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Forrest · 06-24-2019, 01:50 PM

Are there sources for a 1972 (if it makes a difference) female seat belt buckle only without the strap? An internal piece broke in the existing female belt however, the rest of the seat belt is just fine.

**hooverfish** · 06-24-2019, 03:37 PM

Show some pictures of what you need, maybe I or someone else has a spare.

Forrest · 06-24-2019, 10:32 PM

The attached image has the broken part highlighted. I am not sure if that one part can be replaced.

*randy500* · 06-25-2019, 02:40 AM

I don’t think that part is replaceable, I think I have some extra single green belts, if I do I could sell you one for $25 shipped.

Forrest · 06-26-2019, 10:09 AM

I will keep the offer of a replacement belt in mind. I would like to find either the broken piece, if possible, or just a buckle.

**hooverfish** · 06-26-2019, 11:13 AM

You can have this buckle for cost of shipping $7.
Some pitting on chrome but not too bad, good working condition.

Forrest · 06-26-2019, 11:21 AM

A slightly different mechanism. I can only assume it would work with the cover that I have.

**hooverfish** · 06-26-2019, 11:24 AM

Kinda looks the same to me but you be the judge of that.
Let me know if you want it. Larry

**LockDoc** · 06-26-2019, 11:27 AM

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I have part of a buckle in the shop if I can find it. I will go out and check in a bit....

LockDoc

**LockDoc** · 06-26-2019, 09:59 PM

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I think mine is the same as Larry's.

LockDoc

Forrest · 06-26-2019, 10:06 PM

Thanks for all the help guys. I wish just a buckle could be purchased new but I guess not.

68 TT · 06-27-2019, 07:09 AM

I would keep trying to find a good used one of the matching design you need here on the board. There are most likely many sitting around in guys parts collections that they are willing to part with to help you out.

If you are lucky the new reproductions or the other latch design will work with the male end of your existing belts. I found on the 88-98 trucks that there were two suppliers of the belts (TRW and Bendix) and their parts don't interchange. Very similar in appearance but just enough difference to not work together. Hopefully the slightly different design of the other latches the guys showed will work with your male end and you don't run into a multiple design compatibility problem.

If you can't find one with the correct design to cannibalize for parts you might have to switch to the other latch design.

Don't know what the new reproduction belt parts look like internally. Might be like yours or the other ones shown above but it wouldn't be the first time I bought a new part just to cut it up and use just a piece of it to fix something else.

**70STOVEBOLT** · 06-27-2019, 08:05 AM

I have seen belts marked Robbins and Irvin, maybe the difference between the two is the latch mechanism? What name is on the white tag on our belts?

**LockDoc** · 06-27-2019, 11:37 AM

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Mine is marked "IRVING IC 4500". No tag on it because the belt has been cut off.

LockDoc

*randy500* · 06-27-2019, 12:25 PM

OP’s belt is a Robbins, here is a pic of Robbins and Irving side by side.

You can have this Robbins belt and buckle for $16 shipped.

**Stocker** · 06-27-2019, 12:43 PM

You learn something new every day. I wondered why my old buckle looked different than the OP's, and now I know.

Oddly, though, mine is stamped "IRVIN" instead of "IRVING". It has the same "IC-4500" though.

*randy500* · 06-27-2019, 12:49 PM

I thought some were IRVIN too, now I will go out and look.
The buckle covers seem to interchange but the black buttons could be different, some don’t fit right in other buckles. I haven’t kept track of which are which, there just in a box of spares.

MARKDTN · 06-27-2019, 04:18 PM

Used to be these guys did good repairs on belts

https://www.ssnake-oyl.com

but I doubt they sell parts.

