Seat belt retractor - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

**MikeB** · 10-19-2021, 03:04 PM

My 69's OE seat belts and retractors are long gone. It has perfectly good aftermarket seatbelts, but they are non-retractable. I need something to retract the outside belts to keep them from sliding around and hitting the rocker panels.

Would something like these OER retractors work?

Any comments or suggestions?

**HO455** · 10-19-2021, 03:26 PM

Why not switch to a 3 point harness with a retractor? Safer and it retracts too!
Photos of ones I put in my Burban. Not good photos but photos.

**MikeB** · 10-19-2021, 04:51 PM

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Originally Posted by HO455

Why not switch to a 3 point harness with a retractor? Safer and it retracts too!

I really don't want to spend $200. Not only that but I had a problem with the aftermarket retractable set I put in my 82 Square. The retractable side would get tighter and tighter while I was driving, to the point where I had to undo and reconnect the belt. Do you have that problem with yours? Mine were from Juliano's. I wish someone would copy the OE mechanism, because it worked fine and didn't get tighter.

**HO455** · 10-20-2021, 04:04 PM

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Originally Posted by MikeB

I really don't want to spend $200. Not only that but I had a problem with the aftermarket retractable set I put in my 82 Square. The retractable side would get tighter and tighter while I was driving, to the point where I had to undo and reconnect the belt. Do you have that problem with yours? Mine were from Juliano's. I wish someone would copy the OE mechanism, because it worked fine and didn't get tighter.

Mine do not do that. I've got over 30k miles on them as a daily driver with no issues.

**MikeB** · 10-20-2021, 04:44 PM

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Originally Posted by HO455

Mine do not do that. I've got over 30k miles on them as a daily driver with no issues.

Where did you buy them?

dz1087 · 10-20-2021, 06:51 PM

I got my 3 point belts from LMC. They’re ..... okay I suppose.

**jocko** · 10-20-2021, 08:06 PM

the retractors in your first post work, I had them in a 65 Impala. But, all they really do is significantly shorten the belt when retracted - but you still have to lay the belt and buckle down "somewhere" - they aren't an unhook-and-let-go deal, if you do that they will slap off of the door metal and scratch it.

Have you considered getting a set of used retractors off the parts board? You can send them out to be rebuilt, possibly re-dyed to match your interior. I sent a set to SSnake-Oyl, not expensive and kept it stock. https://www.ssnake-oyl.com/

**HO455** · 10-20-2021, 09:47 PM

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Originally Posted by MikeB

Where did you buy them?

From http://buckle-up.net/
They had the aqua green color in stock (For some reason not many vendors sell that color. Unfathomable as to why that would be! It's green! Everyone loves green!

). The delivery went off without a hitch too.

**MikeB** · 10-21-2021, 08:05 AM

Thanks for the ideas guys! My OE retractors were messed up, but I wish I had kept them. I didn't know of anyone who could rebuild them 20 years ago.

Looks like the belts from The Truck Stop (buckle-up.net) is the way to go.

Back in the late 80s/early 90s one of the few vendors selling old truck parts was a company called The Truck Stop. This is probably not the same company, though. Another one was Golden State, and I see they are still in business. Any of you guys remember ordering from catalogs back in the day? I think I'll start a new thread on that topic.

10-19-2021, 03:04 PM	#1
MikeB Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: North Texas Posts: 3,435	Seat belt retractor My 69's OE seat belts and retractors are long gone. It has perfectly good aftermarket seatbelts, but they are non-retractable. I need something to retract the outside belts to keep them from sliding around and hitting the rocker panels. Would something like these OER retractors work? Any comments or suggestions? Attached Images __________________ Mike 1969 C10 LWB -- owned for 34 years. 350/TH350, 3.08 posi, 1st Gen Vintage Air, AAW wiring harness, 5-lug conversion, 1985 spindles and brakes. 1982 C10 SWB -- sold 1981 C10 Silverado LWB -- sold, but wish I still had it! 1969 C10 (not the current one) that I bought in the early 1980s. Paid $1200; sold for $1500 a few years later. Just a hint at the appreciation that was coming. Retired as a factory automation products salesman. Worked part-time over the years for an engine builder and a classic car repair shop. Member here for 23 years! This is the very first car/truck Internet forum I joined. I still used a dial-up modem back then!

10-19-2021, 03:26 PM	#2
HO455 Post Whore Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: Portland Oregon Posts: 10,867	Re: Seat belt retractor Why not switch to a 3 point harness with a retractor? Safer and it retracts too! Photos of ones I put in my Burban. Not good photos but photos. Attached Images __________________ Thanks to Bob and Jeanie and everyone else at Superior Performance for all their great help. RIP Bob Parks. 1967 Burban (the WMB),1988 S10 Blazer (the Stink10 II),1969 GTO (the Goat), 1970 Javelin, 1952 F2 Ford OHC six 4X4, 29 Model A, 72 Firebird (the DBP Bird). 85 Alfa Romeo If it breaks I didn't want it in the first place The WMB repair thread http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=698377

10-20-2021, 06:51 PM	#6
dz1087 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2019 Location: Navarre, Florida Posts: 199	Re: Seat belt retractor I got my 3 point belts from LMC. They’re ..... okay I suppose.

10-20-2021, 08:06 PM	#7
jocko Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Godley, TX Posts: 17,937	Re: Seat belt retractor the retractors in your first post work, I had them in a 65 Impala. But, all they really do is significantly shorten the belt when retracted - but you still have to lay the belt and buckle down "somewhere" - they aren't an unhook-and-let-go deal, if you do that they will slap off of the door metal and scratch it. Have you considered getting a set of used retractors off the parts board? You can send them out to be rebuilt, possibly re-dyed to match your interior. I sent a set to SSnake-Oyl, not expensive and kept it stock. https://www.ssnake-oyl.com/

10-21-2021, 08:05 AM	#9
MikeB Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: North Texas Posts: 3,435	Re: Seat belt retractor Thanks for the ideas guys! My OE retractors were messed up, but I wish I had kept them. I didn't know of anyone who could rebuild them 20 years ago. Looks like the belts from The Truck Stop (buckle-up.net) is the way to go. Back in the late 80s/early 90s one of the few vendors selling old truck parts was a company called The Truck Stop. This is probably not the same company, though. Another one was Golden State, and I see they are still in business. Any of you guys remember ordering from catalogs back in the day? I think I'll start a new thread on that topic. __________________ Mike 1969 C10 LWB -- owned for 34 years. 350/TH350, 3.08 posi, 1st Gen Vintage Air, AAW wiring harness, 5-lug conversion, 1985 spindles and brakes. 1982 C10 SWB -- sold 1981 C10 Silverado LWB -- sold, but wish I still had it! 1969 C10 (not the current one) that I bought in the early 1980s. Paid $1200; sold for $1500 a few years later. Just a hint at the appreciation that was coming. Retired as a factory automation products salesman. Worked part-time over the years for an engine builder and a classic car repair shop. Member here for 23 years! This is the very first car/truck Internet forum I joined. I still used a dial-up modem back then!



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