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First time sewing. With some more practice, I think I’ll be good to go.
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What model machine are you using to sew these seatbelts?
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Finished up the Black belts for my friend here locally. They will going in his custom colored interior. This will be one of the last steps to finish off his interior. If you look at the photo closely, you can see the Burgundy belts.
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Also completed a set of Black belts, while working on my friends set. These got the usual treatment. Throughly cleaned and dyed the belts. Disassembled the buckles the throughly clean and remove debris, which you can see, had quite a bit. This keeps the buckles from functioning as they should. Retractors lubed to get them retracting freely again.
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You know, I'll bet you could find a good sized customer base with the Jeep CJ crowd. All the belts were black, but they tend to turn purplish from the sun fading them out over the years.
What made me think of that is the retractor statement. Most old Jeeps the retractors stop working well from use and exposure to the elements. |
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Ah, good point.
And I certainly understand not wanting to open another can of worms. |
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Another Charcoal Black restored for someone. 79-86 style. Fully restored.
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I just bought a full set of 2-point early belts. Blue in color.
All I need are the plastic reel covers...if you have two good covers we could do a trade+cash? LMK. |
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That means no, they are not mine to sell. Sorry. When I do have a set for sale, I list them on my Facebook page. Link is at the bottom of this page, on my Signature. They usually only last the day before they are sold. If at any time you find a set, I can restore them for you. Most of these belts that I have posted, have all been restored for people that have sent me their belts. |
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One of the things I’ve been doing lately when restoring the seatbelts, is disassembly of the metal buckles. A lot of times people are saying that their buckles just don’t work like they should, and here’s why. Over the years, things find their way inside the buckles, only to be trapped. When these items get lodged under the spring for the button, it no longer functions as it should. There have been times that the buckles will not release the latch, once the seatbelts were used, trapping the occupant in the seat. So every set of seatbelts that I’m restoring, I’m cleaning out the debris from the buckles and re-lubing them. Here are some pics of some of the “stuff” that I have found inside these buckles.
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Another set done for someone, 1979 Blue. Badly faded. Fully restored. Here are some Before & After pics.
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Restored a set of Blue Seatbelts for someone. These were faded a little, but the upper anchor covers were toast. So I replaced these with better used ones. The belts got a through cleaning. All the plastics were cleaned, prepped for dye. Some of the broken and cracked plastic sleeves were trimmed back, for a cleaner look. Buckles disassembled for cleaning and removal of debris.
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Another set completed for someone. Restored 1987 Blue.
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Are you interested in expanding your horizon to 1967-72 belts? The set from my 1971 C-10 are weary and need to be refreshed. The company in TX that used to rule the restoration market for seat belts may have disappeared as they don't answer the phone or return messages. Please PM me if so.
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Restored a set of retractors. He needed them to match with his NOS black buckles that he got for his truck.
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I was looking to see if there was a 67-72 parchment set you had revived. Have you done any of those by chance?
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cool - thanks for the quick update.
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so are you replacing the webbing on these? they look nice when done.
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Got a couple more sets of belts done. These were done for other people, they are not for sale.
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So here are the Front for the Blue Suburban.
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Also completed a set of Saddle Tan belts for someone. New buckle emblems. Check out these before & After pics.
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How much to redo a set for a 84 single cab? I need a set of the plastic covers that go over the reels also.
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First time doing a set of 76/77 belts for someone, the first 3 point style. One of the Buckle covers has a broken tab, so I’ve been searching for replacements. The other buckle cover, looks to have super glue or something all over it. These will be getting foil emblems and new upper anchor covers. And a replacement cover for the lap belt latch.
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This was after a thorough cleaning and hanging to dry. More to come.
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You sure do nice work!
When restoring belts have you come across any that you thought were just too far gone? I had a set that were getting "fuzzy" from wear. Not frayed exactly, just small fibers. I regret throwing them away. |
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Just completed these for a board member. Dark Saddle Tan for his 71 C10. Here are the Before and After pics.
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