suggestions on how to repair shoulder belt boot?

[chewychevy67]

i have a red shoulder boot that has the back tab missing and i came across a grey one that was in a fire and partially melted so i cut the tab off of it for the red one. I not sure what to use to connect the two parts being that this spot still needs to be flexable when installing. any ideas?

[ETsC10]

I'd go check out some of the interior/body work repair sites
or visit a specialized commercial plastics retailer. There is
an amazing array of plastic bonding compounds but you have
to find out what kind of plastic you have.

There's many plastic epoxies that are made for bonding
all sorts of hard plastics.

I personally have no clue so I'll simply bump you to the top.

Good luck!



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[71 super]

Rod that is going to be hid when installed, what about using monofiliment to sew it? The plastic these are made from is not the greatest and the tear pretty easy at that location. I have one that is partially torn now. Another option is to buy a corvette boot, and using silicone slide it into yours. You will use the new boot's retainer but it will look like the original. Also when installing use really warm water to soften the retainer just before install as it will aid in the installation of of the belt. These if in bad shap can be tough to install without tearing in first place work slow and be careful.