06-24-2019, 01:50 PM	#1
Forrest Registered User Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Apex, NC, US Posts: 13	Seat belt buckle source Are there sources for a 1972 (if it makes a difference) female seat belt buckle only without the strap? An internal piece broke in the existing female belt however, the rest of the seat belt is just fine. __________________ 72 Cheyenne Apex, NC

06-24-2019, 03:37 PM	#2
hooverfish Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Lexington, Ky Posts: 2,141	Re: Seat belt buckle source Show some pictures of what you need, maybe I or someone else has a spare. __________________ Larry 84 Chevy SWB, "Roy", dark blue orig paint, 6 cyl auto, PS, 88,000 miles. 72 Highlander LWB "Olive" med olive over lt yellow, air, 77,000 miles (sold) "It's a sorry man who can't find his wife a good job"

06-24-2019, 10:32 PM	#3
Forrest Registered User Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Apex, NC, US Posts: 13	Re: Seat belt buckle source The attached image has the broken part highlighted. I am not sure if that one part can be replaced. Attached Images __________________ 72 Cheyenne Apex, NC Last edited by Forrest; 06-24-2019 at 11:16 PM.

06-25-2019, 02:40 AM	#4
randy500 Account Suspended Join Date: Jul 2016 Location: Tacoma, WA Posts: 6,873	Re: Seat belt buckle source I don’t think that part is replaceable, I think I have some extra single green belts, if I do I could sell you one for $25 shipped.

06-26-2019, 10:09 AM	#5
Forrest Registered User Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Apex, NC, US Posts: 13	Re: Seat belt buckle source I will keep the offer of a replacement belt in mind. I would like to find either the broken piece, if possible, or just a buckle. __________________ 72 Cheyenne Apex, NC

06-26-2019, 11:13 AM	#6
hooverfish Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Lexington, Ky Posts: 2,141	Re: Seat belt buckle source You can have this buckle for cost of shipping $7. Some pitting on chrome but not too bad, good working condition. Attached Images __________________ Larry 84 Chevy SWB, "Roy", dark blue orig paint, 6 cyl auto, PS, 88,000 miles. 72 Highlander LWB "Olive" med olive over lt yellow, air, 77,000 miles (sold) "It's a sorry man who can't find his wife a good job"

06-26-2019, 11:21 AM	#7
Forrest Registered User Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Apex, NC, US Posts: 13	Re: Seat belt buckle source A slightly different mechanism. I can only assume it would work with the cover that I have. __________________ 72 Cheyenne Apex, NC

06-26-2019, 11:24 AM	#8
hooverfish Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Lexington, Ky Posts: 2,141	Re: Seat belt buckle source Kinda looks the same to me but you be the judge of that. Let me know if you want it. Larry __________________ Larry 84 Chevy SWB, "Roy", dark blue orig paint, 6 cyl auto, PS, 88,000 miles. 72 Highlander LWB "Olive" med olive over lt yellow, air, 77,000 miles (sold) "It's a sorry man who can't find his wife a good job"

06-26-2019, 11:27 AM	#9
LockDoc The Older Generation Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Montezuma, Iowa Posts: 25,647	Re: Seat belt buckle source - I have part of a buckle in the shop if I can find it. I will go out and check in a bit.... LockDoc __________________ Leon Locksmith, Specializing In Antique Trucks, Automobiles, & Motorcycles (My Dually Pickup Project Thread) http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=829820 -

06-26-2019, 09:59 PM	#10
LockDoc The Older Generation Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Montezuma, Iowa Posts: 25,647	Re: Seat belt buckle source - I think mine is the same as Larry's. LockDoc Attached Images __________________ Leon Locksmith, Specializing In Antique Trucks, Automobiles, & Motorcycles (My Dually Pickup Project Thread) http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=829820 -

06-26-2019, 10:06 PM	#11
Forrest Registered User Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Apex, NC, US Posts: 13	Re: Seat belt buckle source Thanks for all the help guys. I wish just a buckle could be purchased new but I guess not. __________________ 72 Cheyenne Apex, NC

