Seat belt overhaul
02-05-2015, 04:24 PM
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Car: 1988 Gta trans am project 1-1/2
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Seat belt overhaul
Ok so i got a big eye sore in my f body i have black seat belts that have turned purple on me from sun fading now i know classic sells reproduction ones but the price is way to high for my liking. Has anybody ever redyed their seatbelts if so how is it done since i wanna go this route the body/upholstery guy at work told me that a interior shop could do it but he also said its kinda easy and has faith in me that i could do it so could someone fill me in on how to redo them
02-06-2015, 11:38 AM
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Re: Seat belt overhaul
I don't know how it would take on seat belt webbing, but I've used Rit Dye on house carpeting (for a dorm room).
The biggest trick is to follow the directions EXACTLY otherwise it doesn't "set" correctly and will bleed off on your clothing.
No guarantees that it still won't, as I said, I've never done seat belts, but if you miss a step, it will bleed for sure!
The biggest trick is to follow the directions EXACTLY otherwise it doesn't "set" correctly and will bleed off on your clothing.
No guarantees that it still won't, as I said, I've never done seat belts, but if you miss a step, it will bleed for sure!
02-07-2015, 09:54 AM
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Re: Seat belt overhaul
I'm in the same boat as you, I have a convertible in that I have grey ugly seatbelts with a black interior. I also think that the seatbelts have weakened over the last 25 years from UV exposure. Instead of dying them I have thought about rewebbing them. I called a few seatbelt restoration shops and it seems the going average is $130 per seat to get them rewebbed. This is for 3 point retractable seat belts. And if you need the springs redone that's an additional $60. My next thought is that I have a heavy duty sewing machine and I can purchase webbing but the safety factor is a concern, but I'm sure there's a way to test the strength if the stitches.
02-08-2015, 04:43 PM
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Re: Seat belt overhaul
http://www.seatbeltsolutions.com though it's around 175$ each fronts and around 130$ each rears, for new webbing + inspecting the retractors.
02-10-2015, 06:52 PM
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Axle/Gears: Bw 9 bolt (3.27) pbr 11in
Re: Seat belt overhaul
Yea seems like im just gonna have to suck it up and just get reproduction ones from classic industries
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