Seat belt web replacement
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Melting Slicks
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From: Salmon Arm, BC
Seat belt web replacement
Has anyone on here used SAFETYRESTORE to re-web their belts? If so would you use them again, and how about the color match?
I'm just about to send my stuff off for a refurbish and thought I'd ask here first.
https://www.safetyrestore.com/seat-b...or-elegant_red
I'm just about to send my stuff off for a refurbish and thought I'd ask here first.
https://www.safetyrestore.com/seat-b...or-elegant_red
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I've read on here many times guys have used Snakeoil. But I just bought new belts.
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They appear to be a reputable company at Safety Restore. I am very glad somebody is doing that kind of repairs. The NTSB (National Transportation Safety Board) here in the U.S. suggests that the entire seat belt assembly in passenger cars be replaced after 10-15 years. I am not so sure you need to replace the metal pieces as the replacements might not be as good as the original metal parts.
I had to replace the entire set of seat belts out of my Cessna 172 and new seat belts properly made to pass the FAA requirements since they were over 15 years old. In the airplane world the belt should protect you from a 4 G accident/crash and have manufacturing Dates on them. I am not sure the rate for automobiles accidents. A 4 G accident would be the end of many Corvettes and the occupants might not far well with older seat belts not retraining the passengers.
Under the fiberglass floor is a fender washer and a nut holding one end of the seat belt to my car and I now know that some Bubba removed the plate that spreads out the force when the seat belts gets pulled. If I have an accident with my C3 it is likely that the bolts would rip through the floor allowing me to fly or get impaled on the steering wheel. To make matters worse is that my car came with only lap belts. I want to keep my Corvette safe. I spent a lot on brakes and even more to go faster so what is a couple hundred for new seat belts to keep the passenger safe.
I had to replace the entire set of seat belts out of my Cessna 172 and new seat belts properly made to pass the FAA requirements since they were over 15 years old. In the airplane world the belt should protect you from a 4 G accident/crash and have manufacturing Dates on them. I am not sure the rate for automobiles accidents. A 4 G accident would be the end of many Corvettes and the occupants might not far well with older seat belts not retraining the passengers.
Under the fiberglass floor is a fender washer and a nut holding one end of the seat belt to my car and I now know that some Bubba removed the plate that spreads out the force when the seat belts gets pulled. If I have an accident with my C3 it is likely that the bolts would rip through the floor allowing me to fly or get impaled on the steering wheel. To make matters worse is that my car came with only lap belts. I want to keep my Corvette safe. I spent a lot on brakes and even more to go faster so what is a couple hundred for new seat belts to keep the passenger safe.
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Melting Slicks
Joined: Jul 2006
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From: Salmon Arm, BC
They appear to be a reputable company at Safety Restore. I am very glad somebody is doing that kind of repairs. The NTSB (National Transportation Safety Board) here in the U.S. suggests that the entire seat belt assembly in passenger cars be replaced after 10-15 years. I am not so sure you need to replace the metal pieces as the replacements might not be as good as the original metal parts.
I had to replace the entire set of seat belts out of my Cessna 172 and new seat belts properly made to pass the FAA requirements since they were over 15 years old. In the airplane world the belt should protect you from a 4 G accident/crash and have manufacturing Dates on them. I am not sure the rate for automobiles accidents. A 4 G accident would be the end of many Corvettes and the occupants might not far well with older seat belts not retraining the passengers.
Under the fiberglass floor is a fender washer and a nut holding one end of the seat belt to my car and I now know that some Bubba removed the plate that spreads out the force when the seat belts gets pulled. If I have an accident with my C3 it is likely that the bolts would rip through the floor allowing me to fly or get impaled on the steering wheel. To make matters worse is that my car came with only lap belts. I want to keep my Corvette safe. I spent a lot on brakes and even more to go faster so what is a couple hundred for new seat belts to keep the passenger safe.
I had to replace the entire set of seat belts out of my Cessna 172 and new seat belts properly made to pass the FAA requirements since they were over 15 years old. In the airplane world the belt should protect you from a 4 G accident/crash and have manufacturing Dates on them. I am not sure the rate for automobiles accidents. A 4 G accident would be the end of many Corvettes and the occupants might not far well with older seat belts not retraining the passengers.
Under the fiberglass floor is a fender washer and a nut holding one end of the seat belt to my car and I now know that some Bubba removed the plate that spreads out the force when the seat belts gets pulled. If I have an accident with my C3 it is likely that the bolts would rip through the floor allowing me to fly or get impaled on the steering wheel. To make matters worse is that my car came with only lap belts. I want to keep my Corvette safe. I spent a lot on brakes and even more to go faster so what is a couple hundred for new seat belts to keep the passenger safe.
For my car the metal hardware is all in really good shape, but the belt webbing is sun faded and has the odd nick in the web. I just redid the interior as well and with tat done the belts just look really tired...time for a refresh!
Get that floor mount fixed up, you likely won't get a second chance!
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