RedMtDave Posted February 10 Report Share Posted February 10 We own a 20202 Ford Edge Titanium and my wife loves the car except for one feature. The rear seat belt latches are recessed down into the seat. We have two grandchildren that require booster seats and it is extremely difficult to latch the seat belt with the booster seats in place. I tried ordering the free seat belt extensions, but unfortunately they were for the front seats. The metal clip is different between the front and rear seats. What design engineer thought that this would be a good idea? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedMtDave Posted February 10 Author Report Share Posted February 10 As a follow up: These are the part numbers: KT4Z-78611C22-AA (RH) KT4Z-78611C22-BA (LH) Both of these are out of stock. Back Ordered with no delivery date available. The dealership won't even take my order. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enigma-2 Posted 22 hours ago Report Share Posted 22 hours ago (edited) I believe that the reason is because the front seatbelts have pretensioners which put an additional load on the latch mechanism. Because of this, there is considerable more tensile forces on the front seats compared to the back. When we used a booster seat for my grandson, we found the seatbelt was tight as well. Went to Ford and got one extension for the back seat (they only stock one at a time as they're free and not in high demand.) Before that however, I discovered that putting my knee in the seat to push it as deep into seat as possible allowed extra length on the belt. Its easier with the extension however. Why don't you just bite the bullet and buy a couple off ebay? BTW, tell the parts dept that you need the extenders for your wife's mother and father. They're overweight and unable to fasten their seatbelts. That they just hold them pretending to be wearing them. (Parts guy told me to use this excuse as they hate to order them unless it's a "safety issue".) . Edited 22 hours ago by enigma-2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haz Posted 20 hours ago Report Share Posted 20 hours ago (edited) Welcome to the Forum @RedMtDave! While their inventory status could be faulty, these online OEM Ford Parts sellers show a Right Hand and a Left Hand as being in stock and available to ship. Good luck! Edited 20 hours ago by Haz 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedMtDave Posted 18 hours ago Author Report Share Posted 18 hours ago I have tried at least two different Ford OEM Parts sellers and always get the same result. The system accepts the order and then two hours later they cancel the order. I have had some online communications with Ford Specialists and have had a case number assigned. CAS-53088238-Z2N1T9 That was over a week ago. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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