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Re: Restoring OEM Seatbelts
A few after pics. They still need some work, so stay turned.
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Re: Restoring OEM Seatbelts
Another Charcoal Black set restored for someone, 79-86.
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Re: Restoring OEM Seatbelts
Tina, can you share a few tips on cleaning seatbelts, the fabric ? Thank you
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Here’s an example. I bought a pretty nice looking set of belts off eBay. They were fairly clean already. And the add stated that they retracted strong, in and out. I looked at them when they arrived and then put them on the shelf to use at a later date. Months later, I was talking with this same seller about another set he had for sale. He mentioned, for some reason, about power washing the belts. I was like, “OH NO!”. I immediately went out and got that box out and checked them. Well quess what, they are stiff pulling the belt out, and they won’t retract. Thankfully, I can fix this. My point is, water in the wrong places will cause problems. Water & metal springs don’t mix well together.
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Re: Restoring OEM Seatbelts
Here is a set of 1978 Camel Tan belts for a Suburban or CrewCab, front set. These were restored for someone. He was missing an Upper Anchor cover, and the other one was broke. So I replaced those with new, and dyed them to match. Also disassembled the buckles for rust removal and debris cleaning.
Before Pics
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Re: Restoring OEM Seatbelts
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Re: Restoring OEM Seatbelts
These 1980 something seat belts are sure hard to take hold a yanking on them .. I wonder if you have to be going almost straight down hill and hit a rock mountain to get it to work..
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The ALR feature, yanking on the belts and they “take hold”, that didn’t start until much later. I really hate to think of all the belts that got tossed, because people thought they didn’t work because of the yanking on the belt theory. I know I get a lot of people that think their belts don’t work, when they do. If you want to test it. Take the truck out some place where you can do this safely. When you are at driving speeds, hit the brakes hard. The belt should lock up. Now there are times that they may not, because the pendulum or counter balance can not swing, because of all the gunk build up in the retractors. I have had a few belts like that. There was so much hair balls and string wrapped around the counter balance it couldn’t even move. Another time, I had mud wasp nest all up inside the retractor casings.
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On a lighter note. I bet the LH seat belt tensioner in my 2005 is growing a lint & hair ball like the one in your picture. ![]() ![]()
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1959 M35A2 LDT465-1D SOLD 1967 Dodge W200 B383, NP420/NP201 SOLD 1969 Dodge Polara 500 B383, A833 SOLD 1972 Ford F250 FE390, NP435/NP205 SOLD 1976 Chevy K20, 6.5L, NV4500/NP208 SOLD 1986 M1008 CUCV SOLD 2000 GMC C2500, TD6.5L, NV4500 2005 Chevy Silverado LS 2500HD 6.0L 4L80E/NP263 2009 Impala SS LS4 V8 RTFM... GM Parts Books, GM Schematics, GM service manuals, and GM training materials...
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Re: Restoring OEM Seatbelts
This is an update on the 87 belts I was working on from post #350 & #351. They just got delivered this evening, from being rewebbed. Wow! These are NICE! These also got a NOS set of center buckles & lap belt.
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Re: Restoring OEM Seatbelts
Started on a set of 73-75 Charcoal Lap belts for a forum member. The webbings on the buckle straps were filthy!! I bet I soaked and dumped the water 6-7 times, each time the water still looked like chocolate milk! Finally when the water started clearing up after soaking, then the scrubbing started.
Also got the buckles disassembled for debris & rust removal. Here’s what I have done so far.
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Re: Restoring OEM Seatbelts
Yeah...bet we all would need a bath 6-7 times if we never had one in 49 years and lying on the floor of a truck! LOL
Looking unbelievable. Hope the rest of the truck is worthy of this detail. Thanks
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![]() So here is a little update. Got the retractor & buckle covers done. The retractor on the right is a NOS retractor. So the goal is to get the used 49 year old retractor to match the NOS part. And polished up the Chrome. New emblems installed on the buttons.
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Re: Restoring OEM Seatbelts
Here is the 73 Charcoal set. They are completed. These are going to be used with Bucket seats, so the center lap belt was removed from the set.
And here’s another look at the Before.
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Re: Restoring OEM Seatbelts
This set of 81-86 Blue seatbelts were cleaned and restored for someone.
Check out the Before & After pics.
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Re: Restoring OEM Seatbelts
1979-1986 Charcoal Black. These were restored for someone, and heading to Texas.
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Re: Restoring OEM Seatbelts
They all look so awesome but I love the 1973 lap belt set BESTIS!
Great to see these serviced originals go right back in these squarebody trucks.
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Re: Restoring OEM Seatbelts
The 73-75 lap belts are my favorite also. Those buckles are just so cool!
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Re: Restoring OEM Seatbelts
1977 Buckskin 1st Style 3pt Belts. These were cleaned and restored for someone.
These poor things were in rough shape, pretty dirty. A couple of the buckles had pretty bad sun rot, as with the retractor housings. They received New Emblems and New Upper Anchor covers. One of the housing was cracked pretty bad and super thin. It’s not the prettiest, but it’s a little more firm, it will hold. Here’s the Before & After Pics.
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Re: Restoring OEM Seatbelts
I just sent my belts to Tina and I can't wait to see them in this thread!
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Re: Restoring OEM Seatbelts
You must have contacted me via Messenger or my FB Page? I don’t recognize your username.
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Re: Restoring OEM Seatbelts
Working on a set of Charcoal Black seatbelts for someone. These needed quite a bit of rust removal. One buckle did need replace, it was badly pitted.
Check out the Before Pics.
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