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Old 07-11-2018, 01:34 PM
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1973 Vette shoulder belts need retractors repaired. Can anyone recommend a repair service company? I tried to get replacement shoulder belts from catalogue & online venders, but the shoulder belt mounting brackets needed to be redrilled. That would void any warranty.
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1973 Vette shoulder belts need retractors repaired. Can anyone recommend a repair service company? I tried to get replacement shoulder belts from catalogue & online venders, but the shoulder belt mounting brackets needed to be redrilled. That would void any warranty.
Mine were jammed up and wouldn't pull out and when they did they wouldn't retract. I drilled a small hole into the sides were the springs are and filled them WD40. Worked it in and they work fine now.
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Mine were jammed up and wouldn't pull out and when they did they wouldn't retract. I drilled a small hole into the sides were the springs are and filled them WD40. Worked it in and they work fine now.
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Thank You. I will give that a try.
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This place will fix and restore belts.

https://www.ssnake-oyl.com/
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This place will fix and restore belts.

https://www.ssnake-oyl.com/
Thank You. I sent a set of belts to them for repair and they came back with the belts and the buckles not attached correctly. They absolutely refused to correct their error. This was for a 1974 Vette. I presume you had better luck.
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Originally Posted by Ergo Zoom

Thank You. I sent a set of belts to them for repair and they came back with the belts and the buckles not attached correctly. They absolutely refused to correct their error. This was for a 1974 Vette. I presume you had better luck.
Yes, sounds like I was lucky. It was a number of years ago. Maybe their success resulted in poor customer service.
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I just recently received my shoulder harnesses, seat belts and T-Top straps back from SnakeOyl after their complete restoration...including all new webbing with date coded labels, re-chroming of buckles and re-plating of retractors. The cost was over $800 but their workmanship was perfect. Everything is getting way more expensive these days...otherwise known as inflation.

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