I thought that these were supplied from VW with the plastic bits, have you checked that the metal bits are not there IIRC some folks have found they were behibd the trim - memory is a bit vague here - try doing a search
no its not twisted - had to arrange it like that otherwise you wouldn't be able to see which way its tilted :D will check how it hangs when retracted on the pillar :blink:
I'm finding the frappr site more and more frustrating - taking ages to load on my 5Meg connection :lol: and its habit of signing you on to a chat room at the slightest provocation is annoying :D
I cant see how the belt can be worn by the clip unless its not in correctly or they have changed the design - op may be able to comment - see picture below PS:- removing the clip makes it really easy to untwist a belt which one of the darlings in the middle row has managed - Houdini like to get twisted and knotted have you tried to put them in the other way - its very difficult - picture is a view of the passenger side seat belt clip viewed from the rear right - difficult to show
the outer ring should hold the socket in the pillar while pusing the plug in - it sounds like you have unscrewed this ring - have a look in the faq for dissembly/assembly of these plugs specifically here