06-27-2019, 07:09 AM	#12
68 TT Still plays with trucks Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Spokane, WA Posts: 3,556	Re: Seat belt buckle source I would keep trying to find a good used one of the matching design you need here on the board. There are most likely many sitting around in guys parts collections that they are willing to part with to help you out. If you are lucky the new reproductions or the other latch design will work with the male end of your existing belts. I found on the 88-98 trucks that there were two suppliers of the belts (TRW and Bendix) and their parts don't interchange. Very similar in appearance but just enough difference to not work together. Hopefully the slightly different design of the other latches the guys showed will work with your male end and you don't run into a multiple design compatibility problem. If you can't find one with the correct design to cannibalize for parts you might have to switch to the other latch design. Don't know what the new reproduction belt parts look like internally. Might be like yours or the other ones shown above but it wouldn't be the first time I bought a new part just to cut it up and use just a piece of it to fix something else. __________________ miSSed opportunity - ground up creation of an AWD 1994 454 SS that never was http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=795577 69 C10 shortbed stepside 400 small block - built like what a super sport truck could have been 69 K20 lwb TBI 350 4L60E NP208 14-bolt Dana-44 w/disc 68 Camaro SS / RS 500hp 439 inch roller cam big block 4L80E 79 Malibu TPI 350 4L60 w/ Z28 steering & sway bars

06-27-2019, 08:05 AM	#13
70STOVEBOLT Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Winona Lake, IN Posts: 6,357	Re: Seat belt buckle source I have seen belts marked Robbins and Irvin, maybe the difference between the two is the latch mechanism? What name is on the white tag on our belts? __________________ 70 C/10 SWB 402/TH400/3.73 "The Needy Beast" 200,000 Mile Club Disc Brake Club Owner installed options: Front Sway Bar Power Steering Power Brakes Cigar Lighter Courtesy Lights Deluxe Side Markers Wiper Delay Sliding Rear Window Power Windows Power Locks Sniper EFI 2015 Silverado 1500 LS 4.3/6L80/3.23 lowered 2" front & rear Last edited by 70STOVEBOLT; 06-27-2019 at 12:47 PM.

06-27-2019, 11:37 AM	#14
LockDoc The Older Generation Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Montezuma, Iowa Posts: 25,647	Re: Seat belt buckle source - Mine is marked "IRVING IC 4500". No tag on it because the belt has been cut off. LockDoc __________________ Leon Locksmith, Specializing In Antique Trucks, Automobiles, & Motorcycles (My Dually Pickup Project Thread) http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=829820 -

06-27-2019, 12:25 PM	#15
randy500 Account Suspended Join Date: Jul 2016 Location: Tacoma, WA Posts: 6,873	Re: Seat belt buckle source OP’s belt is a Robbins, here is a pic of Robbins and Irving side by side. You can have this Robbins belt and buckle for $16 shipped. Attached Images



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06-27-2019, 12:43 PM	#16
Stocker 20' Daredevil (Ret) Join Date: May 2003 Location: Jefferson State Posts: 13,692	Re: Seat belt buckle source You learn something new every day. I wondered why my old buckle looked different than the OP's, and now I know. Oddly, though, mine is stamped "IRVIN" instead of "IRVING". It has the same "IC-4500" though. __________________ - Mike - 1972 K20 LWB 350/350/205 RIP El Jay

06-27-2019, 12:49 PM	#17
randy500 Account Suspended Join Date: Jul 2016 Location: Tacoma, WA Posts: 6,873	Re: Seat belt buckle source I thought some were IRVIN too, now I will go out and look. The buckle covers seem to interchange but the black buttons could be different, some don’t fit right in other buckles. I haven’t kept track of which are which, there just in a box of spares.

06-27-2019, 04:18 PM	#18
MARKDTN Registered User Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Chattanooga, TN Posts: 2,159	Re: Seat belt buckle source Used to be these guys did good repairs on belts https://www.ssnake-oyl.com but I doubt they sell parts. __________________ '83 K20-TPI '73 C10 '79 C10-ex-diesel(SOLD) '07 Tahoe(Son driving) '14 Suburban-DD '71 C10-current project

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