WTB: Seat belts safety belts

[felix_666]

Hi, I'm after early style seat belts in black, all five, the type that doesn't retract.

I currently have a full set but they are faded, worn, torn or rusty.

I'm in Melb Australia, happy to pay postage for some nice belts - ideally no rips or flaky chrome on most of them.

Pictures are good.

Thanks.

[AndyS]

I've never seen that kind before. Bluedevils on the board might be able to refurbish those for you.

[felix_666]

I've contemplated refurbing mine, a bit of work. Need to dye the belts black, then buff up the metal parts, problem is some of them have begun to rust, tricky to fix without unpicking the belts.

[bluedevils]

Hi, I'm after early style seat belts in black, all five, the type that doesn't retract.

I currently have a full set but they are faded, worn, torn or rusty.

I'm in Melb Australia, happy to pay postage for some nice belts - ideally no rips or flaky chrome on most of them.

Pictures are good.

Thanks.

I can help with your seat bets needs. I have vintage BMW/Klippan parts to make a full set of manual lap/shoulder belts, but it won't be cheap, also shipping to AUS will be expensive. But, you may find some shops in down under. Autoliv has aftermarket belts made in AUS (Klippan brand) , check the link below for their offerings. Also search for Autoliv Australia.

one link:

http://www.derek.com.au/klippan.html

I don't recommend dyeing seat belt webbing, unsafe.

[felix_666]

ok thanks, but the aftermarket stuff isn't going to to look like the original stuff. I'm happy to pay someone to use my parts, or new parts to make the belts up again, if its going to be relatively original looking. My parts could be cut out and re-finished (electro platers), then sewed back in.

However I was hoping to find someone with secondhand belts before I went down this path. Shipping to Australia is fine, my little box of seatbelts must weigh no more than 3-4kg which costs around $70-90. I also have other parts being sent from the US regularly with could be combined.

How is dying bad for the belts? I have used synthetic dye and water in the past with good results.

[bluedevils]

I don't have good used belts, there may be somebody here but I wouldn't buy them if I were you since we are talking about 40 years of used belts. I use new 4-bar webbing (Porsche webbing) and NOS chrome buckles and latches which ,when finished, will look like a million bucks and function as safely as new. I can also use NOS Klippan hardware for a few bucks extra (came with older 2002s and 1600, pre 72). Aftermarket lap belts are available in US (made in US or China) which use vintage style but new reproduction chromed buckles and hardware which will be a lot cheaper for you pocket. You can search AUS ebay, I am sure there are some.

ps. I am surprised you can't find any shops specialized in seat belt restorations in AUS, there should be many.

[felix_666]

If it were as simple as you've suggested I would have taken this path. Unfortunately I'm pretty certain it's illegal to alter seat belts by trimmers, I think I remember being told there are a couple of companies that can do such work, across the country. Due to our population and isolation we pay a great deal for such things. I've checked all the obvious channels, hence my reach to the states.

Given my car is not going to be a daily (which is currently a motorbike), I'm happy with using 40 year old webbing. I think a nice secondhand set is still the simplest solution.

Appreciate your assistance.

I might end up buying something locally like this, and making it work:

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/HOLDEN-HQ-BROWN-FACTORY-LAP-SASH-SEAT-BELT-SEATBELT-SS-GTS-MONARO-/200783065152?pt=AU_Car_Parts_Accessories&hash=item2ebf9a7040#ht_928wt_1187