. So if any one knows how to fix this annoyance, would be glad to hear it!
 
Otherwise, love the vehicle, the Bose sound is awesome and seats are very comfortable. Good power and room.

#121 of 174 Trailblazer seat belt chime by roberts4

Jun 08, 2005 (7:21 am)

Also, does any one know how to disable the seat belt reminder chime from coming on when not wearing the belts? I could not find it in the manual.

#122 of 174 Seat Belt by burdawg

Jun 08, 2005 (11:00 am)

Yes, I agree that the seat belt integrated into the seat back is annoying, especially for taller people. There isn't much you can do about it. I have a couple of those velour pads you wrap around it and secure with hook/loop fasteners. That at least minimizes it. I always thought it was designed that way due to the side airbags being available.

#123 of 174 Re: Trailblazer seat belt chime [roberts4] by mdbullet

Jun 24, 2005 (5:22 pm)

Replying to: roberts4 (Jun 08, 2005 7:21 am)
hi,,,, there is no way of turning them off,,, and i refuse to ware them, i have a 2005 trailblazer and i went to chevy and got a set of 9" seat belt extenders and just put them on the front seatbelt slots and they just hang by the console,,, hope this helps,,,

#125 of 174 Re: Trailblazer seat belt chime [mdbullet] by roberts4

Jul 05, 2005 (11:52 am)

Replying to: mdbullet (Jun 24, 2005 5:22 pm)
hi, the 9" extenders, do they have a part number or name or are they just called extenders? What do they do exactly? Thanks a lot...
Still hating the seatbelts, what a bad design...the dealership refuses to even touch the issue...

#126 of 174 Re: Trailblazer seat belt chime [roberts4] by gmoudy

Jul 08, 2005 (2:19 pm)

Replying to: roberts4 (Jul 05, 2005 11:52 am)
I was at my Chevy dealer today to have some work done on my other car. I asked my service advisor about the 9" seatbelt extenders. He stated that Chevy will supply two of them at no charge. I had him order them for me. The part # is 12533459. If the 9" isn't long enough ecause someone might have a bigger gurth, they do have a 15" extender. Hope this helps everyone out. I do not know what the part # is for the 15".

#127 of 174 Re: Mystery Plug! [catch] by fetchthis

Jul 13, 2005 (8:29 am)

Replying to: catch (Jan 06, 2005 4:16 pm)
The black boxes under your backseat house the battery for your onstar and several different types of fuses. No, do not take it out and it is not the mysterious "black box" of which you have heard. Doesn't anyone read their manuals anymore?

#128 of 174 HomeLink for 05 Trailblazer LS by ima1032

Jul 15, 2005 (11:33 am)

I recently bought an 05 TB LS that did not have HomeLink. Am I able to purchase this and either install it or have it installed? How difficult is it to put this in?

#129 of 174 Third Seat Removal by lblumenthal

Jul 18, 2005 (6:45 am)

Has anyone removed third seat on the EXT to make the back more 'storage oriented' rather than 'sitting oriented'? The questions would be: 1) Can you remove the third seat easily and does that improve the back storage area? 2) What other 'modifications' can you make to make the TB EXT more 'storage friendly'? Thanks in advance.

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