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Wakepowell 01-15-2016 12:28 AM

Seat Belts, Restore or Preserve?
 
Here is a picture of the seat belt in my '63 Corvette. A couple of questions, has anyone ever seen the adjuster that is on this car? It appears aftermarket and I'm not quite sure what its function is. And the seat belts are very faded, would you leave them, try dyeing them or restore them? https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/pics...leaning_14.jpg

KevinW 01-15-2016 11:15 AM

Re: Seat Belts, Restore or Preserve?
 
Probably an aftermarket version of a retractor. Take the screws off the side plate and see if the webbing is wrapped around something and has a coil spring. If so, you should be able to remove it easily.

I have dyed a lot a seat belts, RIT dye with salt work well. But it will dye the label too. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/frown.gif[/img] It might be possible for you to brush the dye on carefully to avoid the label. The webbing looks serviceable in the pic. But you need to inspect them for prior accident stretching and nicks/cuts/fraying on the main webbing (fraying at the ends past the stitching is normal)

olredalert 01-15-2016 03:13 PM

Re: Seat Belts, Restore or Preserve?
 
----I'm pretty sure that theres a vendor out there somewhere that makes those labels. Try &quot;Long Island Corvette&quot;......Bill S

MosportGreen66 01-18-2016 01:11 PM

Re: Seat Belts, Restore or Preserve?
 
I would contact Charlie Santorelli. I bet he has NOS labels. He is the end all be all for Corvette seat belts and restoration. Even has NOS webbing. Really great guy!

908-719-2354

KevinW 01-19-2016 11:41 AM

Re: Seat Belts, Restore or Preserve?
 
I've been wondering how Charlie is doing. I haven't been up to his place in a long time, since I stopped working on seat belts. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/frown.gif[/img]


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