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Old Jan 28, 2006 | 01:38 PM
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plastic piece in headliner for seatbelt

The tabs that hold this piece up broke off on the passanger side. I got a perfect one at a junk yard. Just wanted some help on how to get the new piece on. I don't mind cutting off the old one, but I would like to keep the new one as nice as possible.

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Old Jan 28, 2006 | 02:11 PM
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check with hawks or year one. they make a replacement for this kind of situation that already has a slit.
give cytting it a try right between the 2 tabs that broke. IIRC thats where the ones i seen that were factory split were cut. BTW, make the cut on the backside on the sail panel side.
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Old Jan 28, 2006 | 02:22 PM
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i had the same peoblem. What i did was I filed a small slit so the belt could pass. Barely noticeable and fits great!
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Old Jan 29, 2006 | 10:47 AM
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got mine off ebay factory gm with slits in them not noticable once installed. they were like 10 or 15 bucks also
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Old Jan 29, 2006 | 02:32 PM
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I glued the ***** back in

OEM replacements have the slits precut

Youd have to unstitch the seatbelt and restitch once you slip the replacement back on, or just get the whole seatbelt setup from the junkyard
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Old Jan 29, 2006 | 08:01 PM
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Here is what I did, Should I leave it or get another and make it nicer. I used a hacksaw blade. for all you'r help guys.
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Old Jan 29, 2006 | 10:47 PM
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looks good! I actually cut mine on the other side (the right part on the pic) but it should hold up with no problems
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Old Jan 30, 2006 | 01:44 AM
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Here is what I did, Should I leave it or get another and make it nicer. I used a hacksaw blade.
heck no dude. looks good, i'd leave it alone. does it stay firm when popped in?
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