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**El Jay** · 02-16-2009, 07:53 PM

Please don't take this the wrong way!

I'd be real leery of junkyard seat belts.
Realistically speaking, seat belts/shoulder harnesses are only good for 1 hard crash.
They can be stretched and weakened with no visible signs of damage.

Personally, I'd buy new, or have them rewebbed.

I'd just hate to hear of somebody getting killed, or worse, because of a belt failure.

Just my .02.

02-16-2009, 07:53 PM	#3
El Jay Gone to greener pastures Join Date: May 2007 Location: Gateway to the Delta Posts: 7,354	Re: A Long Time Coming: Shoulder Harness found in my town junkyard Please don't take this the wrong way! I'd be real leery of junkyard seat belts. Realistically speaking, seat belts/shoulder harnesses are only good for 1 hard crash. They can be stretched and weakened with no visible signs of damage. Personally, I'd buy new, or have them rewebbed. I'd just hate to hear of somebody getting killed, or worse, because of a belt failure. Just my .02. __________________ '69 Chevy 1/2 T LWB Stepper: Daily Beater '72 GMC 3/4 T Fleet: Another Daily Beater '72 Plymouth Gran Coupe: ? "Ah women. They make the highs higher and the lows more frequent." Friedrich Nietzsche "Never kick a fresh turd on a hot day." Harry S. Truman GUN CONTROL: Never having to say, "I missed you." Always fire two warning shots into your attacker's chest area before putting a bullet between his eyes. Paraphrased from Louis Awerbuck