does anybody else have different buckles (male part) in their front seat cause in my car the driver one is a 1 pice degsign that has a bit of bend to it while the the passenger side is 2 piese and it not benyt at all and when looknig at this older(98-00 i think) 4th gen firebird it had the same buckles on both sides and they were identical to the buckle on my passenger side???? this all has left me confused as of not the local dealership is investgating it but they say both buckles are gm parts made for the car just by different contractors

 

Yeah, I noticed that. My brother's '00 SS has the one with the bent portion while my '98 has the one with the plastic rectangle around it.

 

My 02 Z28 is like that with the front buckles being different... Looks really tacky IMO. I didn't notice it before I bought the car.

 

good so im not alone. ill repost and let you all know. im working with my local dealership to see if they will replace the ugly one and match em up under warrenty they said they might be able to do it (under warrenty) for cosmetic satfication purpouses. i should know monday. it just seems cheep of gm to do this crap i mean ive never noticed it before but now it bugs the crap out of me!!!

 

The pasenger side buckle is they way it is due to some government regulation. It has something to do with a child safety seat. I think I saw it either in the manual or in that blue flier that also came with the car. The one that says not to use a pressure washer because it can blow past the t-top weather stripping.

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