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Old Apr 30, 2015 | 01:12 PM
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seat belts

I am looking for the female part of the driver side. I have an 1988 Camaro. please help. tks
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Old Apr 30, 2015 | 02:10 PM
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Re: seat belts

Best bet is to grab both driver and passenger from a 4th gen from a parts yard, bolts right in and works with the third gen male end. I just did that and spend like 16 bucks total! Pretty cheap!
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Old Apr 30, 2015 | 04:39 PM
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Re: seat belts

Certain year J-body front passenger receivers also work with the 2nd version of our third gen belts... I think 95 and up.
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Old May 4, 2015 | 09:22 AM
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Re: seat belts

Go to your local pic n pull................

Almost any late 70s early 80s GM car seatbelt female "recievers" will work on
our third gens. I scored a set of real metal and chrome recievers with the
plastic support sleeves out of a Oldsmobile for $10 bucks......................
Easy fix!

Why rebuy the 80s plastic junk from another cam/bird ????
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Old May 4, 2015 | 05:08 PM
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Re: seat belts

thank you I will look.
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Old May 4, 2015 | 08:28 PM
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Re: seat belts

Problem with the stiff from 70s 80s is the plastics can be brittle for the supports. I do like the idea of the metal clasps though.
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Old May 4, 2015 | 09:09 PM
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Re: seat belts

The seat belts changed, I believe in 84, the actual "tongue" and receiver shapes are different and will not work with one another. I figured this out going around between 3 different 3rd gens in a scrap yard, one of which was a 15th anniversary car, totally different receiver. So therefore, a blanket statement of any 70s-80s GM car seat belt isn't totally correct.
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Old May 5, 2015 | 07:42 AM
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Re: seat belts

I guess you NON-readers MISSED the word ALMOST in my post..................

My 72 Pontiac, 94 Buick and 84 Z have the SAME size male buckle end so either
female reciever would be interchangeable!

Simple common sense and careful measuring of the stock male ends and
junk yard recievers will result in success....................
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Old May 5, 2015 | 09:48 AM
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Or ya know just take the male end from a Third gen and walk around clicking it in different ones tI'll you find one that latches...
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