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Working on a set of Mahogany. A few Before and After pics

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Those look Great as always.:metal:

That is the color on my Nephews 83.

His look good or they would be heading your way for a refresh. ;)

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Still gotta do the retractor. Maybe tomorrow I’ll get to them. These are 87, but they are going in an 85

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NOT FOR SALE.
This is a set of 87 Mahogany Belts that were restored for someone. This set was actually in pretty decent condition. Straps were stained some, but no major fading. Under the retractor housing were probably the worst area. Lots of lint, hair and dust build up. That plays a big part in slowing down the retracting of the belts. So all that was throughly cleaned, along with the rest of the belts. Mechanisms lubed. Rust removed. Better GM Emblems were used to replace the no good ones.
Check out the Before & After Pics.

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And then after

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Very nice! You do exceptional job on these belts. Do you or would you sell 3 of those GM stickers for the metal buckles? Mine are pretty chewed up, but the rest of the belts are fine. If not, I would understand. would you be able guide me in the direction of purchasing some from another source? I am not going to resale, not in the business just need some stickers and cant seem to find any where? These would be for my 83 Silverado.

Happy New Year!! :flagw:
Pops21

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You’re not finding them new because GM pulled the licensing on these a couple years ago, so they are no longer available. I actually only have a few news ones left and I’ve been hanging onto them.
That’s why I restore the original ones when I can.

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NOT FOR SALE
Just got these back from getting NEW Webbing and WOW these turned out great! I was able to use almost perfect sleeves with this set, along with excellent condition black plastic buckles. New Upper Anchor covers. New Lap Buckle.
Before pics

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And After pics

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This is a set of 81-86 Charcoal Black they was sent to me to be restored for someone. Had some rust issues that could not be repaired, so the buckles and lap buckle were replaced with better parts. Also used better emblems. Replaced the upper anchor covers, which were missing.
Check out the Before pics

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And the After pics

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Just spent about 30 minutes admiring your work in past posts. I am very hopeful I can get my Mahogany set up to you for some cleanup this summer.

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Working on a set of 76 Green, 1st Style 3pt belts for someone. Whew! These things were dirty! Had an extra set of center belts, so I just cleaned everything and I’ll use the best parts. I had to soak and scrub these about 6 times, changing out the dirty water each time to start the process over again. Finally got them to where the water wasn’t dirty anymore!🤢
I wasn’t too sure about getting that rust cleaned off the upper anchor swivels and male ends, but they came clean! Only had enough color dye to do the small plastic parts. New Emblems will be used on the buckles. Now I have to wait until the order arrives so I can finish these up. Bummer when you go to grab the dye and it’s almost empty.

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After cleaning pics.

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All done. Here are the After pics.

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NOT FOR SALE
So this was a set that started off black, but they needed them Saddle, and to match their Custom Seat Material.
So these were throughly cleaned, rust removed and all the plastics were dyed Saddle. Then they were sent for new webbing. Also received New GM Emblems and New Male ends.
Check out the Before & After pics.

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This is another set that was off getting New Webbing. This is the 77-79 Blue. These were throughly cleaned, rust removed and freshened up with color. Then they were sent for New Webbing.
Check out the Before and After pics.

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Here’s another set that I sent off to get New Webbing. These are the 1973/74 Pearl Gray 2pt Lap Belts.
These were disassembled for through cleaning, prep and freshening up with the correct Pearl Gray color. Rust removal of all the metal parts. Mechanisms cleaned & lubed for better retracting. Then the belts were sent for New Webbing.
Before & After

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This is a set of 1972 belts that was sent to me from Canada to be restored. Color is Bright Blue. These were throughly cleaned and freshened with the correct color. These were done for a Bucket Seat truck. Rust removed and lubed for better retracting. New GM Emblems we used. Check out the before & after photos.

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After

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NOT FOR SALE
This is a set that was sent to me to be restored and changed from Tan to Black. Throughly cleaned, rust removed and mechanisms lubed for better retracting. Swapped out the male ends with better parts. Then the set was sent for new black webbing.
Check out the before and after pics.

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After

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This is a set of 1987 Saddle Tan belts that were cleaned and restored for someone. Throughly cleaned and freshened up with the correct color. Rust removed. New upper anchors dyed to match.
Check out the Before and After pics.

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After pics

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This is a set of 1972 belts that was sent to me from Canada to be restored. Color is Bright Blue. These were throughly cleaned and freshened with the correct color. Repaired the cracks. These were done for a Bucket Seat truck. Rust removed and lubed for better retracting. New GM Emblems we used. Check out the before & after photos.

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After pics

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This is a set of the 73-74 Slate Blue 2 point belts that were cleaned and restored for someone. Throughly cleaned, rust removed and lubed for better retracting. All the plastics were fresher up with the correct color. New GM Emblems were installed. Check out the Before & After pics

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This set of Parchment belts that was restored for someone’s 72 truck, with Bucket Seats.
New Male Ends, New GM Emblems and NEW webbing.
Check out the Before & After Pics.

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This is a set of 77 Blazer, Buckskin is the color. This was a previous commitment for someone local, as I have stopped doing the Blazer belts. These were dropped off and will be picked up.
These were disassembled, throughly cleaned and freshened up with the correct color of Buckskin. Rust removal from all the metal and chrome. New Emblems, new aftermarket sleeves for the front belts, since it has bucket seats. Then the set was sent for New Webbing. Just got them back and they are Beautiful!
Check out the Before and After pics.

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After Pics