Seat Belts
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Drifting
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Seat Belts
My 69 Coupe arrived today. One of the issues is that the seat belts are 46 years old and only lap belts. I thought that all coupes came with shoulder belts... Anyway, I want modern retractable seat belts. I read somewhere where people were using the seat belts from the rear seat of late 90's Camaros. I did a google search for them and found this web site...
https://www.seatbeltplanet.com/
Has anyone done business with them. The prices aren't half bad. I just don't know what options to choose.
https://www.seatbeltplanet.com/
Has anyone done business with them. The prices aren't half bad. I just don't know what options to choose.
Last edited by ZAKsPop; Dec 22, 2015 at 07:43 PM.
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seat belts in old cars serve the same purpose as seat belts in air plains. they just keep your body close to the wreckage. have your seat belts professionally restored
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PLEASE...always post your year model due to numerous changes. So the correct or proper advice can be given instead of having to hunt through your profile to find out what you have.
Your 1969 Corvette seats do not look like the photos above. So there is no cut outs due to 1969 seats have or can have headrests in them.
I myself would agree with 'Nowhere Man'. I would prefer to get them restored.
DUB
Your 1969 Corvette seats do not look like the photos above. So there is no cut outs due to 1969 seats have or can have headrests in them.
I myself would agree with 'Nowhere Man'. I would prefer to get them restored.
DUB
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Drifting
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From: Richmond Texas
PLEASE...always post your year model due to numerous changes. So the correct or proper advice can be given instead of having to hunt through your profile to find out what you have.
Your 1969 Corvette seats do not look like the photos above. So there is no cut outs due to 1969 seats have or can have headrests in them.
I myself would agree with 'Nowhere Man'. I would prefer to get them restored.
DUB
Your 1969 Corvette seats do not look like the photos above. So there is no cut outs due to 1969 seats have or can have headrests in them.
I myself would agree with 'Nowhere Man'. I would prefer to get them restored.
DUB
The only thing I have is lap belts. I want shoulder belts. I want modern seat belts. I'm not looking for authentic, I want safe and comfortable.
Last edited by ZAKsPop; Dec 22, 2015 at 08:00 PM.
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Seatbelt planet has a nice set up.. I've been to their place since it is only a 10min drive from my house. Had a solution for my 78 cherokee. They will be redoing the belts in my 76 when I decide to go custom color route.
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Unless you reengineer your car to adapt those belts it's doing more harm then good. There's more to it then just buying new belts and arbitrarily mounting them.
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Just finished installing this set a few days ago:
http://www.zip-corvette.com/catalog/...buckle-117c7d/
like you I have a 69 and the lap belts were pretty bad and I wanted something safer. Someone recommended Seatbelt Solutions so I found some of thier products and couldnt be happier. Had a small issue with the sensitivity on one retractor and they sent me a new one. I would recommend them just based on thier customer service alone...the fact that its a solid product helps
http://www.zip-corvette.com/catalog/...buckle-117c7d/
like you I have a 69 and the lap belts were pretty bad and I wanted something safer. Someone recommended Seatbelt Solutions so I found some of thier products and couldnt be happier. Had a small issue with the sensitivity on one retractor and they sent me a new one. I would recommend them just based on thier customer service alone...the fact that its a solid product helps
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Just finished installing this set a few days ago:
http://www.zip-corvette.com/catalog/...buckle-117c7d/
like you I have a 69 and the lap belts were pretty bad and I wanted something safer. Someone recommended Seatbelt Solutions so I found some of thier products and couldnt be happier. Had a small issue with the sensitivity on one retractor and they sent me a new one. I would recommend them just based on thier customer service alone...the fact that its a solid product helps
http://www.zip-corvette.com/catalog/...buckle-117c7d/
like you I have a 69 and the lap belts were pretty bad and I wanted something safer. Someone recommended Seatbelt Solutions so I found some of thier products and couldnt be happier. Had a small issue with the sensitivity on one retractor and they sent me a new one. I would recommend them just based on thier customer service alone...the fact that its a solid product helps
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I don't think I'm reengineering the car. It should have had shoulder belts according to what I've read. It currently doesn't, soI'm going to get some and with retractors.
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It was a option and became standard later on. And that only applies to stock 69 belts anything else is just a guess. Hopefully you never need them but if you do if you don't have it right it can do more harm then good. You might want to read up on the physics and engineering aspects behind it.
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It was a option and became standard later on. And that only applies to stock 69 belts anything else is just a guess. Hopefully you never need them but if you do if you don't have it right it can do more harm then good. You might want to read up on the physics and engineering aspects behind it.
So all Coupes supposed to have shoulder belts. they were options on the convertibles.
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Your car is 45+ years old a lot of things can happen. Why not just buy restored stock belts and make it easy on your self
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