3rd row seat belts. 2017 MX 6 seater

[Anony Mouse]

These are impossible to fix without a rivet puller and rivet gun, it would appear.
I could be mistaken, but could not find any info online on how to do it.
Tried to untwist the seatbelt and could see someone had clearly made a hash of it.
The back panels are held in by two pop studs slid upward at the base (these were already broken) and body panel compression thingys.
The compression things are easy to pop out with little force.
What someone else has done is not pay attention to the pop studs at the bottom and ripped them out of the backing panel.
The metal part of the door is riveted in!
I could not see how to get to the seat belt.
But I could see someone had tried and failed and cause the backing metal to bulge.
Thankfully the seatbelt strap was accessible, just, and untwisting it was easy.

 

[EbS-P]

Did you log in to the repair manual and read how and what tools are needed?

 

[Anony Mouse]

Did you log in to the repair manual and read how and what tools are needed?

Nope. I was only faffing with the 2nd row seats and noticed the rear seat belt, whilst working, was back to front.

Though, since you mention it, I have now.

It does appear you need a rivet gun.

Model X Service Manual | Tesla

Correction Code 13063002

service.tesla.com

 

[EbS-P]

Nope. I was only faffing with the 2nd row seats and noticed the rear seat belt, whilst working, was back to front.

Though, since you mention it, I have now.

It does appear you need a rivet gun.

Model X Service Manual | Tesla

Correction Code 13063002

service.tesla.com

I do like having access to a complete service manual as an owner. It keeps me from starting jobs I won’t be able to complete. And completing easy jobs I didn’t know were easy.

 

[Anony Mouse]

I do like having access to a complete service manual as an owner. It keeps me from starting jobs I won’t be able to complete. And completing easy jobs I didn’t know were easy.

I like to fumble my way through by trial and error. Never been a manual reader. Nice big pictures or a video to follow, you'll have my attention then.