Seat Belts
Thread Starter
Advanced
Joined: Dec 2009
Posts: 94
Likes: 0
From: Macomb Michigan
Seat Belts
I am working on the seat belts of a 75'. The retractors don't work anymore and the seat belts need to be cleaned. I want to take the retractor assemblies apart to see what is wrong. Has anyone ever tried that ? I could not find any replacement parts other than the whole retractor or complete seatbelt assemblies. Any advice ?
Burning Brakes
Joined: Mar 1999
Posts: 1,047
Likes: 3
From: CA
depends on what you are doing with the car. if restoring, snake oyl does a nice job but they are expensive. In fact they did my set about 10 years ago. But now they are old and worn i'm looking into installing a set of rear seat belts from a 4th generation camaro. They units are pretty close to a bolt-in and have safety improvements over your original set in both the latches and the retractors. Do a search on this site for more info.
Thread Starter
Advanced
Joined: Dec 2009
Posts: 94
Likes: 0
From: Macomb Michigan
depends on what you are doing with the car. if restoring, snake oyl does a nice job but they are expensive. In fact they did my set about 10 years ago. But now they are old and worn i'm looking into installing a set of rear seat belts from a 4th generation camaro. They units are pretty close to a bolt-in and have safety improvements over your original set in both the latches and the retractors. Do a search on this site for more info.
Would the Camaro ones match the Corvette colors? (Mine is medium saddle for the 75').
Burning Brakes
Joined: Mar 1999
Posts: 1,047
Likes: 3
From: CA
Racer
Joined: Sep 2009
Posts: 310
Likes: 0
From: London
I managed to get my retractors working by taking them off and spraying them with WD40 (a lot of spraying!!!!)
It worked great, still changing them though, they are so rusted i dont trust them to save my life.
Ordered new belts from willcox, will let you know how they are when i get them.
C
It worked great, still changing them though, they are so rusted i dont trust them to save my life.
Ordered new belts from willcox, will let you know how they are when i get them.
C
Thread Starter
Advanced
Joined: Dec 2009
Posts: 94
Likes: 0
From: Macomb Michigan
I managed to get my retractors working by taking them off and spraying them with WD40 (a lot of spraying!!!!)
It worked great, still changing them though, they are so rusted i dont trust them to save my life.
Ordered new belts from willcox, will let you know how they are when i get them.
C
It worked great, still changing them though, they are so rusted i dont trust them to save my life.
Ordered new belts from willcox, will let you know how they are when i get them.
C
Hmmmm....
Corvette Stories
The Best of Corvette for Corvette Enthusiasts
Top 10 Most Explosive Corvettes Ever Made: Power-to-Weight Ratio Ranked!
Joe Kucinski
150 hp to 1,250 hp: Every Corvette Generation Compared by the Specs That Matter
Joe Kucinski
8 Coolest Corvette Pace Cars (and Replicas) of All Time
Verdad Gallardo
Top 10 Corvette Engines RANKED by Peak Torque (70+ Years of Muscle!)
Joe Kucinski
Corvette ZR1X Will Be Pacing the Indy 500, And Could Probably Race, Too!
Verdad Gallardo
Top 10 Corvettes Coming to Mecum Indy 2026!
Brett Foote
Top 10 C9 Corvette MUST-HAVES to Fix These C8 Generation Flaws!
Michael S. Palmer
10 Revolutionary 'Corvette Firsts' Most People Don't Know
Joe Kucinski
5 Reasons to Upgrade to an LS6-Powered Corvette; 5 Reasons to Stay LT2
Michael S. Palmer
Racer
Joined: Sep 2009
Posts: 310
Likes: 0
From: London
I know, by new belts i meant the whole thing, retractors, belt, everything...
I costs a lot but in Belgium i cant get people to rebuild belts and i dont want to take the risk with mine.
They where rusted solid and wouldnt move at all. I took them off, sprayed the inside of the retractor with loads of WD40 and played with them for a while and they now work, but everything is so rusted and weak it looks like it could break if i ever needed them, thats why i got new ones.
Also the shoulder retractor doesnt lock anymore, not sure if its meant to though...
I costs a lot but in Belgium i cant get people to rebuild belts and i dont want to take the risk with mine.
They where rusted solid and wouldnt move at all. I took them off, sprayed the inside of the retractor with loads of WD40 and played with them for a while and they now work, but everything is so rusted and weak it looks like it could break if i ever needed them, thats why i got new ones.
Also the shoulder retractor doesnt lock anymore, not sure if its meant to though...
Thread Starter
Advanced
Joined: Dec 2009
Posts: 94
Likes: 0
From: Macomb Michigan
I know, by new belts i meant the whole thing, retractors, belt, everything...
I costs a lot but in Belgium i cant get people to rebuild belts and i dont want to take the risk with mine.
They where rusted solid and wouldnt move at all. I took them off, sprayed the inside of the retractor with loads of WD40 and played with them for a while and they now work, but everything is so rusted and weak it looks like it could break if i ever needed them, thats why i got new ones.
Also the shoulder retractor doesnt lock anymore, not sure if its meant to though...
I costs a lot but in Belgium i cant get people to rebuild belts and i dont want to take the risk with mine.
They where rusted solid and wouldnt move at all. I took them off, sprayed the inside of the retractor with loads of WD40 and played with them for a while and they now work, but everything is so rusted and weak it looks like it could break if i ever needed them, thats why i got new ones.
Also the shoulder retractor doesnt lock anymore, not sure if its meant to though...
I think they are meant to lock. Mine look good, but don't lock at all - both sides. I will try to take them apart to see what's going on. If I cant get it to work I will have them rebuilt, if it makes sense.
Racer
Joined: Sep 2009
Posts: 310
Likes: 0
From: London
Thats strange!
My top retractors both look great but dont lock either!
The bottom ones are just held together by rust...
Maybe the top ones are not meant to lock? Im doing some research on it but cant find anything... Could someone confirm that please.
Cheers
My top retractors both look great but dont lock either!
The bottom ones are just held together by rust...
Maybe the top ones are not meant to lock? Im doing some research on it but cant find anything... Could someone confirm that please.
Cheers
Thread Starter
Advanced
Joined: Dec 2009
Posts: 94
Likes: 0
From: Macomb Michigan
I am pretty sure they are supposed to. The lower one holds you in the seat and the shoulder one holds your upper body in position.
But don't know it for sure.
